Posted on 06/22/2015 6:24:26 AM PDT by Kaslin
Over and over again we are told that we have lost the culture wars and that it’s time for us to throw in the towel and capitulate, especially as the Supreme Court’s decision on redefining marriage is about to be announced (or has even been announced by the time you read this article).
I’m here to announce that no matter what the Supreme Court says, no matter what the President says, no matter what society says, we are not bowing down to anyone other than the Lord Himself. And with God’s help, there’s not a shred of a possibility that we will compromise our convictions when it comes to the meaning of marriage.
Those who fear man more than God will compromise.
Those who have a misguided conception of compassion will compromise.
Those who want to save their own reputation will compromise.
Those who put so-called cultural sensitivity before sensitivity to the Spirit will compromise.
Those who read scripture through the lens of societal norms will compromise.
Those who are influenced by friendship with people more than by friendship with the Lord will compromise.
But those who love the Lord, who honor His Word, who truly care about what is best for society in the long term and who have already denied themselves and taken up the cross to follow Jesus, those will never compromise.
A very sweet woman (a non-religious lesbian) who listens regularly to my radio show posted on Facebook that “I have a feeling that [your] ideas about gay people will die out with your generation.”
Not a chance.
An angry gay man on Facebook shouted at me, “The LGBT is not going anywhere. Christian Fundamentalism lost. BIG TIME! Go crawl back in your troll holes and die.”
He could not possibly be more wrong (although my commitment is not to Christian fundamentalism but to the living Lord Jesus, my Savior, Master, and King). As noted in Mark Galli’s recent article for Christianity Today, “Breaking News: 2 Billion Christians Believe in Traditional Marriage. And So Do We.”
It could well be that committed believers in America and the west are about to enter a very difficult season, but surely, it will not be comparable to the difficulties already experienced by our persecuted brothers and sisters in other parts of the world.
It could well be that we will suffer many setbacks and losses before the tide turns, but as surely as Jesus is Lord, His people will stand tall and push back, and if He does not return in the next few decades, our children or grandchildren or great-grandchildren will look back at these days of sexual anarchy, malleable marriage, and gender blurring with wonder and shock.
As conservative political commentator Erick Erickson wrote, “One thing is for sure – a faith that survived its followers being used as torches to light the streets of Rome will survive a modern age hell bent on ruthlessly stamping it out.”
Political leaders like Mike Huckabee have announced that they will not recognize any ruling by the Supreme Court that redefines marriage, reminding us that, in the past, “These nine, unelected Supreme Court justices have rationalized the destruction of human life, defined African Americans as property and justified Japanese-American internment camps.”
Pastors like Steve Smothermon have said, “We want to help people, but we are not going to be forced by the government and society or the politically correct to say we are going to believe in it. If they said, ‘Listen pastor, we are going to put you in jail if you don't honor this.’ I am going to say, ‘Then put me in jail.’”
The leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention has echoed these sentiments as well, along with a host of other Christian leaders.
That’s one reason why my new book, due out in September, is titled, Outlasting the Gay Revolution: Where Homosexual Activism Is Really Going and How to Turn the Tide. And that’s why the first principle I set forth is, “Never compromise your convictions,” while the eighth (and last) principle is, “Be determined to write the last chapter of the story.” This how we stand and endure.
The bottom line is that, whichever direction America goes, we will continue to live for the Lord, we will continue to pray and worship, and we will continue to preach the gospel and make disciples. And if the Lord doesn’t come first, the current storm will pass as well.
As the fabled missionary Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) said, even while suffering terribly in a Burmese prison (he endured horrific losses over the course of his ministry in Burma), “The future is as bright as the promises of God.”
That’s why I remain full of optimism, excitement, and confidence.
Whatever the world or the devil or sin or people mean for evil, our God will turn it for good as we honor Him, walk in love, and do what is right.
There is a fundamental objective difference. They may commandeer the symbols, protocols, and benefits, but in the long run fact is there IS A DIFFERENCE, and any culture which doesn’t respect & facilitate that difference won’t survive in the long run.
Only one Judge can define marriage and he doesn’t wear a black robe.
Hardly going to crawl into a hole and die. But when I see the nation I live in and used to be willing to give my life for, come to basically worship evil and depravity, it does change a lot of lifelong equations.
Indeed, and he writes the rules of the Universe.
Does the Supreme Court really think they can change thousands of years of religious tradition if they can get 5 people to say so? How misguided can a person possibly be?
Equations will always balance. Equivalencies eventually will not.
Obey God, not judges. Judges do NOT have the power to cast your body and soul into hellfire...
Yet Homosexuals have confiscated both the word and the symbol for use in their very clever and devious marketing campaign.
Repubs would hire the same marketing team used by homosexuals.
Yes.
It's a combination of a belief in historical determinism (history continuously progresses "forward"), the idea that the current generation is always more wise than previous generations, and human pride.
The only power they have is that given to them by we, the people. Wanna change that?
Our political leaders are absolute, feckless wimps. The time to fight should have been when federal judges were striking down states’ constitutional amendments defining marriage between one man and one woman. Governors and state attorney generals should have simply said we are not abiding by any ruling as it does not fall under the domain of the federal government. Instead, they totally chickened out, except for Alabama’s Chief Justice Moore.
> Does the Supreme Court really think they can change thousands of years of religious tradition if they can get 5 people to say so? How misguided can a person possibly be?
Obviously very. God wrote His law on every man’s hearts. Even the gays know he exists but won’t acknowledge Him because they want to engage the sodomite lifestyle
Reposted:
Hoping and praying that the expected decision in favor of perversion will be the final straw that pushes the Article V Convention of States of state legislators to bring about historical change. My favorite illustration of what they can do is repeated here:
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AMENDMENT XXVIII
To redress the balance of powers between the federal government and the States and to restore effective suffrage of State Legislatures to Congress, the following amendment is proposed:
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Section 1.
A Senator in Congress shall be subject to recall by their respective state legislature or by voter referendum in their respective state.
Section 2.
Term limits for Senators in Congress shall be set by vote in their respective state legislatures but in no case shall be set less than twelve years nor more than eighteen years.
Section 3.
Upon a majority vote in three-fifths of state legislatures, specific federal statutes, federal court decisions and executive directives of any form shall be repealed and made void.
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Section 3 especially would put a lid on SCOTUS’ judicial waywardness of the kind that is expected to be seen today.
The current status of the COS Project is here:
“But the Convention of States movement is achieving massive victories in the fight for liberty.”
“Just this year, we filed the Convention of States application in 34 state legislatures. Of those 34 states, 19 have passed initial committee votes already, after filing.”
“Additionally, 3 state Senate chambers and 8 House chambers have moved from Committee to passing the application via their respective floor votes thus far.”
“All of this progress builds on the valiant efforts of activists in Georgia, Alaska, Florida, and just recently Alabama who have all passed the COS application in both houses!”
Many readers think that nothing is happening with the COS Project because the MSM is not reporting on it in front page news. The fact is that it is happening under the radar which is a good thing because it gives the participating state legislators more time to organize and firm up their positions with their constituents.
Therefore, I believe that any state governor has the right to deny the SCOTUS decision on same-sex marriage using their non-recusals as the rationale.
Let's see if there is a single governor in America with the testicular fortitude to do so.
My thoughts as well. There is nothing ‘gay’ about homosexual perversion nor is there any rainbow in that lifestyle. Both words are used to delude their members and followers.
Yes, and very feasible under the US Constitution. See post #14.
The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, just might.
I’m ready. Time for the states to say Enough!!
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