I know it is said that the
Bible is the word of GOD, but it was written by men over hundreds of years that
reflected their beliefs at the time. We must remember the Old Testament is
written from a Jewish perspective and primarily deals with living by the laws
that Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai and maintaining the lineage of Abraham.
It appears that the only thing God approved and supported was any copulation
that maintained that lineage such as the story Abraham, Sarah and Hagar! This
begets Isaac and Ishmael! And we all know what happens after that! Along comes
(Saul) Paul who was not even one of the twelve apostles but was going to Rome
to assassinate Peter when Jesus appeared to him (why I can’t figure!) and told
him he was to be his instrument to convert all of the Gentiles to Christianity!
Here is where the split starts between the Jews from the Old Testament and
Christians in the New Testament primarily because Christians worshipped Jesus
as their savior and Jews did not! Also to convert Gentiles Paul and others
changed, ignored or removed many of the laws brought down from Mt. Sanai such
as things like circumcision! When Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity
is when we saw many of the rules of marriage inserted into the New Testament!
If we listened to Jesus and Paul we would all be celibate!! The new testament
has so many quotes about marriage and so many interpretations that each and
every one based on his or her upbringing an prejudices can find what they need
to support their position. One thing I have gleaned from the Bible is that
Scripture is clear about marriage being a holy and divinely established
covenant. It is equally clear about our obligation to honor and obey the laws
of our earthly governments. Remember what Jesus said, "Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's"!
What this could mean is if our government decides that is it legal for a man to
marry a man then that is a marriage in the eyes of the law! So be it! Most of
these marriages are performed in civil ceremonies which is just a quick way of
engaging into a legal partnership! Even when men and women get married in civil
ceremonies it’s just a quick way for them to engage in a legal partnership
governed by the laws of the state in which they are married. Will they now be
able to move on and get married in the eyes of God is another issue that will
be debated for a very long time. It is currently apparent that most traditional
religions will not perform a wedding ceremony for same sex couples! Do they
need that to be married in the eyes of God? For many these unions will never be
sanctioned in the eyes of God, but the fight now is just to be sanctioned in
the eyes of the law! Like I said earlier, “So be it!”
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