One of the things that’s happened in the United States during my blog absence is the further refinement of Marriage 2.0 to include homosexual unions. As I really had nothing directly to say that wasn’t already said before (Homosexuals and Marriage 2.0, not to mention updating the Marriage Comparison Chart), I really didn’t want to immediately comment.
But one thing it does is reinforce the standard attitude of acceptance towards wickedness in marriage. The plunging of marriage into darkness, while defending it as something worthy and not profane and disgusting (i.e. “the sanctity of marriage”) is illustrative of the hearts of the men and women involved. The fact that repentance in sack cloth and ashes has not come from the usual suspects (Christian “leaders” and Christians in general) which enabled this by their acceptance of marriage and its other vile things, further shadows the wickedness of hearts towards the Lord.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (Romans 1:18-20)
If anything, God reveals Himself incredibly by the proper practice of marriage. Yet, so many are holding the truth in unrighteousness. While God has revealed Himself to them in His Creation so they are without excuse, those who claim to be of God have the Scriptures which proclaim the absolute truth and the Spirit who teaches, are beyond any excuse or apology. There is no excuse for ignorance!
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. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (Romans 1:21-25)
This is ever proven with marriage. They know God, yet they glorify the Lord not as God. As with all things, they reach towards the glory of marriage as God intended it and turn it into a thing that serves corruptible man, destroying it. It is not without coincidence that the pagan worship of the Queen of Heaven and the views extended from there of the infallibility of women have been shaped into marriage, making it into a female-dominated enterprise where husbands submit to their wives, whose sole purpose is to service women at the expense of men. Furthermore, the deceptions of this are furthered by the deception of tradition.
So many who profess themselves wise have become fools in supporting marriage as a venue for the worship of women, believing them the mainstay of social order. Consequentially, the uncleanness of women’s hearts coupled with the sin of Adam has caused men and women to be given up to the lusts of their own hearts, to support the dishonoring of their own selves. They change the truth of God into a lie, supporting the fornication and adultery of women, the prostitution of wives against their own husbands, supporting the divorce culture for women, and bending marriage into a thing that serves the creature known as woman instead of God and renders men into mere chattel, destined only for eternal hellfire. Not to mention, the whole enterprise has warped the woman into the goddess who must be served at all costs, honored far before God is honored.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. (Romans 1:26-27)
The acceptance of homosexual marriage is and has always been a fait accompli, decided by the wickedness of men and women’s hearts towards God long before the whole idea was ever brought up. Homosexual marriage is only the recompense of shaping marriage previously. It is not so much the errors of actions, but the hearts that those actions came from.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (Romans 1:28-32)
Hence, we should find no surprise that even among the professing Christians that we find almost universally that they do not like to retain the true God in their knowledge, shaping Him into something that approves of them and their actions. There should be no surprise that there is much darkness and spoiling of salt in churches and in “Christians” beyond the practice of marriage, as listed in the Scriptures. There are even many churches who are coming out to support homosexuality.
We are most assuredly facing the end-times, if not of this world, of this nation. Much of the fruit of the spoiling of the sanctity of marriage stems from rendering what is God’s over to Caesar. The Church and marriage have both been rendered over to Caesar, in order to facilitate the service of women over God. The mass acceptance of homosexuality in the Church will itself be a fait accompli for this very reason, along with the justifications of this sin through Scripture that can already be easily found. Enough slam-dunk lawsuits for not marrying and supporting homosexuals in church that go against “The Church, a Corporation of the State”, and they will universally support it, celebrate it, and champion it as holy and proper in the sight of God as the love of God.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)
At this time, there’s only one thing left that good followers of Jesus (and not Churchians, who are taught to sit down and shut up and follow their lords instead of the one true Lord) who love Him and His ways can do. Run!
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It was a little out of scope for the main post, but Romans 1:32 is illustrated repeatedly within the Church in a number of issues. “I know Scripture says this, but I’m going to do and teach this anyway.” I have found it in many a “religious” forum recently the usual moderation/deletion of comments that are anti-their own personal agenda. Not to mention, even mentioning the simple thing of Caesar even having the ability to define marriage to be homosexual seems to trigger apoplectic responses in all the anti-privatization of marriage posts that have showed up since Caesar redefined marriage to be homosexual. There’s much idolatry towards government to be sure.
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Christians lost the battle against gay ‘marriage’ in 1969, when we accepted the state’s (California) right to impose no-fault divorce. The last hold out state was New York in 2010. Do you remember the thunderous denunciations the Catholic bishops made against the New York legislature? Neither do I.
If I were a Christian baker would I bake a gay wedding cake?
Would I bake a pirate cake for a six year old’s birthday party, even though they are not really pirates?
Yes.
Would I bake a wedding cake for a couple who had previously beed divorced from other people?
Yes, reluctantly, I can whore myself out for money.
Would I bake a gay wedding cake?
Hell yes, it’s a lot more like a pirate cake than the ‘wedding’ cake for the previously divorced!
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RiCanuck has it exactly right. Note there are ZERO states where (for lack of a better term) “Covenant Marriage” – a marriage contract that does not allow no-fault divorce, i.e. it is easier to get out of student loan debt than it would be such a marriage, and the Churches which follow that teaching could demand such a contract (and even be a party, as arbiter if nothing else).
(Worse, when Maine was voting on Gay Marriage, the Bishop there had a long letter trying to explain it but not one word about the indissolubility of marriage or divorce. Not. One.)
Also note there is no push by the churches to try to change state law through referendum or other means. They prefer to live in the ashes of the scorched earth where once the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony existed.
We are back at Roman times – Caesar declared himself to be a God, as did Nero, so it is not if God defines it but which God, or should I say witch.
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Come out of her (the 501c3 State Inc. evangelical “churches”, not to mention the Queen-of-Heaven-worshipping Roman “churches”) His People. Yes, run indeed.
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APPLAUSE! This post is your best ever. Hands down. Christian men. Men who who love the Savior need to be conforming themselves to Him daily, and Him alone.
Will pray with any man who needs prayer.
Leaving the Boy Scouts of America very soon. Sadly, I had to make a choice. Do I serve Christ or the Scouts….and their wicked policies?
Men, the times are coming when we will have to count on each other who indeed say “Amen” and are in agreement. Pray for all of us. Forgive our sins! Have the courage to face sin, and ask forgiveness, and be charged by the Holy Ghost to repentance!
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Many times the homosexual community has asked the churches; “How come you accept adultery dressed up as remarriage, but you won’t accept homosexual marriage?” The response from the churches was …. [insert cricket noises here].
The only response was from the occasional christian who was either ignorant or in denial of the state of marriage 2.0.
Now the government has stepped in, and as usual they got it wrong. Great post Ballista!
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I am not sure marriage 2.0 was made more vile by the State sanctioning queers; it had already become an abomination, can an abomination become more vile? And like you mention, the State does not have authority to define marriage. To my reckoning every day folks made marriage vile when we don’t hold true to what is right when leviathan let the reins slip. I’mean no respector of government most especially the State supremacy type of government we have now since the damnyankee gave us the tyrant lincoln in 1860 but I am not sure we can lay this bit at the government feet. Also if you note, weird/ utopian government can make people versions of Christianity commonly started up there before 1860. Big government type/ weird church ideas stuff is in their blood
Also queer marriage was forced on “americans ” from the top down. Last I checked the vast majority for States voted down queers marrying which makes me think the sin is a sin of cowardice, as tz alludes to and greedo as JF alludes to.
[B: It’s good to note that the people, including the Churches gave the government the unilateral right to dictate marriage (via licensure). This sin consummated in 1923 is the start to all of this.]
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America is becoming more vile by the day. American Churchianity aligns it self with Sin. Forsaking the sound doctrine that has sustained it through the ages. I lament for the future of our Nation and our Churches.
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Don hinted at a good point. I suspect that many supporters of Sodomite marriage took a look at the fifty-whatever percent failure rate among traditional marriage and thought, “Who are you to dictate morality in marriage?”
[B: Actually, that was the whole point behind Homosexuals and “the sanctity of Marriage 2.0”. When the rightful answer in return to the traditionalists begins with “you hypocrite”, these traditionalists have rightfully reaped these results, and rightfully need to repent in sack cloth and ashes for homosexual marriage.]
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Ballista74 said:
This point is nearly always ignored by the church authorities. They are too heavily invested in their divorce apologetics, and with their history of accepting all remarried couples any change would result in devastating their membership. When a church allows women to divorce and remarry they have failed. And they have set a precedent for feminism. The resulting church culture is stifling [even toxic] to men and boys because they have a foundation of ~equality~.
And some of them think its great!
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