“What
God has joined together, let not man separate.” This
command from God declares His heart for the sanctity of marriage: God wants
marriage – which He defined as between a man and a woman -- long before nations
and governments existed – to be sacred and inviolable. This command likewise
declares God’s heart for the institution of marriage. It is God’s law, found in
both the Old and New Testament, woven into the fabric of His plan for mankind,
and integral to the relationship between Christ... our Bridegroom, and the
church... His Bride. “Man”, in the form of the United States Supreme Court, has
violated God’s command... has desecrated both the sanctity and institution of
marriage. Franklin Graham’s words are most appropriate here: “With all due
respect to the court, it did not define marriage, and therefore is not entitled
to re-define it ... God’s decisions are not subject to review or revision by
any man-made court.” The Supreme Court has succumbed to the Tower of Babel
syndrome in thinking it can ascend into the heavens... be like God.
Jesus said, in reference
to His second coming, “As it was also in the days of Lot ... Even so will it be
in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” We need look no further then the
“days of Lot”, to the horrific destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah – to God
“making them an example to those who would live ungodly” – to know what God
thinks about this ruling. This is a sign of the times we are living in... a
major sign, and will lead to persecution as God’s Church is challenged to stay
true to His word in a culture that knows not God and is increasingly hostile to
His word. On a personal level we must, as saints of a holy God, love the lost
with unconditional love, while being honest about where they stand before God.
The danger is to allow the leaven of “Cheap Grace” to creep into our message in
the name of love, compromising our message and their hope. (Gen. 2:24; Matt.
19:6; Mk. 10:9; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7)
“AS IT WAS ALSO IN
THE DAYS OF LOT”
