Are Christians Losing The Culture War On Marriage? Or Are We Losing The War Completely?

Last week a pastor in Wyoming by the name of Michael Glatze wrote an article entitled, "Wake up, and smell the truth." His opening remark was, "Christians are losing the "culture war" discourse about gay marriage, because they are avoiding the topic at hand: homosexuality.

In March of this year, Heritage Foundation's, Ryan Anderson debates marriage with Piers Morgan, a British journalist, and Suze Orman, a lesbian who lives with her partner Kathy Travis. Morgan and Orman, who were seated on a stage looking down on Anderson, proceeded to lecture him about his beliefs. Anderson, who was seated among an in-studio audience, held his cool and refused to accept their premises, their goading, or their shouting.

Morgan, ended the interview by cuting off the discussion and declaring, “The idea that you want to stop people like Elton [John] and David [Furnish] or Suze and K.T. from getting married in America in the modern era, I just find a bit offensive these days. It’s not fair, it’s not tolerant, it’s not American.”

There were two quotes of Anderson's that caught my attention; they are as follows:

• “Marriage exists to bring a man and a woman together as husband and wife to be father and mother to any children their union produces. Marriage is based on the biological fact that reproduction depends on a man and a woman, and on the social reality that children need a mother and a father.”
• "The marriage debate is not about homosexuality, but about marriage." 

Many of the comments by Mr. Anderson went to great lengths to explain to gay people that we don't want to deprive you of companionship; we (Christians, presumably) just want to sanction the Godly form of marriage.

Hold on for a moment. First of all, you can't debate with the gay agenda people. They don't want to debate; they want their own way.

Secondly, this debate, for want of a better word, is not about marriage. Marriage does not need a defense. The issue is not marriage; the issue very clearly is homosexuality. Marriage would not currently need a debate, were it not for the rampant acceptance (and, blindness about) homosexuality.

In Genesis 19:15-17, you read where the Angel of God literally took Lot, his wife and two daughters by the hand and lead them out of the city of Sodom;
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

When God took care of Sodom and Gomorrah, he didn't send the two angels down to have a calm, nice dialogue with the men of the city, who were rampantly engaging in homosexuality, explaining to them, "it's not that we have a problem with your lifestyle, guys... please, feel free to hang out in each other's company... we wouldn't want to deprive you of companionship...," etc. 

Here is a man, Lot, who was God's man in spite of everything. If I only had the Book of Genesis, I am not sure I would believe that Lot was saved, but since Peter calls him a righteous man, we know that he was. Lot had become righteous because he had followed Abraham -- he believed God, and he had offered the sacrifices. God extends mercy unto Lot, and he now believes what God has said. The angels came to deliver out Lot and his family, before the judgment of the Lord on a wicked city, whose inhabitants had forsaken God. Even though there was supposedly a "witness" for the Lord in Sodom, sin continued to run rampant, as it does in America, today

God did not compromise with Sodom than, and He will not compromise with homosexuality, or any sin, now; so, how come so many "Christians" are?

Could it be that we don't know how to stand up to "sin" because we are so involved in "sin" in our personal lives each day? 

Are we scared that we will not be able to win in an argument about the actual topic of homosexuality?
We are failing countless souls when we do not clearly, honestly, and calmly, address the issues around a confusing human condition (homosexuality), and do not offer the right kind of attention, healing, and support for people who are dealing with that condition.

Christians are trying to win a political discussion – an attempt which, in its watered-down, selfish nature will only end in failure. We do not need to debate; we need to be actively reaching out and helping the people who are broken and in need of His healing.

Everyone of us have family members who either are involved in this life style and/or are being affected by it, and do not know how to deal with it.

 Let me say again, it is not a debate, friends; it is a call of God to take the Gospel to a lost and dying world. When will we realize that, "my son, my daughter, my wife, my husband, my father, my mother, my neighbor, my co-worker, my friend, the person in line in front and back of me at Walmart" who are involved in a sinful condition are dying and going to hell without Christ! 

• No Christian should turn from the actual reality with respect to sexual brokenness, homosexuality, prostitution, etc. 
• No Christian should begin to pretend that homosexuality is somehow just fine – "we only care about the marriage thing!!" 

Honestly, I think every gay person in America can probably see through that ruse, and is probably thinking, "Christian, you're lying to me when you say it's not about homosexuality; we all know what your God really thinks!"

It's time for Christians to begin reaching out to the brokenness in this world the way Jesus did, with loving, HONEST, open arms and a clear definition of right-and-wrong.

Anyone who has ever done "soul winning" know that the first step in receiving Christ, and the pardon for sin is admitting that you are a sinner, and you are doing something wrong, something that you would like, and need to stop doing.

When we as Christians decide to avoid the main issue, such as the "marriage issue," we are turning the heart of Christ far, far away from the souls in need.

We will answer to God for what we are doing, when we stand before Him in eternity.

And that my friend, is the rest of the story!