If only more Christians were to commit likewise to goodness. This is no time for tepid social pandering; the Left wants it ALL… NOW: hate speech laws, forced compliance, and State-sanctioned criminalization of Christianity, as it’s been practiced for thousands of years.
War is being waged – against Truth… against children and families – and participation isn’t optional. You will be MADE to care. You will be TARGETED. And while many have surrendered, embracing moral goo, Baptists acknowledge and see what’s going on. They get that it isn’t about “marriage,” nor “equality”—it’s about an agenda, the perversion of values and the canonization of sin by gods of the State. With SCOTUS taking on marriage, the Convention now sides with God over man, truth over lies, and family over filth.
Below is their statement, which I urge you to read; and, afterward, to pray and engage in the Fight:
As Southern Baptist Christians, we are committed to Biblical faith and ethics. As a result, this body of Believers stands on the authority of Scripture and God’s Truth as central to our lives.
What the Bible says about marriage is clear, definitive and unchanging. We affirm biblical, traditional, natural marriage as the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. The Scriptures’ teaching on marriage is not negotiable. We stake our lives upon the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Consequently, we will not accept, nor adhere to, any legal redefinition of marriage issued by any political or judicial body including the United States Supreme Court. We will not recognize same-sex “marriages”, our churches will not host same-sex ceremonies, and we will not perform such ceremonies.
While we affirm our love for all people, including those struggling with same-sex attraction, we cannot and will not affirm the moral acceptability of homosexual behavior or any behavior that deviates from God’s design for marriage. We also believe religious freedom is at stake within this critical issue – that our first duty is to love and obey God, not man.
I’ve nothing to add, save that Scripture isn’t malleable, truth isn’t defined by what’s popular, and it’s good to see a great Christian denomination making a powerfully eloquent public stand.
~Greg Halvorson
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