Who defines marriage anyway?

Fresh off the wire! California overturns the states ban on same sex unions. You would expect a Baptist preacher to start a rant about how non-biblical this ruling is and how homosexuality is an affront and an abomination to our God.

While all that is true according to the scripture, this ruling is actually an indictment upon my Christian witness. You might ask how this could be? This ruling along with many other humanistic amoral or immoral rulings are simply the path that has been chosen in a culture that chooses to ignore the divine design of God. See Romans 1: 15-32 for clarity on the issue.

I will be the first to stand up and say God loves homosexuals. As a matter of fact God loves every human despite their immoral behavior. As a Christians my stand must be with God. Immoral sexual behavior rather heterosexual or homosexual is the symptom. The problem is a world that collectively denies the authority of God in matters both public and private.

Decisions like this one in California are inevitable unless we who believe in the redemptive power of the Lord Jesus Christ, offer better solutions to many who are destroying themselves, their families and the culture with bad behavior. The root of bad behavior is sin. Regardless of the legislation, people who have not experienced the freedom from sin through a personal relationship with Christ will never be free from the law of sin and death.

When I see rulings like this, it does grieve my heart for those fighting to behave badly. It grieves my heart for my country and most importantly it grieves my heart for my Savior, who died and rose again to set liberate all men and women from the law of sin and death regardless of, or in spite of their deviant sexual behavior.

If I really do care about the decision in California today, it will be manifest primarily in my prayer and preparation to share the gospel as much and hopefully more than my political participation (which is also very important). We can't expect sinners to act like saints, but we can expect saints to act like their Savior.

If you read this and get mad. I want to thank you for hanging with me. Please know and understand that without Christ I was the chief of sinners. Charity covers the multitude of sins. If we reject the love of God (Jesus Christ) then all we have left is his wrath. That realization alone is what drew me to repentance. Look we can choose to blame God for our bad behavior or we can own up to his ability to fix it through the sacrifice of His Son. You will not find anyone who loves you more or has done more to solve your sin problems.

Don't you dare call me a hater. I don't hate sinners. How can one who was a sinner hate one that is a sinner. It is like two thieves hanging on crosses next to the sinless Son of God. One can choose to receive the sacrifice for his sin while the other can choose to ridicule Him. I choose Jesus.