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8. HOLY INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE UNDER ATTACK (continued)
Last night I was impressed to watch a lady on Fox News who owns a Florist business. Because of her religious beliefs, she refuses to sell flowers to homosexuals for their weddings. All I can say is that she is one courageous woman who is prepared to stand up for her honest convictions in the midst of a nation that has become so wimpy and flaky on this subject. May God bless her over and over again. All Christians need to pray for her because the powers that be within the states, the government, and even some churches will surely try to demonize her and put her out of business.
It would be a great testimony if all Christian businesses, and churches, who provide services for weddings would also follow her example and demonstrate to the world how deeply offended genuine Christians are regarding the defaming of marriage. The holy marriage ordinance, sanctioned by God for the purpose of joining together a man and a woman in holy matrimony has been abused and defiled. Homosexuals are trampling under their feet the holy things of God. Those who call themselves Christians and sanction this behavior need to read their Bibles a whole lot more in order to understand what God says about this subject.
Many argue that we should just love and encourage these people no matter what their lifestyle. I believe this is sloppy love, not biblical which puts our love to God first. It is cheap grace which is not true biblical grace.
Titus 2: 11-14 tells us about biblical grace: "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."
No matter what politicians do to change the laws of this land, we all have to one day answer to God's laws, whether we believe them or not.
2 Corinthians 5:10: "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad."
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
