Is God calling us to change the definition of marriage?

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On June 26, 2013 the SCOTUS decided US v. Windsor (No. 12307) in a 5-4 decision that overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). It held that DOMA violated the equal protection provision of the Fifth Amendment. DOMA had defined marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman for the purpose of all federal laws.

Rachel Held Evans, writing for the CNN Belief Blog, not only celebrates the SCOTUS decision to rule DOMA unconstitutional but also argues that the Church should join the Court in overturning the traditional definition of marriage. Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Elected Man (Epilogue)

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This is the conclusion of the Adventure of the Elected Man.
You can read the first installment here.

“Whether you like my doctrinal views or agree with my interpretations, I will not pursue consistency in such a way that it causes me to knowingly alter a single text of Scripture. I have great respect for orthodoxy, but my reverence for inspiration is far greater. I would sooner a hundred times over appear to be inconsistent with myself than be inconsistent with the word of God.”, Spurgeon explained as the conversation was winding to an end.

“Spurgeon, my friend, I much prefer to accept the most likely interpretation after examining the facts and eliminating the impossible. Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Elected Man (Episode 6)

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This is the 6th installment of the Adventure of the Elected Man.
You can read the first installment here.

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

“You notice many things amiss with your own doctrine, yet it surprises me that these paradoxes do not cause you to go back to the Scriptures and rethink your creed.”, Holmes said.

“Now, it is one thing to refute another man’s doctrine, but a very different matter to establish your own view. It is very easy to knock over one man’s hypothesis concerning these truths, not quite so easy to make your own stand on a firm footing.”, Spurgeon challenged. Continue reading →