Biblical Arguments Against Gay Marriage
by Pastor Jim Feeney, Ph.D.
There are non-biblical reasons for taking a stand against gay marriage:
1) thousands of years of traditional, male-female marriage, across numerous cultures and religions.
2) The public health catastrophe among homosexual men.
3) Numerous studies showing the importance to children of a father and a mother.
•• But today let’s look at biblical arguments against gay marriages.
• These Scriptures may be meaningless to unbelievers.
• But these are the biblical reasons that should drive us who hold to the Word of God and resist the acceptance of same sex marriages.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
(1) God defines homosexual offenders as among “the WICKED.”
• Ephesians 5:11, KJV And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
• The Christian’s duty is to reprove, not to ignore, that which God calls wicked.
(2) God lists “homosexual offenders” among those who HE determines will “not inherit the kingdom of God.”
• No “TOLERANCE” there. No bowing at the altar of “DIVERSITY” there.
• No endorsement from heaven of homosexual churches there.
• No platitudes about the LOVE of God embracing all lifestyles and behaviors, including gay marriages.
Genesis 13:13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were SINNING GREATLY against the Lord.
Genesis 19:4-5, 11-13, 24 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom — both young and old — surrounded the house. [5] They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have SEX WITH THEM.” ... [11] Then [the messengers from God] struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door. [12] The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here — sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, [13] because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that HE has sent us to DESTROY it.” ... [24] Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens.
(3) Homosexuality incurred God’s destructive judgment upon an entire city.
• Rampant homosexuality was a major contributor to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
• I think San Francisco has not yet been judged because of the God-fearing Christians living there among the sodomites.
(4) The men of Sodom were said to be “SINNING GREATLY” because of their MEN having SEX with MEN.
• Other sins of Sodom are listed in Scripture, but this is the one that the Bible features as their great sin — the one that incurred God's wrath against their city.
• Bible-believing Christians cannot just look the other way and say that gay marriage is simply a “personal choice.”
• Christians cannot fall for the modern mantra that it’s not our business what people choose to do “behind closed doors.”
• God says that homosexual conduct is “sinning greatly,” and Jesus came to save us from our sins.
Jude 1:7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and PERVERSION. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
(5) God labels Sodom’s sin as “sexual PERVERSION.”
• Societies (again, ancient Rome) that remain in perversion are doomed — Remember SODOM!
Romans 1:18, 24-28, 32 The WRATH OF GOD is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.... [24] Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the DEGRADING of their bodies with one another. [25] They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised. Amen. [26] Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for UNNATURAL ones. [27] In the same way the MEN ALSO ABANDONED NATURAL RELATIONS WITH WOMEN AND WERE INFLAMED WITH LUST FOR ONE ANOTHER. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their PERVERSION. [28] Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.... [32] Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
(6) God’s Word identifies husband-wife relations as “NATURAL relations” and HOMOsexual relations as “UNNATURAL ones.” God defines same sex marriages, therefore, as "unnatural" relationships.
• Again (27) God calls this “PERVERSION” that receives a “DUE PENALTY.”
(7) God’s word also condemns “APPROVING of those who practice [homosexuality].”
• That is why we need judges and legislators who will show their DISapproval of these things and will rule and legislate against gay marriages.
Matthew 19:4-5 “Haven’t you read,” [Jesus] replied, “that at the beginning the CREATOR ‘made them MALE AND FEMALE,’ [5] and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
(8) Jesus settled this issue once for all — GOD made them “MALE and FEMALE ... a MAN ... [and] his WIFE.”
1 Corinthians 6:11, KJV And such WERE some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
•• There is hope and forgiveness for all sins and all sinners who will repent and come to Jesus.
Summary of Biblical Arguments Against Gay Marriage
1. God lists “homosexual offenders” among “the wicked” (1 Corinthians 6:9).
2. God lists “homosexual offenders” among those who He determines will “not inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9).
3. Historically, homosexuality has incurred God’s destructive wrath upon an entire city (Gen. 19:4-5, 11-13).
4. God’s word defines the men of Sodom as “sinning greatly” because of their men having sex with men (Genesis 13:13; 19:5).
5. God calls Sodom’s sin “sexual perversion” (Jude 1:7). Societies that remain in perversion (Sodom, Rome...) are on the road to destruction.
6. God’s word identifies husband-wife relations as “natural relations” and homosexual relations as “unnatural ones” (Romans 1:26-27) and “perversion” (vs. 27).
7. God’s word also rebukes those who “approve of those who practice” homosexuality (Romans 1:32).
8. Jesus settled the marriage issue once for all, declaring that God had made them “male and female ... a man ... [and] his wife” (Matthew 19:4-5).
Preached at South Valley Church, Phoenix, Oregon, March 10, 2004
We also recommend to the reader our sermon A Defense of Traditional Christian Marriage Against Gay Marriage.
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by Pastor Jim Feeney, Ph.D.
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There are non-biblical reasons for taking a stand against gay marriage:
1) thousands of years of traditional, male-female marriage, across numerous cultures and religions.
2) The public health catastrophe among homosexual men.
3) Numerous studies showing the importance to children of a father and a mother.
•• But today let’s look at biblical arguments against gay marriages.
• These Scriptures may be meaningless to unbelievers.
• But these are the biblical reasons that should drive us who hold to the Word of God and resist the acceptance of same sex marriages.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
(1) God defines homosexual offenders as among “the WICKED.”
• Ephesians 5:11, KJV And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
• The Christian’s duty is to reprove, not to ignore, that which God calls wicked.
(2) God lists “homosexual offenders” among those who HE determines will “not inherit the kingdom of God.”
• No “TOLERANCE” there. No bowing at the altar of “DIVERSITY” there.
• No endorsement from heaven of homosexual churches there.
• No platitudes about the LOVE of God embracing all lifestyles and behaviors, including gay marriages.
Genesis 13:13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were SINNING GREATLY against the Lord.
Genesis 19:4-5, 11-13, 24 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom — both young and old — surrounded the house. [5] They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have SEX WITH THEM.” ... [11] Then [the messengers from God] struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door. [12] The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here — sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, [13] because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that HE has sent us to DESTROY it.” ... [24] Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens.
(3) Homosexuality incurred God’s destructive judgment upon an entire city.
• Rampant homosexuality was a major contributor to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
• I think San Francisco has not yet been judged because of the God-fearing Christians living there among the sodomites.
(4) The men of Sodom were said to be “SINNING GREATLY” because of their MEN having SEX with MEN.
• Other sins of Sodom are listed in Scripture, but this is the one that the Bible features as their great sin — the one that incurred God's wrath against their city.
• Bible-believing Christians cannot just look the other way and say that gay marriage is simply a “personal choice.”
• Christians cannot fall for the modern mantra that it’s not our business what people choose to do “behind closed doors.”
• God says that homosexual conduct is “sinning greatly,” and Jesus came to save us from our sins.
Jude 1:7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and PERVERSION. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
(5) God labels Sodom’s sin as “sexual PERVERSION.”
• Societies (again, ancient Rome) that remain in perversion are doomed — Remember SODOM!
Romans 1:18, 24-28, 32 The WRATH OF GOD is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.... [24] Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the DEGRADING of their bodies with one another. [25] They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised. Amen. [26] Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for UNNATURAL ones. [27] In the same way the MEN ALSO ABANDONED NATURAL RELATIONS WITH WOMEN AND WERE INFLAMED WITH LUST FOR ONE ANOTHER. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their PERVERSION. [28] Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.... [32] Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
(6) God’s Word identifies husband-wife relations as “NATURAL relations” and HOMOsexual relations as “UNNATURAL ones.” God defines same sex marriages, therefore, as "unnatural" relationships.
• Again (27) God calls this “PERVERSION” that receives a “DUE PENALTY.”
(7) God’s word also condemns “APPROVING of those who practice [homosexuality].”
• That is why we need judges and legislators who will show their DISapproval of these things and will rule and legislate against gay marriages.
Matthew 19:4-5 “Haven’t you read,” [Jesus] replied, “that at the beginning the CREATOR ‘made them MALE AND FEMALE,’ [5] and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
(8) Jesus settled this issue once for all — GOD made them “MALE and FEMALE ... a MAN ... [and] his WIFE.”
1 Corinthians 6:11, KJV And such WERE some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
•• There is hope and forgiveness for all sins and all sinners who will repent and come to Jesus.
Summary of Biblical Arguments Against Gay Marriage
1. God lists “homosexual offenders” among “the wicked” (1 Corinthians 6:9).
2. God lists “homosexual offenders” among those who He determines will “not inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9).
3. Historically, homosexuality has incurred God’s destructive wrath upon an entire city (Gen. 19:4-5, 11-13).
4. God’s word defines the men of Sodom as “sinning greatly” because of their men having sex with men (Genesis 13:13; 19:5).
5. God calls Sodom’s sin “sexual perversion” (Jude 1:7). Societies that remain in perversion (Sodom, Rome...) are on the road to destruction.
6. God’s word identifies husband-wife relations as “natural relations” and homosexual relations as “unnatural ones” (Romans 1:26-27) and “perversion” (vs. 27).
7. God’s word also rebukes those who “approve of those who practice” homosexuality (Romans 1:32).
8. Jesus settled the marriage issue once for all, declaring that God had made them “male and female ... a man ... [and] his wife” (Matthew 19:4-5).
Preached at South Valley Church, Phoenix, Oregon, March 10, 2004
We also recommend to the reader our sermon A Defense of Traditional Christian Marriage Against Gay Marriage.
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A Defense of Traditional Christian Marriage
Against the Onslaught of Gay Marriage
(A Sermon Outline by Pastor Jim Feeney, Ph.D.)
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(This sermon was motivated in part by the 2004 USA election-year discussions for and against gay marriages. This sermon is an unapologetic defense of traditional Christian marriage.)
Genesis 2:18, 21-24 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” ... [22] Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.... [24] For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
•• Traditional marriage — one man and one woman — was God's first human institution.
• Even before civil government and the church
•• Traditional marriage — a high priority to God
• Marriage vows should reflect God's pattern — “a MAN ... [and] his WIFE” (Gen. 2:24), not two men or two women!
Genesis 1:27-28a, KJV So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; MALE and FEMALE created he them. [28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be FRUITFUL, and MULTIPLY, and replenish the earth, and subdue it...
•• [NIV] “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth.”
• Requires a man and a woman.
• “Male and female created He them.”
• But not just any “male and female.” No, but rather “a man ... [and] his WIFE” (Gen. 2:24).
• Traditional Christian marriage vows properly (and biblically) use expressions such as "man and woman," "husband and wife."
Proverbs 1:8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father’s commands & do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
•• God intends Dads and Moms to raise and train children in the ways of God.
• It can be done without both a father a mother — for example, Timothy’s Mom and grandmother (Acts 16:1; 2 Timothy 1:5). But it is done best by a believing Dad and Mom.
Isaiah 62:5 As a young man MARRIES a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.
•• Traditional marriage, a man marrying a woman, is a parallel to God and His people.
• Christ = Husband ... Church = His called Bride.
Proverbs 18:22, KJV Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
•• A man finding and marrying a wife is a way of receiving the FAVOR of the LORD!
• Genesis 24 contains the beautiful story of Rebekah being found for Isaac, by the Lord’s guidance of the servant.
1 Corinthians 7:1-2 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. [2] But since there is so much IMMORALITY, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
•• Marriage of a man and a woman is an antidote to immorality
• Increasingly relevant in this immoral age.
• And note again that each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband [vs. 2] — a clear biblical stand for traditional Christian marriage and against gay marriage.
1 Timothy 3:1-2, 12 ...[2] Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife.... [12] A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.
•• Married elders, deacons = part of stable leadership in the church.
• Proven ability to maintain a relationship.
• Proven ability to show himself faithful.
• Proven ability to influence others for good, as evidenced in his own godly children.
1 Timothy 5:14, KJV I will therefore that the younger women MARRY, bear children, guide the house
•• a positive encouragement [in context, to younger widows] to marry, bear children...
• Lacking a gift and call to celibacy, the prevailing pattern is traditional Christian marriage — marry, bear children...
• Traditional marriage has served all nations and all cultures well since the Garden of Eden!
Matthew 19:4-6 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ [5] and said, ‘For this reason a MAN will leave his father and mother and be united to his WIFE, and the two will become one flesh’? [6] So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what GOD has JOINED together, let man not separate.”
•• Jesus strongly endorsed traditional marriage — “a man...his wife.”
• Jesus said that God the CREATOR had established marriage.
• Jesus said that God established marriage for “a MAN ... [and] his WIFE.”
• And Jesus said that it is GOD Himself who JOINS the man and his wife in marriage.
• Gay marriage is a direct contradiction to Jesus' definition of marriage.
•• Therefore we Christians, we who believe the Bible, should be vigorously defending the sanctity of traditional Christian marriage between one man and one woman.
•• I recommend to any pastor officiating at a Christian marriage that some form of traditional marriage vows be used to re-emphasize these biblical truths to all present at the wedding.
Preached at South Valley Church, Sunday, July 11, 2004
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There are non-biblical reasons for taking a stand against gay marriage:
1) thousands of years of traditional, male-female marriage, across numerous cultures and religions.
2) The public health catastrophe among homosexual men.
3) Numerous studies showing the importance to children of a father and a mother.
•• But today let’s look at biblical arguments against gay marriages.
• These Scriptures may be meaningless to unbelievers.
• But these are the biblical reasons that should drive us who hold to the Word of God and resist the acceptance of same sex marriages.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
(1) God defines homosexual offenders as among “the WICKED.”
• Ephesians 5:11, KJV And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
• The Christian’s duty is to reprove, not to ignore, that which God calls wicked.
(2) God lists “homosexual offenders” among those who HE determines will “not inherit the kingdom of God.”
• No “TOLERANCE” there. No bowing at the altar of “DIVERSITY” there.
• No endorsement from heaven of homosexual churches there.
• No platitudes about the LOVE of God embracing all lifestyles and behaviors, including gay marriages.
Genesis 13:13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were SINNING GREATLY against the Lord.
Genesis 19:4-5, 11-13, 24 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom — both young and old — surrounded the house. [5] They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have SEX WITH THEM.” ... [11] Then [the messengers from God] struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door. [12] The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here — sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, [13] because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that HE has sent us to DESTROY it.” ... [24] Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens.
(3) Homosexuality incurred God’s destructive judgment upon an entire city.
• Rampant homosexuality was a major contributor to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
• I think San Francisco has not yet been judged because of the God-fearing Christians living there among the sodomites.
(4) The men of Sodom were said to be “SINNING GREATLY” because of their MEN having SEX with MEN.
• Other sins of Sodom are listed in Scripture, but this is the one that the Bible features as their great sin — the one that incurred God's wrath against their city.
• Bible-believing Christians cannot just look the other way and say that gay marriage is simply a “personal choice.”
• Christians cannot fall for the modern mantra that it’s not our business what people choose to do “behind closed doors.”
• God says that homosexual conduct is “sinning greatly,” and Jesus came to save us from our sins.
Jude 1:7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and PERVERSION. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
(5) God labels Sodom’s sin as “sexual PERVERSION.”
• Societies (again, ancient Rome) that remain in perversion are doomed — Remember SODOM!
Romans 1:18, 24-28, 32 The WRATH OF GOD is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.... [24] Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the DEGRADING of their bodies with one another. [25] They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised. Amen. [26] Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for UNNATURAL ones. [27] In the same way the MEN ALSO ABANDONED NATURAL RELATIONS WITH WOMEN AND WERE INFLAMED WITH LUST FOR ONE ANOTHER. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their PERVERSION. [28] Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.... [32] Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
(6) God’s Word identifies husband-wife relations as “NATURAL relations” and HOMOsexual relations as “UNNATURAL ones.” God defines same sex marriages, therefore, as "unnatural" relationships.
• Again (27) God calls this “PERVERSION” that receives a “DUE PENALTY.”
(7) God’s word also condemns “APPROVING of those who practice [homosexuality].”
• That is why we need judges and legislators who will show their DISapproval of these things and will rule and legislate against gay marriages.
Matthew 19:4-5 “Haven’t you read,” [Jesus] replied, “that at the beginning the CREATOR ‘made them MALE AND FEMALE,’ [5] and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
(8) Jesus settled this issue once for all — GOD made them “MALE and FEMALE ... a MAN ... [and] his WIFE.”
1 Corinthians 6:11, KJV And such WERE some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
•• There is hope and forgiveness for all sins and all sinners who will repent and come to Jesus.
Summary of Biblical Arguments Against Gay Marriage
1. God lists “homosexual offenders” among “the wicked” (1 Corinthians 6:9).
2. God lists “homosexual offenders” among those who He determines will “not inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9).
3. Historically, homosexuality has incurred God’s destructive wrath upon an entire city (Gen. 19:4-5, 11-13).
4. God’s word defines the men of Sodom as “sinning greatly” because of their men having sex with men (Genesis 13:13; 19:5).
5. God calls Sodom’s sin “sexual perversion” (Jude 1:7). Societies that remain in perversion (Sodom, Rome...) are on the road to destruction.
6. God’s word identifies husband-wife relations as “natural relations” and homosexual relations as “unnatural ones” (Romans 1:26-27) and “perversion” (vs. 27).
7. God’s word also rebukes those who “approve of those who practice” homosexuality (Romans 1:32).
8. Jesus settled the marriage issue once for all, declaring that God had made them “male and female ... a man ... [and] his wife” (Matthew 19:4-5).
Preached at South Valley Church, Phoenix, Oregon, March 10, 2004
We also recommend to the reader our sermon A Defense of Traditional Christian Marriage Against Gay Marriage.
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A Defense of Traditional Christian Marriage
Against the Onslaught of Gay Marriage
(A Sermon Outline by Pastor Jim Feeney, Ph.D.)
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(This sermon was motivated in part by the 2004 USA election-year discussions for and against gay marriages. This sermon is an unapologetic defense of traditional Christian marriage.)
Genesis 2:18, 21-24 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” ... [22] Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.... [24] For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
•• Traditional marriage — one man and one woman — was God's first human institution.
• Even before civil government and the church
•• Traditional marriage — a high priority to God
• Marriage vows should reflect God's pattern — “a MAN ... [and] his WIFE” (Gen. 2:24), not two men or two women!
Genesis 1:27-28a, KJV So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; MALE and FEMALE created he them. [28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be FRUITFUL, and MULTIPLY, and replenish the earth, and subdue it...
•• [NIV] “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth.”
• Requires a man and a woman.
• “Male and female created He them.”
• But not just any “male and female.” No, but rather “a man ... [and] his WIFE” (Gen. 2:24).
• Traditional Christian marriage vows properly (and biblically) use expressions such as "man and woman," "husband and wife."
Proverbs 1:8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father’s commands & do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
•• God intends Dads and Moms to raise and train children in the ways of God.
• It can be done without both a father a mother — for example, Timothy’s Mom and grandmother (Acts 16:1; 2 Timothy 1:5). But it is done best by a believing Dad and Mom.
Isaiah 62:5 As a young man MARRIES a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.
•• Traditional marriage, a man marrying a woman, is a parallel to God and His people.
• Christ = Husband ... Church = His called Bride.
Proverbs 18:22, KJV Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
•• A man finding and marrying a wife is a way of receiving the FAVOR of the LORD!
• Genesis 24 contains the beautiful story of Rebekah being found for Isaac, by the Lord’s guidance of the servant.
1 Corinthians 7:1-2 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. [2] But since there is so much IMMORALITY, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
•• Marriage of a man and a woman is an antidote to immorality
• Increasingly relevant in this immoral age.
• And note again that each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband [vs. 2] — a clear biblical stand for traditional Christian marriage and against gay marriage.
1 Timothy 3:1-2, 12 ...[2] Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife.... [12] A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.
•• Married elders, deacons = part of stable leadership in the church.
• Proven ability to maintain a relationship.
• Proven ability to show himself faithful.
• Proven ability to influence others for good, as evidenced in his own godly children.
1 Timothy 5:14, KJV I will therefore that the younger women MARRY, bear children, guide the house
•• a positive encouragement [in context, to younger widows] to marry, bear children...
• Lacking a gift and call to celibacy, the prevailing pattern is traditional Christian marriage — marry, bear children...
• Traditional marriage has served all nations and all cultures well since the Garden of Eden!
Matthew 19:4-6 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ [5] and said, ‘For this reason a MAN will leave his father and mother and be united to his WIFE, and the two will become one flesh’? [6] So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what GOD has JOINED together, let man not separate.”
•• Jesus strongly endorsed traditional marriage — “a man...his wife.”
• Jesus said that God the CREATOR had established marriage.
• Jesus said that God established marriage for “a MAN ... [and] his WIFE.”
• And Jesus said that it is GOD Himself who JOINS the man and his wife in marriage.
• Gay marriage is a direct contradiction to Jesus' definition of marriage.
•• Therefore we Christians, we who believe the Bible, should be vigorously defending the sanctity of traditional Christian marriage between one man and one woman.
•• I recommend to any pastor officiating at a Christian marriage that some form of traditional marriage vows be used to re-emphasize these biblical truths to all present at the wedding.
Preached at South Valley Church, Sunday, July 11, 2004
We also recommend to the reader our sermon Biblical Arguments Against Gay Marriage.
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