Monday, June 11, 2007
Matthew 19:4-5 (NKJV) And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?"
IN DEFENSE OF . . . MARRIAGE
I've heard it said that "Common sense isn't common anymore." The more I look at our current American society, the more I agree. More and more parents need to be encouraged not to try and be their children's peers, but their parents. More and more young people need to be encouraged to dress in such a way that glorifies God. More and more people have lost touch with basic scriptural principles. For example: There are some states in our union who have found it necessary to define marriage for their people -- and some have gotten it wrong! Thank God He has given us His Word! God help each generation to return again to His Word, to listen to Him, to learn of Him, to understand aright.
It is apparent from Jesus' Words (Matthew 19:4) that elemental Scriptural truths had also eluded some of the people of that day. Jesus had to re-direct them to God's written word, to answer their (pseudo . . . they were trying to trick Him) questions.
Almighty God established marriage, and so He alone has the right to define it. God has defined it as: one man and one woman for life. It's this simple, Jesus said: "In the beginning God made them male and female." We shouldn't have to say it, but we will, "God did not create 'Steve' for Adam, but Eve."
Furthermore, God intended that the man leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife (yes, a woman) and the two become one flesh.
We are to be beacons in this sin-darkened world. We shine brightest when we direct sinners to Christ, in whom there is forgiveness for all sins. But let us also stand in defense of God's principles, in defense of His truths. Let's stand up in defense of Christian marriage.
When we do, the world will notice, and may ask why we believe what we do. Then we will also be given opportunity to speak up in defense of our faith in Christ.
