I don’t expect a world hostile to God to live under Christ’s
Lordship. This being the case, I’ve always chosen to make my primary
battleground the fight to see the church acknowledge the Lordship of Christ in
belief and in practice, and to call the world to repentance and faith in Him.
Even if the world’s understanding of morality and sexuality was in relative accord
with the Bible’s, it would not change the fact that those who reject Jesus, will
ultimately face God’s rejection and judgement. 'The work of God is to believe in
the one he sent' (John 6:29). Therefore if I’m honest I get much more hot under
the collar about those within the
church who seek to deny clear biblical teaching they regard as unpalatable.
Nevertheless I do
believe we are called to be salt and light, to love our communities and seek
the best for them. I don’t believe
redefining marriage will help our society. And it is a redefinition of marriage that is being proposed. Our laws
recognise marriage, but they did not invent it, nor should they have the
authority to redefine it.
Undoubtedly we’ll be misunderstood and maligned, but if we
love our nation we will, graciously but clearly, state our convictions on
marriage at this time.
The Scottish Government Consultation on the Registration of
Civil Partnerships, Same Sex Marriage and Related Issues ends on
Thursday 9 December. You can still complete the consultation online here (click on 'online response form').
It is a complex document, if you want help from a Christian
perspective the following briefings are available:
Care for Scotland (contains advice on every consultation
question)
Evangelical Alliance (general reflection on the
consultation)
See also:
Solas CPC Response to the Consultation
Scotland for Marriage Campaign and Petition
Baptist Union of Scotland Resolution on Marriage
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