The Shocking Silence of America’s Pulpits
God’s Design For Marriage Must Be Taught—But It’s Not!
Fear of reprisal has silenced many of America’s pulpits from teaching God’s design for marriage and sexuality. America’s new same-sex laws blatantly disregard what the Bible teaches about marriage and human sexuality. The concept of marriage was conceived in the mind of God. God alone is the architect of human marriage and He alone is the unquestionable authority of marriage and all sexuality. Redefining God’s marriage design to include a same-sex relationship as marriage is not only biblically wrong it violates six thousand years of human history.
Sexual immorality, adultery, and homosexuality have been around since the beginning, but God has always said don’t do it, it’s wrong.
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ a 5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ b ? 6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Matthew 19:4-6)
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. (Hebrews 13:4)
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. (Romans 1:26-27)
More and more denominations and churches are blessing and performing homosexual marriages. They now use the Bible to teach God approves of homosexuality and that people are born homosexual. The LGBT proponents have convinced many that the Bible is being misunderstood by homophobic Bible thumpers to hatefully oppress same-sex relationships and marriage. Here are some of the denominations and churches promoting homosexuality as acceptable Christian behavior.
Our government is now actively and socially indoctrinating your children through school curriculums and social engagement. The Christian parent is portrayed as a hater, bigot, and homophobic person bound by ancient taboos and ignorance. In other words, you are the bad person in the room needing censorship or punishment. Sadly, it seems to be working because most Christians are not being taught the truth about marriage and sexuality that is clearly defined in the Bible. It is not sufficient to just make a passing comment of disapproval about homosexuality, the church must actively teach what is right and why the other guys are in error. We must realize that the LGBT proponents are using the Bible to teach your children that you, not they, are wrong. They are false teachers and it is the church’s responsibility to teach God’s truth.
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Christians need to know specifically what the Bible teaches about God’s design for marriage and have a sound working knowledge of the Scriptures. How else are you going to teach what God commands about marriage if you don’t fully understand yourself?
I am not suggesting that the church should engage in some kind of self-righteous campaign against the LGBT community or some sort of holier than thou activism. The Bible is a lifesaver, not a club to beat people over the head. We have the message of salvation through Christ for all the world to hear. However, the church should provide clear biblical teaching on God’s design for marriage and sexuality to the extent that Christians can clearly understand and articulate the truth to their children, neighbors, or anyone that says otherwise.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)
I remember sharing with and praying for a homosexual pastor at the New Orleans Decadence Festival who shared with me his many false teachings about the Scriptures. Without a solid understanding and a working knowledge of the Bible, I could have possibly been persuaded to think he just might have a biblical basis for believing what was clearly false. You know the devil is an expert at twisting what God says. That’s how he got Eve. Nevertheless, these new affirming churches have cleverly twisted God’s word so that the average believer would most likely be left confused and wondering if perhaps it’s true and homosexuality is ok with God.
There is a pseudo-scholarly and highly deceptive body of writing growing daily that asserts that the traditional Christian belief of homosexuality being forbidden by God is an error that resulted from very poor biblical scholarship driven by a cultural bias being read into the Bible.
The reason I wrote Marriage and Sexuality by Design was because of the absence of sound biblical teaching in today’s church. What the new age-affirming churches are teaching is highly sophisticated doctrines of devils that can and are seducing entire church denominations.
If you have siblings, children, relatives, or friends that have embraced homosexuality or just don’t see anything wrong with same-sex marriages you should get a copy of Marriage and Sexuality by Design.
How to Turn to God
Perhaps at this very moment, you have realized that you need the Lord in your life. Maybe you drifted away or need to be been born again? If so, you can stop right now and begin talking to God. Ask Him to forgive you for being a sinner and the life you have been living outside of His love. Surrender your life to Him, unconditionally. Call Him Lord and make Him Lord of every thought, attitude, and action. You can say, Lord Jesus, forgive me for all my sins and come into my heart and take full control of my life. I am your child from this day forward. Change my heart and mind to be Christ-like in every way. I confess Jesus as my Lord and Savior forever.
Related topic: What Does The Bible Say About Homosexuality?
Why are pastors afraid to speak on this hot topic?
I believe that many pastors have good church members with children that are gay and live in homosexual relationships. If they become offended they will leave the church thinking that the pastor was talking about their family. It is a real problem for Christian parents with gay kids to really know how to love them without condoning or approving of the sinful relationship. Should they allow their child’s gay partner to attend the family functions? Should they attend their gay wedding or not? Lots of problems exist, but regardless I think the truth cannot be covered up to make room for this sin.