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Why are Christians opposed to marriage equality?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
"Marriage equality" is the latest catchphrase to be thrown into the gay marriage / same-sex marriage debate. The term "marriage equality" is an attempt to reframe the conversation and ascribe a cer...

July 01 2013 9 responses Vote Up Share Report


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My picture Jack Gutknecht ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 says beginning in 1 Cor. 6:9, “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals, 6:10 thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God. 6:11 Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

Religious arguments, at least some of them, against same-sex marriage are based upon Old Testament biblical passages such as Genesis 19:4-11, Leviticus 18:22, and Leviticus 20:13, while others are based upon New Testament biblical passages such as Romans 1, I Corinthians 6:8-10, and Jude 1:7. Source: Wikipedia, which you may use offline if you have the free Logos Bible Study App.

You may receive some flack if you try to tell others this, as I did one Sunday afternoon, at a MacDonalds restaurant. It was a Father's Day. But it's the truth!

March 21 2022 0 responses Vote Up Share Report


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