Many of you may not have heard, but here in Australia we're having a postal survey on whether gay marriage should be legalized. There is, of course, a big push from the mainstream media and gay lobby to vote "yes". If you don't, you're a homophobe. Predictably, "yes" voters have been incessantly virtue signalling (something conservatives never do) on social media, letting the whole world know how good they are, and courageous, for voting with the majority (Rom 1:31).
The good thing about this survey, however, is that affords a unique opportunity for God's voice to be heard. We always talk about how homosexuality is a sin, but we are rarely given a chance in our daily lives to do something practical about it. The survey asks whether the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. Of course, the Bible teaches that marriage is between a man and woman:
Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
But the Bible doesn't explicitly prohibit homosexuals from marrying. In fact, it doesn't even countenance the issue of gay marriage . . . because homosexuality, according to God's Word, is punishable by death, and dead people can't marry.
Lev 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
The survey asks the wrong question. Gay marriage can only be allowed in a society that has decriminalised homosexual activity. A "no" vote is simply not sufficient for God's voice on the matter to be heard, so I altered my survey form accordingly. I thought I would post it here as an example of how to vote Biblically for any Australian True Christians™ out there. After all, Jesus commands us to let our light shine before men so that they may see our goods works (Mt 5:16) except when they are done secretly (Mt 6:1).
The good thing about this survey, however, is that affords a unique opportunity for God's voice to be heard. We always talk about how homosexuality is a sin, but we are rarely given a chance in our daily lives to do something practical about it. The survey asks whether the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. Of course, the Bible teaches that marriage is between a man and woman:
Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
But the Bible doesn't explicitly prohibit homosexuals from marrying. In fact, it doesn't even countenance the issue of gay marriage . . . because homosexuality, according to God's Word, is punishable by death, and dead people can't marry.
Lev 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
The survey asks the wrong question. Gay marriage can only be allowed in a society that has decriminalised homosexual activity. A "no" vote is simply not sufficient for God's voice on the matter to be heard, so I altered my survey form accordingly. I thought I would post it here as an example of how to vote Biblically for any Australian True Christians™ out there. After all, Jesus commands us to let our light shine before men so that they may see our goods works (Mt 5:16) except when they are done secretly (Mt 6:1).

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