Same-sex marriage.
Last November, a little girl, who is not much older than my daughter, told my three year old that two girls grew up, kissed, and married each other. She immediately repeated the story to me, sensing a wrong even though we had never addressed such a thing. (Why on earth would I address that issue yet? I'm so naive.) At first, I was shocked. There were no words. I wanted to say, "We don't talk about that!" Thankfully, I didn't, and my husband was nearby. He explained, "Yes, baby, that's true, but it's wrong. The Bible tells us it's a sin. God is not pleased when this happens."
Last November, a little girl, who is not much older than my daughter, told my three year old that two girls grew up, kissed, and married each other. She immediately repeated the story to me, sensing a wrong even though we had never addressed such a thing. (Why on earth would I address that issue yet? I'm so naive.) At first, I was shocked. There were no words. I wanted to say, "We don't talk about that!" Thankfully, I didn't, and my husband was nearby. He explained, "Yes, baby, that's true, but it's wrong. The Bible tells us it's a sin. God is not pleased when this happens."
We do need to talk about it, just as my husband did. As Christians, we often say we should love the sinner and hate the sin. This excuse allows us to hide our true feelings of fearing people who sin in this way. Why do we fear homosexuals? We see ourselves in them. We see what we could be apart from the grace of God in our lives. What should we do instead? We really need to show God's love to homosexuals while teaching them what God's Word says about grace, redemption, and freedom from sin. Christians can't play God in their lives or think bisexuals, lesbians, and/or gays are worse sinners than we. We must understand that they, like many of us, only want to marry the one they love.
Am I against homosexual marriage? Yes, absolutely. Am I going to die on that hill? No, that will only cause more hatred. I see the hypocrisy in the campaign against it, and I know the bigger fight lies within heterosexual marriages. If we are honest with ourselves, we will see the need to focus on the myriad of problems there. If Christians would mirror healthy, godly marriages, then maybe we wouldn't be facing the same-sex marriage issue right now. Over the last fifty years, however, we've been divorcing each other on a whim. Kids are growing up with one parent or multiple step-parents. Oftentimes, it's a step-parent who sexually abuses young children. I know not every case is the same, but there are often multiple problems within these scenarios. When are we going to fight for stricter divorce laws? When are we going to start praying for divorce to cease? When will we ask God for His supernatural intervention in hurting or failing marriages in our own churches? Our own families? This may seem like a faulty comparison to you, but if we mirror healthy heterosexual marriages, then maybe so many children wouldn't turn to an alternative lifestyle like homosexuality. A stretch? I'll give you that. There's no time here to address all the causes of people's choices to become homo or bi-sexual. Ponder it, if you will.
So, Christians, am I telling you to stop fighting for biblical marriage? No, I am not. Don't misunderstand. I'm asking you to reevaluate why you feel the way you do about same-sex marriage. Is it because you are afraid of homosexuality or hate homosexuals? Is it because you have the same hidden perverted desires? Is it because you want our government to respect our beliefs alone? Or is it because you love homosexuals and want them to come to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior? Please reexamine your motives along with me. Then, we all must proceed to love the sinner and hate our own sin.
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