A rainbow: the symbol of a watershed issue

It is incumbent upon a parent to instruct her child to brush his teeth, to eat a healthy diet and not to talk to strangers. The reason why a parent has this responsibility is because the child does not know any better. A parent who allows her child to play with a revolver is a negligent parent. Although the child might only hurt himself, the parent has a duty, in fact, a moral obligation not to allow her child to engage in such potentially self-destructive behavior.

God has granted the church the full truth about self-destructive behavior from an eternal perspective. He has also given us a full disclosure of truth about edifying behavior. Those who advocate for gay rights do so in obstinacy or ignorance of God’s revelation on this matter. As the church, God has identified us as the pillar and ground of truth in this world. He has revealed Himself to us through His word. Contained in the Bible is counsel from the omniscient moral lawgiver on how to best conduct ourselves in this life. All that is good for a soul is revealed on the pages of scripture. All that is damaging to a soul is also contained in God’s word.

As a church, we have a moral imperative to instruct people on how to live in spiritually healthy ways. There are those who are currently encouraging the church to endorse and affirm behavior which God has revealed to be damaging and destructive to the souls Christ died to save. However, our obligation is to remain truthful about what God has revealed to be sin. To compromise on this issue is to engage in gross negligence. As a parent would never allow her child to play with a loaded pistol, nor should the church allow her members to practice homosexuality. Affirming this behavior is the equivalent of a parent allowing her child to do something she knows endangers the child’s wellbeing.

The Bible teaches that the wages of sin is death. The Bible also teaches that homosexuality is sin. By encouraging people to practice homosexuality, the church turns from offering life and that more abundantly. Instead she endorses spiritual suicide. Such an endorsement is so far from loving as to be hateful. By speaking the truth in love, we do the greatest good we possibly can for another soul.

The truth of God has been given to us from His heart of infinite love. God wants nothing but the best for His children. He has revealed to us the most glorious ways to live, how to best know Christ and exemplify His love to others. By holding fast to His truth, we invite the weak, the sick and the crippled to walk with us on the highway of holiness where righteousness and peace flourish, where everlasting joy is the crown and where the love of God is forever experienced in wonderful splendor. Extend the invitation. Be loving. Speak the truth.