I feel your pain, I really do. You feel like the country is falling apart. You feel like our morality is crumbling. I'm not so sure that it is any less different today than yesterday, except for the fact that we Christians are perhaps losing our positive affect on the world.
Please hear me out. I think that anytime our government legally allows something that Christians believe is wrong, we are afraid. We feel like this is the collapse of our nation. In the grand scheme of things, I'm not sure that the state of our nation even matters.
What did Jesus say? What did he teach? Did he rally the disciples to storm the steps of the government and demand that temple prostitution be made illegal? No, he commended the love shown by the prostitute and told her that he forgave her.
If I remember correctly, Jesus's actions often puzzled or even outraged the religious folks of the time.
God's laws cannot be legislated. If so, do we make it illegal to divorce except in the case of adultery? Do we make it illegal to have sex outside of marriage? Do we make it illegal to get drunk? We know how well that law in our country's history worked. No, God's laws must be written on our hearts and chosen to follow.
I'm pretty sure that the ruling today is not going to determine whether or not someone is going to partake of homosexuality. That decision is made in the hearts of humans, not in the courtroom. Today's decision does not mean that you have to agree with that lifestyle, either. It simply means that in this country, people can chose anyone to marry.
I don't have to agree with a lifestyle to agree that individuals who chose it deserve to have the same civil rights that I do. Should women who get pregnant outside of wedlock not be allowed the same medical care as married women, because, well you know, we would be condoning their behavior?
So, here is what I have to say. My goal is to win others to Christ. I cannot do that while hating or bashing. I cannot do that while making fun of people. When I partake in these things, I lose my influence.
If today's decision is going to motivate Christians to action, shouldn't it be to get us up and sharing our love and faith more? Shouldn't we be more motivated to win souls to Jesus by sharing the good news of salvation?
After all, Jesus saves and changes lives, not the government.
