Posted on 05/26/2015 7:06:25 PM PDT by ReformationFan
Should Christians attend the marriage of divorced persons?
That wasn’t the question.
Should Christians attend the marriage of divorced persons?
That’s the next question. And the one after that is, should Christians pick and choose what parts of the Bible they will follow? I think not.
The first major blow to traditional marriage came with the legal passage of no fault divorce, and the social acceptance of remarriage after a divorce. It’s been one long downhill ride since then.
My 19 year old recently “came out” as being bi-sexual. She brought it up again last night and I told her I wasn’t going to sugar coat it- it’s sin, there is a real spiritual battle we engage in daily, demons and angels are both real, and she needs deliverance. If she felt she was born that way, then she was under a curse of the generations that needed to be broken. I was in deliverance ministry before I was married and there was no chance she was changing my mind on her situation. I’ll always love her, but sin is sin. No, I would never attend her wedding to a same sex partner, and that person would not be welcome in my home- those demons aren’t being brought under my roof with my permission. She plans to change her name. I told her, “you could tell me you think you’re a martian named Dave....” Aside from deliverance ministry, I’m also an RN and I was taught in psych nursing you don’t feed into someone’s delusion. This is the new challenge of teenage rebellion- homosexuality, and there is a multitude of validation for it and makes them someone special, not just an average teenager. I won’t accept homosexual behavior any more than I’d accept drug/alcohol use, straight sex outside of marriage, or any other practice of continuing wantonly in sin.
I’m so sorry.
I am as God made me, sickened by homosexuality.
No.
Will there be an open bar???
No
Especially since there is no such thing.
There are occasions where people put on costumes and speak lines.
They are no more "weddings" than a performance of Henry V is really the Battle of Agincourt.
Depends. Do you live next door to Ted Cruz?
:)
We were invited to a gay wedding. I sent the RSVP card back with a small gift. Done.
Good point, but I suspect that most Americans will be willing participants at such events when called upon.
That the question even needs to be asked is a sign just how far many have fallen. It’s a no brainer.
Next question: Would a Christian attending/endorsing a fake ‘wedding’ risk his salvation?
That might have been me. Weddings involve so much hypocrisy, mendacity, tackiness, and snobbery I just prefer to avoid them, even family weddings. I refuse to send gifts as I view invitations as a demand for a gift and people today can pretty afford to get what they need without the extra help.
So my feelings are that folks just avoid all the drama, go get married and put that money you would have blown on a wedding in a sensible mutual fund and invest it for the long haul.
I believe yours is the best answer—I feel the same way.
The most recent weddings I have been to (going back let’s say 5-10 years) the couple lived together before they married; sometimes one (or both!) were divorced; sometimes one (or both!) had a child (or a few) ... The brides (to my memory) all wore white (expensive gowns, veils, etc) and whether a “church” or civil ceremony, there were at least a half dozen attendants, thousands in flowers, limos, horse drawn carriages...you get the picture. They were visual productions of excess not necessarily the forming of a union to last all the ages...
I’ve also seen weddings go from “gift registry” to “Honeymoon” registry...I mean who doesn’t want to chip in so the newlyweds can snorkel in the Gulf of Mexico?
Sadly, two grooms, brides, etc seems the (in)natural progression in the Industrial Bridal Complex.
Heh, if it was you, I loved the post!
All so true...
No.
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