Update (9/8): California governor says he will veto homosexual “marriage” bill. I used to be opposed to the idea of a federal marriage amendment, but I think I’m coming around. I like this loophole-free language by Concerned Women for America:
“Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither the United States nor any State shall recognize or grant to any unmarried person the legal rights or status of a spouse.â€
Such language would effectively bar the legal recognition of “same sex” and unmarried heterosexual unions, too.
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Says the Associated Press:
The state Senate approved legislation Thursday that would legalize same-sex marriages, a vote that makes the chamber the first legislative body in the country to approve a gay marriage bill….“Equality is equality, period,” said one of the bill’s supporters, Democratic Sen. Liz Figueroa. “When I leave this Legislature I want to be able to tell my grandchildren I stood up for dignity and rights for all.’
Says God:
The LORD saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the LORD said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.” But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD….
Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood… (Genesis 6)
The ark is a picture of salvation. As a righteous judge, God has the power and the right to destroy every single person and allow them to suffer in hell forever. But he won’t because he is merciful. Instead of leaving us all to our deserved fate, God chose to save some. Much like Noah’s ark, our salvation in Christ is like a vessel protecting us from eternal destruction, leading us to safety, eternal life.
Noah probably warned people about the coming flood, and they laughed at him. Crazy old man. The golden calf was too tempting to resist. [Note: I can't believe I'm doing this, but here goes. Yes, the infamous golden calf came after the flood, but the term is used as a metaphor for any idol or object of worship.]
I wonder what people drowning outside the ark thought at that moment. The supernatural, mighty hand of God was judging them, and they were perishing in the rushing and rising waters. Did they call out to God? Were they sorry for rejecting and cursing him? Probably, but it was too late.
Some will heed the warnings of modern-day prophets (every believer) called by God to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They will believe that yes, they are sinners in need of salvation, but totally unworthy of it. They will finally believe that God sent his Son to die on the cross for those who turn away from sin and accept Christ’s sacrifice on the cross as a penalty for their wrongdoing. Many others won’t. Crazy, superstitious, Bible-thumpers.
The Son will return and judge us all. The Bible tells us that when he appears, everyone will know who he is. Christ’s “flood” of righteousness will be that obvious.
How soon will he come? Two thousand years ago, his disciples thought he’d return in their lifetimes. He may return during mine, tomorrow, perhaps. Nobody knows. But I can tell you this:
It’s raining.
Note: For the biblically illiterate who think I’m saying that God will judge the world with another flood, you’re incorrect. I’m using the flood as an extended metaphor. Read about the covenant God made with Noah in Genesis 9. In fact, stop reading this blog and read the Bible instead. You’ll learn so much more.
By the way, if Christians seem obsessed with homosexuality above other sins, perhaps it’s because homosexuals are so adept at condemning and judging those who disagree with that lifestyle, while admonishing us not to judge “lest ye be judged.” Homosexuals have the same civil rights as everyone else. What they want are special rights, like “marriage” (there is no civil right to marry, and there is no such thing as marriage between people of the same sex), normalizing perversion, and demanding that people “tolerate” (code for accept) it.
The comments I’m not letting through speak well of such “tolerant” people. I can’t say one word against what you do, or else I’m a religious bigot, but you get to come on my blog, act like children, be rude and nasty, and judge me? Think again.
Recommended reading:
- James White’s archives on homosexuality here and here.
- Related items on the Desiring God Ministry web site.
- God’s Plan for the Gay Agenda, John MacArthur
- Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry’s related entries here, here and here.
- Do Christians Hate Homosexuality?
- Do Christians “Obsess” about Homosexuality?
- Recommended book: The Same Sex Controversy: Defending and Clarifying the Bible’s Message About Homosexuality
