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What the Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Means for Christians
What does the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage mean for Christians? The implications of this ruling are enormous and widespread. As such we will focus our attention on only a few implications. In the first place this was a deeply divided decision by the Supreme Court with five Justices ruling in…
Read MoreHow the Supreme Court Divided the Nation
What exactly happened on June 26, 2015, and why did it divide the nation? To understand this, we must first understand what the Supreme Court was asked to decide upon. For some time various states had voted upon constitutional amendments designed to either open or close marriage to members of the same sex. In many…
Read MoreWho Defines Marriage?
“Just who do we think we are?”[1] This was Chief Justice Roberts’ response to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, declaring, “The Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when…
Read MoreThe Significance of Jesus’ Silence on Homosexuality
Some challenge that Jesus never specifically forbid homosexuality. This perspective fails to recognize that Jesus’ commandments are contained in the entire Bible, not just the Gospels. Second Peter 1:20–21 and 2 Timothy 3:16 teach that all of Scripture is the result of God’s inspiration, and it is the consistent testimony of Scripture that practicing homosexuality…
Read MoreLove’s Limitations
“There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be. It’s easy. All you need is love.”[1] These lyrics by John Lennon and Paul McCartney were sung during the world’s first live global television link in 1967. Initially watched by over 400 million people in 25 countries, the song “All You Need is Love”…
Read MoreDoes Jesus Save Homosexuals?
“I’m gay, and Jesus loves me, so what’s wrong with that?” is a common challenge presented by practicing homosexuals who claim the title “Christian.” At the core of this challenge is the belief that Jesus’ love is all we need. … Certainly, Jesus loves us, but Scripture teaches that this is not sufficient to secure our salvation….
Read MoreWhat Is the Christian Agenda?
As Christians, we serve as Christ’s ambassadors according to 2 Corinthians 5:20, “We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” An ambassador is one who represents and speaks on behalf of another. When an ambassador of the United States of America…
Read MoreIs There Really a Gay Agenda?
In a 1996 speech on behalf of same-sex marriages delivered to the House of Representatives, Iowa Republican Ed Fallon declared: Heterosexual unions are and will continue to be predominant, regardless of what gay and lesbian couples do. To suggest that homosexual couples in any way, shape or form threaten to undermine the stability of heterosexual…
Read MoreWhat Is the Gay Agenda?
In 1990 Harvard-trained gay authors Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen wrote the book After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 1990’s, in which they presented a six-point comprehensive strategy for changing America’s attitude toward homosexuality. According to the authors, the purpose of this book was to expand…
Read MoreHow Our Theology Determines Our Sexuality
Our theology determines our sexuality. According to the Bible, we as human beings are unique from the animals in that we have been created in the image of God. Precisely what is involved in serving as imagers of God has been greatly debated by theologians throughout the centuries, but one thing that has not been…
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