Pope Francis
calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples. Today many are asking the three
important question?
1. what does this
mean?
2. What does Pope
Francis’s comments about gay families could mean for marriage, and LGBTQ people
worldwide?
3. How does the
Bible address the question of marriage and same-sex unions?
Good day All. Today's message is on a
sensitive topic of which there is no underlining position of which is taken.
But the word of God!
With that said, God never sends truth
to embarrass anyone, but to encourage them, not to harm them, but to heal them,
not to undermine them, but to sure them up. Yet, if they need chastisement or
rebuke, God will administer it, in love directly, or indirectly.
The message today is a reminder of the
seriousness of the times in which we are living, and the importance of getting
ready, and staying ready, for our Redeemer's return. We are living in a time
when everyone needs to know what says the word of God on the subject of
marriage and sexuality. Now my brethren, there is no salvation in the knowledge
of the word of truth, but in Jesus Christ, the Living Word only.
As followers of the LIVING GOD, we are
called to stand on the Bible, and the Bible only in all things. So what says
the scripture, on the subject of marriage, and sexuality, in light of the
statement made by the pope of Rome to the world on his stand of marriage and
sexuality?
As a child of God, you are called to
love all people, even as God so loves the whole world. This means those who
have a different view than you, on the grounds of marriage, and sexuality, or
anything. You would not Slender their names, or makes him feel uncomfortable
around you. But love them, and help them when they are in need.
The Bible says that marriage was
divinely instituted in the Garden of Eden at Creation. Marriage is a special
gift to humanity from a loving God from before the Fall. The design of our Creator for
marriage was to satisfy the deepest human needs and longings for love,
intimacy, joy, care, and appreciation.
“The Bible opens and closes with
marriage. Genesis presents marriage as the first institution. Genesis 2:18-25. While the last
chapters of Revelation use marriage as a metaphor to portray the relationship
between Christ and His people. Revelation 19:1-9
Significantly, marriage is uniquely
positioned on the sixth day of the creation week to underscore God’s ideal for
the human race.” Unfortunately, the sacredness, beauty and relevancy of
marriage is diminished as never before in contemporary culture, society, and law of the land. Because, the
growing influence of a secular sexual ideology and practice have undermined
biblical standards of marriage, sexual morality, and family relations.
It is the acceptance of premarital
sex, marital unfaithfulness, spousal abuse, promiscuity, pornography,
cohabitation relationship, and the “liberated” lifestyle of many married people
have brought the institution of marriage into a deep crisis. Thus, God’s ideal
for humanity has been perverted.
In addition, various alternate
sexualities, including homosexuality, bisexuality, and the variety of
transgender identities have become increasingly mainstream. Even in the church.
This is where the compass has changed its direction. The church should be the
place where the standard is held high, as a needle is to a pole. But has now
become the place where compromise is the norm.
The church has become the place where
most pastors, most evangelist, and most teachers are proclaiming lies, instead
of the unadulterated truth. The word says, "His watchmen are blind: they
are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying
down, loving to slumber." Isaiah 56:10.
Over the years, these so-called
leaders have responded to society’s rapidly changing policies on marriage, and
sexual landscape with a number of official statements and relevant
publications.
These have re-affirmed God’s plan for
sexual relations as being reserved for the relationship between one man and one
woman in the covenant of marriage, a covenant that should not be terminated
except for the death of a spouse, or the unfaithfulness of one of the partners.
Matthew 19:1-9.
Today, God calls His children to an
abundant and holy life. Note, “God did not call us to impurity, but holiness”
1Thessalonians 4:7 / Hebrews 14:14.
Jesus Christ died for sinners, that
“whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16 NIV.
Today as it was years ago, God’s glory is to embrace sinners and
to invite them to follow Him. He desires each person to reflect His character by
“attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ” Ephesians 4:13 NIV.
His message to broken and fragile
people is the same, always redemptive. Today He summons us to holiness 1 Thessalonians 4:3, so that
our lives may flourish John 10:10, and that we may bring glory to Him in all
spheres of our life 1 Corinthians 10:31 including marriage and sexuality.
The Scripture teaches us that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and that He lives in us. With reads, "Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" 1 Corinthians 6:15-20. He wants to be the Lord of our lives, our marriages, and our sexuality. It is my prayer, that you will always be blessed, and a blessing to all.
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Remember, if God brings you to
it, HE will bring you through it. Keep your head up today, your test will
become your testimony
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