The LORD commanded His people through the mouth of Moses in Deuteronomy 5:32, “You shall be careful therefore to do as the Lord your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.” It’s very easy to turn from the Lord’s way and be pulled to the extremes on the right and the left. I saw this play out in the street in front of my church yesterday. Two opposing factions had...
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Thanks to assistance from Seth at the Michigan District office of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, I now have videos of me talking about some of the key teachings of Life in God’s Way. These videos are also being shared on the District’s website as part of the work produced by a task force on how to speak Good News to those who are dealing with questions related to homosexuality and other sexual identity issues. In this post,...
Yesterday the Supreme Court of the U.S. handed down a ruling saying the Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry and that states may no longer reserve the right only for heterosexual couples. While the five justice majority may have their opinion on this matter, they can not and will never change the immutable will of God. God’s Word remains the same. It states clearly that marriage is the life long union of...
The following appeared in an article in the Huffington Post yesterday, March 17th, 2015 … “The tide has turned for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples seeking to be married in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). Following years of debate and introspection, America’s largest Presbyterian denomination has announced a change to its constitution that allows for a more inclusive definition of marriage. Officially called...
The media was all astir this week because the Vatican released some comments that sounded supportive of gay marriage. Liberal forces in the media are so eager to proclaim that “the church” is supportive of their views that they will take ANY word of conciliation as total support. The Vatican was quick to respond that such whole -hearted support of gay marriage is not the case. The cardinals expressed that the comments flow out...