Fight for Marriage!
In the State of Washington, legislation is being voted upon that will redefine marriage to include same-sex unions. This is not troubling because same-sex couples are somehow less human, less vested with dignity as image-bearers of God, or because they are somehow more guilty of sin's vileness than anyone else, because those things simply are not true. We are all under the just condemnation of the wrath of God for our wicked rebellion against His holiness, and are justified freely by His grace through faith alone in Christ alone! (For a brief summary about this, see the link on our front page: Life in 6 Words: G.O.S.P.E.L.)
Rather, marriage is something that God has instituted in this life as something that can only exist in lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, as a means of displaying His magnificence to the world! Consider the following texts of Scripture:
“Therefore [because woman was made of man] a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.’” (Genesis 2.24-25, ESV)
“‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the Church.” (Ephesians 5.31-32, ESV)
“… do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6.9-11, ESV)
Marriage is sacred, and an indescribably powerful vehicle for communicating the truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. However, as with all things sacred, it is under attack. Those of us living in the United States of America, though, have an extremely privileged position in that there are legal channels available through which we can engage our legislators on these issues. And the time to act regarding this bill is running out, so please contact your legislators today to advocate for marriage. They need to hear from you. Everything you need to do this - which takes about 2 minutes - is available at the Family Policy Institute of Washington.
