With all the laws being proposed to alter marriage as we know it, one can be assured that we are currently witnessing a powerful assault upon this holy union. People must realize that man cannot change what God has established, for if man tries to do so, he will be found to be fighting a losing battle against God (Genesis 2:18, 21–25, Acts 5:39, Acts 9:5). In Hebrews 13:4, the word of Almighty God teaches that "marriage is to be held in the highest esteem among all." Now, that means all men are to view this holy union as sanctioned by God, and to respect the laws which God has revealed to preserve this union (Matthew 19:1–9, Romans 7:1–3).
The definition of marriage is simple and it is plain; for God has made it perfectly clear what marriage is, and no court or government has God's approval to define marriage as being anything else (Proverbs 30:5–6). God said that marriage is a loving union between a man and a woman that is to last until death do them part. Now, just in case someone didn't quite understand, let me state it once again. God said that marriage is a loving union between a man and a woman that is to last until death do them part. This is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth (John 17:17, John 8:31–32). This truth is what God has said, and this truth is what the faithful will teach and defend (Jude 3). Hope to hear from you or to see you at the services. Man has a hard time understanding why God behaves as He does. For example, man is always complaining about why God won't speak as humans speak to one another. Since God has chosen not to speak as a human would, nor show Himself to human eyes, some men have chosen to become atheists. Other men still complain about why God won't remove evil out of the world or stop loved ones from dying, etc., etc., (2 Timothy 3:13, Hebrews 9:27). We could go on and on, but we all can see that Almighty God never gets in a hurry to do anything. And there is a reason for that. God is God! The Almighty, meaning the all powerful, doesn't have to be in a hurry for anything, because He is creator and destroyer of everything (Genesis 1:1, Acts 17:30–31, 2 Peter 3:3–15). God cannot be threatened by disasters, death, or any other kind of challenge, for God made the world and all the host of the heavens and there is nothing too hard for Him (Luke 1:37, Jeremiah 32:17).
Just think for a mement, if you were the creator of everything and you planned to end the world one day and judge mankind upon it, would you have to hurry to do anything? (John 11:5–6, John 11:11–15, John 11:17, John 11:20–26, John 11:43–44). Men must give to God the respect that is due Him and stop second-guessing, cursing, questioning and showing all other kinds of disrespect (1 Peter 2:17). Hope to hear from you or to see you at the services. "Lord, who hath believed our report?" Those words were spoken by the prophet Isaiah many centuries ago because he saw the stubbornness and disregard men had toward the law of God. This same question is put to the following issues which are in existence in our land. None of these issues are hard to understand; the problem is people refuse to accept the word of God. But still that type of conduct will not alter what God has said because the word of God stands forever (Matthew 24:35, 1 Peter 1:25, Psalm 12:6-7).
The Bible teaches that abortion is wrong because it is the killing of an innocent infant whose selfish parents feel that a baby will cramp their style (Psalm 139:13-16; Isaiah 44:2, 24; 1 Corinthians 10:24; Philippians 2:4). Homosexuality is wrong because God teaches by His word that marriage is between a male and female (Matthew 19:4-6, 1 Cor. 7:2-4, Romans 1:24-32). As to spanking a child when it is needed, the scriptures teach parents to do so, for there is nothing wrong with spanking if the child is not injured (Proverbs 13:24, 19:18, 23:13-14). Having sex outside marriage is a sin called fornication (Hebrews 13:4, Ephesians 5:3-6, 1 Cor. 10:8). One cannot divorce for any reason he might choose, for the word of God teaches that a person not guilty of fornication, can divorce a spouse who is. Getting involved sexually with someone is the only reason one can get a divorce, and all other marriage problems need to be talked over and worked out (Matt. 19:1-9). Jesus built only one church, so he is not the author of all the different churches you see throughout the land (Matt. 16:18, Eph. 4:4, Colossians 1:18, Romans 16:16, 1 Cor. 14:33). So being a member of the right church is important because the church is like the ark was in Noah's day—it serves as the housing of the saved. If one isn't a member of the church, one cannot be saved from damnation (Acts 2:47, John 10:9, Eph. 5:23). Hope to hear from you or to see you at the services. The heat wave of the past weeks should awaken everyone to the reality of hell. Many claim not to believe in hell. Others say hell is here on earth. Both are wrong! Jesus Christ said that hell exists and that evil people will spend eternity there (Psalm 9:17, Matthew 5:29-30, Matt. 23:33, Luke 12:4-5, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9, 2 Peter 3:7, Matt. 3:12, Matt. 13:40-42, Matt. 8:11-12, Mark 9:43-48, 2 Peter 2:4, Matt. 25:41-46).
The heat and humidity of this past week are nothing compared to hell. If one cannot stand the discomfort of a heat wave, how in the world will one be able to endure the heat of everlasting hell? Think about it for a moment. One drinks water, uses fans, seeks air conditioning, and it still isn't enough to comfort us from this earthly heat. So we don't need to go to a worse place like hell—we need to avoid it at all costs. If you aren't a Christian you should be, for only by becoming a Christian can you be saved (Matt. 3:7, 1 Thess. 1:10, John 3:36, John 4:42, John 14:6, 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, Acts 4:12, 1 John 4:14, 1 John 5:10-12). Hope to hear from you or to see you at the services. |