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I'd like to approach this from a different POV. Christians, what does God think of gay marriage, and why?
Let's start with a recognition that God IS love: that He cares for the well-being of everyone (this is scriptural, thoughg not everyone acknowledges the meaning of the last few verses of Matthew 5).
Humans are endowed with many capabilities, needs and means of expressing them, one of which is the fairly primal acknowledgement that "It is not good for the man to be alone."
A major factor in the establisment of the relationship that would rectify the "alone" position of a man is that attraction for physical characteristics of a person that might be the solution to the lone state, and sex is a major factor in the establishment of most such relationships, almost all of which will fall within what society has known as "marriage" for almost all places and times.
A small percentage of mankind does not have the attraction to the opposite sex that is the norm, but can establish the relationship that is the solution to his "alone" situation with a person of the same sex.
There is no reason to think that a God of love would view that solution any differently from the normal solution.
Seeing as how God originally created marriage as between a man and a woman and that was later affirmed by Jesus, that kind of tells us his idea of what marriage is. Throughout the Bible, we see no example of gay marriage or gay relationships that were seen as good or blessed by God.
Not to mention that he explicitly stated homosexuality is sinful.
Seeing as how God originally created marriage as between a man and a woman and that was later affirmed by Jesus, that kind of tells us his idea of what marriage is. Throughout the Bible, we see no example of gay marriage or gay relationships that were seen as good or blessed by God.
Not to mention that he explicitly stated homosexuality is sinful.
Seeing as how God originally created marriage as between a man and a woman and that was later affirmed by Jesus, that kind of tells us his idea of what marriage is. Throughout the Bible, we see no example of gay marriage or gay relationships that were seen as good or blessed by God.
Not to mention that he explicitly stated homosexuality is sinful.
A description of a relational norm (marriage) is not a prescription for that norm. Something that fills the requiremenst of that relation, but does not fall within the described norm is not disqualified as relation because of that.
Check the places where homosexual relations are deemed sinful and you will find that they are combined with other expressions of exploitive or selfish behavior. It is not the fact of homosexual relations that is deemed wrong, but the context.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh[.]’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate” (Matthew 19:4–6).
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh[.]’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate” (Matthew 19:4–6).
As a pastor, you are aware that the question posed before this answer was about divorce not marriage. The pharisees were testing him about his understanding of the scriptures.
Did he answer a question about who should be married? NO.
In fact, if God joins two people then it is not a matter of whether a ceremony is performed. What happens between God and men/women is between them. If two people love each other, whether heterosexual or homosexual, their being joined by God is impossible to judge by another.
As a pastor, you are aware that the question posed before this answer was about divorce not marriage. The pharisees were testing him about his understanding of the scriptures.
Did he answer a question about who should be married? NO.
In fact, if God joins two people then it is not a matter of whether a ceremony is performed. What happens between God and men/women is between them. If two people love each other, whether heterosexual or homosexual, their being joined by God is impossible to judge by another.
So, you believe God joins (some?) same-sex partners?
So, you believe God joins (some?) same-sex partners?
READ Romans 1, KJV - last verse. No doubt what GOD says about it.
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