Recent Headlines That Ought To Concern Christians
5-18-08
by Michael Gilbert
By now, you have seen the headlines: “California High Court Legalizes Gay Marriage”. How could you miss it. The mainstream media crams it down our throat. They want us to fully accept it, and sadly, we have softened. We tolerate it now better than in 2004, when the unruly ( and wicked) San Francisco mayor, Gavin Newson, began marrying “gay couples”.
I first heard about the California Supreme Court’s decision to legalize “gay marriage” on the evening news. I hadn’t watched the evening news for several weeks, so you can imagine the disappointment I received when this ruling by the California Supreme Court was the first thing I saw. Even so, this is just the latest in a long line of headlines that ought to concern Christians. Over the last 3-4 years, I have compiled the following list of news headlines that document the decline and fall of the United States of America. It brings me no joy to mention these things. It is an affront to a Holy God that such headlines would occupy the front pages of America’s newspapers and internet news sites…
“Another City Backs Gay Marriage”
“Congress Debates Gay Marriage”
“Gay Couple Married In Asbury Park”
“Gay Couples Are Being Wed In Oregon”
“Gay Marriage Sweeps The Nation”
“In Oregon City, Lesbians Getting Most Marriage Licenses”
“Kerry: Federal Government Should Recognize State-Sanctioned Same-Sex ‘Marriage’”
“Mass. Legislature Takes Up Gay Marriage Again”
“Multnomah County Grants Gay Marriage Licenses”
“NC Parent’s Angry Over Gay Children’s Book”
“New York City Gays To Apply For Marriage Licenses”
“Oregon Judge OK’s Gay Marriage Licenses”
“Quebec Court Declares Gay Marriage Legal”
“S.F. Mayor Slams Bush Gay Wedding Stance”
“Seattle Mayor To Recognize Same-Sex Marriage”
“Next State To Drop – Gay Marriage Heads To New Mexico”
“K-12 Academy Hosts ‘Queer State Of The Union’ ”
I realize that same-sex marriage is not the only sin of our nation, but homosexuality (including “same-sex marriage”) is so grotesque, vile, and offensive to our Creator that He destroyed Sodom & Gomorrah because of it (Gen. 19). The apostle Paul wrote that God actually “gave people up” to practice homosexuality (Rom. 1:24, 26). Their is nothing holy, sacred or special about being gay. It is a sin. It is dirty, and people should be ashamed of themselves when they practice it.
Only Christ and his saving blood can cleanse sinners from the filth of sin, and that cleansing only comes through fervent belief in Christ as God’s Son (Heb. 11:6; Jn. 8:24, 14:6), repentance of sin in view of the coming judgment (Acts 17:30-31), confession of faith in Christ as the resurrected Son of God (Rom. 10:9-10), and baptism in water for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; Mk. 16:16). Upon baptism, the Lord adds us to the church we can read about in the Bible (Acts 2:47). We then must live faithful unto death (Rev. 2:10). There is no other way.
The media would have you believe that the number of gays in America is overwhelming, but in reality, the number of homosexuals are most likely less than 3% of the total U.S. population. Three percent is still too many. However, these headlines should concern us and we should fight for the truth of God on marriage and family.
In the beginning of time, God ordained marriage as the bedrock of civil society and it is worth fighting for! Are you doing your part in promoting the truth among your family, your co-workers, your neighbors, your friends? Remember Jesus’ words, “Whosoever shall confess me…”? Confessing Jesus means more than claiming to be His child…sometimes it requires us to stand up, and speak up, about what is right and wrong.
Paul wrote,
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness” (Rom. 1:18 )
Why did he write those words…
“…because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened…for this cause God gave them up unto vile affections…men with men, working that which is unseemly” (Rom. 1:21, 26).
