RE: [Church_of_Christ] Re: Questions on Marriage
Greetings,
Ray wrote:
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God created man.
God created woman.
God created the union between them.
God , and God alone, as creator of humans, defines their relationships, and the union is called marriage.
You have the privilege, Shawn, of allowing secular humanist socities to define your terms, your morals, and even your religion if you wish.
Shawn writes: How secular society functions does not necessarily define my terms, my morals, or my religion. They are defined or adopted by my me as I determine from my personal interactions will all of life. As a Christian, I am concerned with loving YHWH and people, especially those of the household of faith. I can certainly accomplish these things without imposing my personal mores or religious beliefs on the whole of society and demand that they conform to them. It’s fascinating that so much energy is expended toward this particular issue in comparison to sharing the good news and allowing the Holy Spirit to work His will in the lives of the hearers.
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But if you are going to conduct a Christian discussion with Christians, then God needs to define our terms, not secular society.
Shawn writes: Thank you Ray. As you, I will define how I conduct my discussion with Christians and as always, members are free to participate or not participate as they desire.
The questions submitted must be addressed. Hiding and stating that “Gay Marriage” or “Civil Unions” don’t exist because they are not defined will not address the issue in U.S. society.
Like it or not, the U.S. is not a theocracy. It is a representative Republic.
Thus, my original questions still stand.
To call a same-sex union a "marraige" implies that it has God's approval, sanction, and all moral/spiritual/
Therefore, since GOd defines marriage as one man and one woman, gay marriage does not exist.
Shawn writes: Yet, YHWH also defined marriage as one man and several wives. What is the objection to “Civil Unions” that offer the same legal protections? Since the concept of “Religious Marriage” carries no legal rights, perhaps the marriages should be shifted to exist only in a religious context and those who do not share those believes will participate in “Civil Unions”.
Secular humanist society does not define my terms.
Shawn writes: Use whatever terms that feel comfortable. If there is confusion or questions, I’ll seek clarification.
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