Posted on 06/18/2015 6:36:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The largest Protestant denomination in the United States has passed a resolution stating that marriage is between one man and one woman regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court concludes later this month.
Messengers for the Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday afternoon in favor of Resolution 5, which among other things, prayerfully calls for the Supreme Court to "uphold the right of the citizens to define marriage as exclusively the union of one man and one woman."
"Southern Baptists recognize that no governing institution has the authority to negate or usurp God's definition of marriage," read Resolution 5, in part.
"No matter how the Supreme Court rules, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirms its unwavering commitment to its doctrinal and public beliefs concerning marriage …"
After a brief amending process, the resolution was adopted and following its passage, a moderate amount of applause erupted spontaneously.
Also called "On the Call to Public Witness on Marriage," Resolution 5 was passed as part of this year's SBC annual meeting, held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Beginning Tuesday morning, the multi-day gathering featured thousands of Southern Baptists from across the country.
Resolution 5 also called for Southern Baptists to "stand firm on the Bible's witness on the purposes of marriage, among which are to unite man and woman as one flesh and to secure the basis for the flourishing of human civilization" and to "love our neighbors and extend respect in Christ's name to all people, including those who may disagree with us about the definition of marriage and the public good."
The SBC's resolution on marriage comes as the nation waits for the Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of state level gay marriage bans. The ruling is expected by the end of June.
The marriage resolution was just one of nine mulled by the messengers at the convention. Other resolution topics included denouncing religious persecution in North Korea, a call for increased restriction on access to pornography, and a reaffirmation of "our repudiation of the genocide of legalized abortion in the United States."
Tuesday's agenda included the re-election of Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church in Springdale, Arkansas, to the position of SBC president.
Every church should be doing this. Look at what the amish do. They have none of the obligations of other citizens.
Marriage was instituted by God from the beginning as a life-long relationship between one man and one woman, whereby mankind is blessed and multiplied. No vote, personal opinion, legal opinion, feeling, or argument will ever change or further establish this fact.
Ping!
Ping
Now that the court has ruled let’s see what the do. I predict they’ll say “The Bible says to obey the laws of the land.”
This is the last slide toward becoming an empire of wickedness. Now I’m going to sit back and wait on God’s wrath. If it doesn’t come soon my faith will be shaken.
RE: I predict they’ll say “The Bible says to obey the laws of the land.”
But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.” ( Acts 5:29 NLT )
I am most concerned with my nephew, who after a 12 years stint with the US Coast Guard, decided to enter seminary.
He graduated at the Talbot School of Theology and was ordained a Pastor in a large Los Angeles Church.
Eventually, he was accepted to be a Navy Chaplain with the rank of Captain and is based in Hawaii.
He is a very devout, Bible preaching and obeying Christian.
He has already officiated in 2 Navy weddings.
I am very concerned if a gay Navy couple comes to him and ask him to marry them.
What’s going to happen if he refuses? Will he be court martialed?
Yes. He will be kicked out of the Navy. They’re attitude is when he joined the Navy he agreed to live by the government’s laws. Not God’s.
Those who serve the one true God will quote scriptures to support their refusal to marry two men. My question is “How many will quote scripture to justify their bowing down to the idol of political correctness?”
The Bible says to obey the laws of the land.” No Christ said....”Render to Ceasar what is ceasar’s and render to God what is God’s” We just have to make up our minds to do just that! The Hebrew midwives refused to obey Pharoah edicts to kill Hebrew males at birth...They feared God!
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