tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post3772339041165976248..comments2023-10-17T10:25:57.853-04:00Comments on learning my lines. . .: Gay Marriage. . . What Hangs in the Balance? . . . Walt Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16502588185280592205noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-42261733086158546212013-06-27T08:13:50.135-04:002013-06-27T08:13:50.135-04:00Thank you. Very insightful and filled with God'...Thank you. Very insightful and filled with God's wisdom and love. Pastor Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047087580299612604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-57613500736150820792013-06-27T07:59:12.162-04:002013-06-27T07:59:12.162-04:00Walt, this is an excellent reflection on how Chris...Walt, this is an excellent reflection on how Christians respond to this defeat in the culture war. I especially appreciate the reminder not to abandon Genesis 1-3 because it is the foundation of our shalom. <br /><br />In the last analysis I would add the words of Ed Stetzer "As kingdom citizens, we are at an historic crossroads. We can either get furious at them again and perpetuate the cycle (as I am afraid some of us are already doing), or we can respond like Jesus. Our mission demands the latter.<br /><br />After all, we can't hate a people and reach a people at the same time." - Ed StetzerLIFE MATTERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626883444873516837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-72565935655824438752013-06-26T13:11:11.506-04:002013-06-26T13:11:11.506-04:00I too appreciate your thoughts and heart on this d...I too appreciate your thoughts and heart on this difficult subject. I find it confusing and somewhat frustrating. Perhaps similarly to Gary Locuson, my children disagree as do many family members that are my age and younger –who I have reason to believe live an active faith in Jesus. It is a good challenge to keep Scripture before experience and feeling. It seems plain to me that throughout Scripture God creates, blesses, confirms, celebrates, confronts, critiques male-female covenant relationship / sexuality. It is notable to me how little God says about same-sex relationship and nothing plainly affirming. I think the contrast is very important; it seems strange and kooky to ignore or diminish it. <br /><br />Yet with love as a command but no easy endeavor for all of us, I think the relative quiet regarding same-sex relations urges a curiosity and openness to others with the awareness that all of us have badly disordered desires and sexuality. Biases are so hard to see and embrace. Maybe there is no fear of same-sex attractions. But I do think fear undergirds the difficulty we have with relinquishing our ways of seeing.Tyler Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-85899390006113050882013-06-26T09:34:20.709-04:002013-06-26T09:34:20.709-04:00Thanks Walt...a friend of mine hit me with a great...Thanks Walt...a friend of mine hit me with a great reminder a couple of weeks ago when we were talking about a totally different subject..."God is still on the throne". I appreciate what you've shared here a great deal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921039456992338479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-64090707111722964882013-06-26T09:11:20.921-04:002013-06-26T09:11:20.921-04:00Walt, thanks so much for presenting a thoughtful, ...<br /> Walt, thanks so much for presenting a thoughtful, prayerful framework for looking at this huge topic of the day. As a father of twenty somethings I find myself at odds with my own children over the topic of homosexuality. Within the body of Christ the chasm exists between generations. I've stepped back and had to discern the "in your face" exposure my sons have dealt with "out there." I've come to realize that their contemporaries have dealt with issues of foundational Christian implications one hundred fold to my experience at their age. As we move forward I believe that we must lay out a framework that our leaders in the church to come can deal with and interact with an ever changing cultural landscape.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07408535661556801299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-6900108151616207542013-06-26T08:52:19.089-04:002013-06-26T08:52:19.089-04:00Well said Walt, as usual. You are right about God...Well said Walt, as usual. You are right about God being sovereign regardless of the Supreme Court decision. Ultimately they are NOT the Supreme court. <br /><br />I believe that God created sex for procreation. I believe further that he made it pleasurable so that humans would not fail to procreate. I find it interesting that same-sex couples cannot do that together for which God created sex. It is clear to me how things should be. Brokenness has to be the explanation as to why it is not abundantly clear to all Believers who study the Word.Ron Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-21414798404265090262013-06-26T08:44:52.424-04:002013-06-26T08:44:52.424-04:00Thanks, Walt... you always seem to stay on top of ...Thanks, Walt... you always seem to stay on top of how we need to keep God on top. I'm reminded that God's sovereignty was in place in Genesis 1, and even when humanity sinned in Genesis 3, and even now - as it will be in Revelation 22 (and beyond). Still, it's unfortunate that the emerging generation is growing up they will get more detours off God's path than they will bumpers to stay on it. Praying for today. Tony Myleshttp://tonymyles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com