The Issue With Same-Sex Marriage, Part 2

As noted in the previous blog post, "The Issue With Same-Sex Marriage Part 1," the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hand down a decision in regards to the legislation of same-sex marriage across this country. As Christians and believers in Jesus Christ, we want to understand that the heart of the issue is not homosexuality. The heart of this issue is the concept of marriage.

Marriage is not simply a social institution, it is a sacred institution. Marriage was not humanly derived, it was Divinely Ordained. That being the case, if the argument of marriage is going to be approached properly, regardless of the context, it has to be understood that marriage is of God.

The question that is often raised in regards to the legality of same-sex marriage is, "Don't those who engage in homosexual relationships have the right to get married?" The answer is NO. But why? Because people don't have the right to re-define what God has already established. 

The Bible makes it clear that God created male and female and brought them together for the purpose of marriage (Genesis 2). The Divine Design for Marriage is the union of the opposite sex. Is this discrimination? It most certainly is. But not from a "civil rights" standpoint, but from a definition standpoint. God has already distinguished through His Word who has "the right," if you will, to get married. It's men and women marrying each other; not members of the same sex marrying each other.

I know this perspective is not "politically correct," but the church hasn't been called to be politically correct, we've been called to stand on the Word of God! No matter how maligned and alienated we may become, as the Body of Christ we have to stand on what God's Word has established for the Divine definition of marriage.