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The Marriage and The Bible……
Article by Jose Luciano, El Paso Texas
“What does the Bible say about gay marriage / same sex marriage?”
Whenever the Bible mentions marriage, it is between a male and a female. The first mention of marriage, Genesis 2:24, describes it as a man leaving his parents and being united to his wife. In passages that contain instructions regarding marriage, such as 1 Corinthians 7:2-16 and Ephesians 5:23-33, the Bible clearly identifies marriage as being between a man and a woman. Biblically speaking, marriage is the lifetime union of a man and a woman, primarily for the purpose of building a family and providing a stable environment for that family.
The Bible alone, however, does not have to be used to demonstrate this understanding of marriage. The biblical viewpoint of marriage has been the universal understanding of marriage in every human civilization in world history. History argues against gay marriage. Modern secular psychology recognizes that men and women are psychologically and emotionally designed to complement one another. In regard to the family, psychologists contend that a union between a man and woman in which both spouses serve as good gender role models is the best environment in which to raise well-adjusted children. Psychology argues against gay marriage. In nature/physicality, clearly, men and women were designed to “fit” together sexually. With the “natural” purpose of sexual intercourse being procreation, clearly only a sexual relationship between a man and a woman can fulfill this purpose. Nature argues against gay marriage.
So, if the Bible, history, psychology, and nature all argue for marriage being between a man and a woman—why is there such a controversy today? Why are those who are opposed to gay marriage/same-sex marriage labeled as hateful, intolerant bigots, no matter how respectfully the opposition is presented? Why is the gay rights movement so aggressively pushing for gay marriage/same-sex marriage when most people, religious and non-religious, are supportive of—or at least far less opposed to—gay couples having all the same legal rights as married couples with some form of civil union?
The answer, according to the Bible, is that everyone inherently knows that homosexuality is immoral and unnatural, and the only way to suppress this inherent knowledge is by normalizing homosexuality and attacking any and all opposition to it. The best way to normalize homosexuality is by placing gay marriage/same-sex marriage on an equal plane with traditional opposite-gender marriage. Romans 1:18-32 illustrates this. The truth is known because God has made it plain. The truth is rejected and replaced with a lie. The lie is then promoted and the truth suppressed and attacked. The vehemence and anger expressed by many in the gay rights movement to any who oppose them is, in fact, an indication that they know their position is indefensible. Trying to overcome a weak position by raising your voice is the oldest trick in the debating book. There is perhaps no more accurate description of the modern gay rights agenda than Romans 1:31, “they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless.”
To give sanction to gay marriage/same-sex marriage would be to give approval to the homosexual lifestyle, which the Bible clearly and consistently condemns as sinful. Christians should stand firmly against the idea of gay marriage/same-sex marriage. Further, there are strong and logical arguments against gay marriage/same-sex marriage from contexts completely separated from the Bible. One does not have to be an evangelical Christian to recognize that marriage is between a man and a woman.
According to the Bible, marriage is ordained by God to be between a man and a woman (Genesis 2:21-24; Matthew 19:4-6). Gay marriage/same-sex marriage is a perversion of the institution of marriage and an offense to the God who created marriage. As Christians, we are not to condone or ignore sin. Rather, we are to share the love of God and the forgiveness of sins that is available to all, including homosexuals, through Jesus Christ. We are to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15) and contend for truth with “gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15). As Christians, when we make a stand for truth and the result is personal attacks, insults, and persecution, we should remember the words of Jesus: “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you” (John 15:18-19).
THIS IS NEWS!!!!!!!
Iceland weighing ban on Internet pornography
“Iceland could become the first Western country to censor online pornography with the introduction of radical internet filters that would block online content. Critics of the plan fear censorship, citing concerns over who will choose what to filter……..
…….The ban would block access to pornographic websites in Iceland, and make it impossible to use Icelandic credit cards on X-rated sites. Iceland has already passed a law that forbids the printing and distribution of pornography…….
“At the moment, we are looking at the best technical ways to achieve this,” ……“But surely if we can send a man to the Moon, we must be able to tackle porn on the Internet.”
READ MORE:
http://rt.com/news/iceland-online-pornography-ban-201/
NO COMMENT…..
Cum arata ingerii?
Publicat pe Facebook astazi, 2/13/2013 de Pastorul Florin Ianovici
Cand au venit la noi in adunare ne-am uitat lung la ei. Era un grup de 8 frati, romi, cu palarii mari, negre, cu mustata…! Am avut o usoara strangere de inima. Apoi am aflat ca sunt un grup de frati care venise de departe in Bucuresti, la spitalul Grigore Alexandrescu, cu un copilas care a avut un accident.
Ne-am rugat pentru copil. Ei s-au rugat cu noi cateva saptamani. Au venit la fiecare program. Discreti, tacuti ca o umbra cernita.
Apoi copilul a plecat la Tatal Ceresc. Au cerut bani sa il scoata de la morga si sa duca trupul copilului acasa. Am chemat biserica la darnicie si le-am dat un ajutor. Tatal copilului a venit la mine si mi-a strans mana. Am vazut un om atat de umil, respectuos care isi purta cu demnitate durerea si saracia.
Au plecat si s-au intors la casa lor. Au venit impreuna, au plecat impreuna. Ma uit din cand in cand spre coltul din biserica unde erau. Parca mi-e dor de ei…!
In fond cine stie cum arata ingerii…!
Soon we will announce the opening of the new Ministry:
The Sunday Assembly attempted to instill wonder, but without the God of Wonder behind it
“Once 11:00 came the service kicked off with the band.
Yes. There was an atheistic church band. (Bet you never thought you’d read that in your life.) It was led by comedian Pippa Evans.
A (perhaps first-ever) atheistic church band leading the congregation in hits from Queen, Stevie Wonder, and Nina Simone.
Once the band had captured our attention, the “pastor” figure of this service exploded onto the stage. And he was hilarious.
Rightfully so, as the entire service was led by British comedian Sanderson Jones. Jones kicked the service off by warmly welcoming everyone and offering an amusing story of how he had learned that it was actually fellow atheists, not Christians as he had expected, who vocally disapproved of The Sunday Assembly.
He displayed a screenshot of his twitter feed from one disgruntled atheist who claimed that the term “church” to all atheists is like the term “concentration camp” to all Jews. Jones made short work of the mystery atheist – it was pretty funny.
After his introduction, we sang a Queen song as the service moved along.”
READ MORE:
http://blogs.christianpost.com/guest-views/my-sunday-at-an-atheistic-church-14529/
STUNNING: Obama’s Pick For CIA Is A Converted MUSLIM!
On Tom Trento’s radio show, former FBI agent John Guandolo, who wrote the first Muslim Brotherhood training manual for the FBI, outs John Brennan, Obama’s nominee for CIA Director, as having converted to Islam while working in Saudi Arabia.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/stunning-obamas-pick-for-cia-is-a-converted-muslim/
This explain why he is so ready to use drones against Americans:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/07/john-brennan-senate-hearing-cia-nomination-live-blog
http://news.yahoo.com/brennan-defends-drone-strikes-even-americans-224334056–politics.html
Proud Parents…..
Our daughter Betty had her FIRST article published with the AZ REPUBLIC…
By Betty Ilioi
Special for The Republic | azcentral.com
Thu Feb 7, 2013 3:57 PM
Simon Hewat said he never knew about world heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali’s Irish ancestry.
Hewat, who was born and raised in Dublin, attended the grand opening of “The Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820-Present” at the McClelland Irish Library in Phoenix last week.
The Scottsdale resident became a member of the library the day before the exhibit’s debut and said he learned new things about his Irish culture.
“Most people associate the Irish with kelly-green leprechauns and beards,” he said. “But this exhibit is the real deal. It represents the real-life history of Irish people in America in a unique way.”
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WE LIVE LAST DAYS ….
Florida judge approves birth certificate listing three parents
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida judge has approved the adoption of a 22-month-old baby girl that will list three people as parents on her birth certificate — a married lesbian couple and a gay man.
The decision ends a two-year paternity fight between the couple and a friend of the women who donated his sperm to father the child but later sought a larger role in the girl’s life.
The ruling means the child’s birth certificate will include a biological father and both women as parents in an unusual arrangement approved recently by a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge.
The women, Maria Italiano, 43, and Cher Filippazzo, 38, had made several unsuccessful attempts to become parents using fertility clinics.
They then turned to Italiano’s hair dresser, Massimiliano Gerina, and asked if he would provide his sperm for artificial insemination.
“When push came to shove, they figured he would understand the situation,” said Kenneth Kaplan, an attorney for the women.
“The mistake they made, however, was there should have been a written document spelling out what his rights and responsibilities were going to be.”
According to Filippazzo, the three reached a verbal agreement before Italiano became pregnant. Filipazzo said the agreement meant she would adopt the baby and the two women, a longtime couple, would raise the child together.
But shortly before the baby was born, Gerina decided he wanted to be considered a parent and not a sperm donor. The women disagreed. Under Florida law, sperm donors have no legal rights to children.
Gerina hired a lawyer, setting off nearly two years of legal wrangling.
Under the judge’s decision, the two women will have sole parental rights, although Gerina will be allowed to visit the child. He will not be expected to provide child support.
“We’re trying to do the right thing for Emma,” Filippazzo said. “We want Emma to have it all, and we believe by doing it this way, including him in a birthday or Thanksgiving, it’ll be a nice addition for her.”
“We believe the best interest for Emma is for him to have a role in her life, but not as a parent,” she said. “The role is this is mommy’s good friend who helped your moms have you because they wanted you so badly.”
By Kevin Gray | Reuters
WAKE-UP, AMERICA!!!
Messianic rabbi Jonathan Cahn (Sean Roberts)
“We must sound the alarm that must be sounded,” Cahn stated in his keynote address at the interdenominational, bipartisan event. “We must address what must be addressed, and so the message now will not be politically correct. Nor will it be political. It will be biblical. It will be true. And wherever it falls, let it fall.
“I will not hold back,” he continued. “And if I offend you, I apologize that I cannot apologize for offending you. Without truth there is no love. On a day that so embodies the future course of this nation, it’s critical that we both pray and speak the truth.”
‘Longest Married’ couple in U.S….
John and Ann Betar of Fairfield, Conn., said “I do” on Nov. 25, 1932, and have been happily married for 80 years. Together they have five children, 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
The couple was selected for the 2013 award by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a Christian marriage enrichment group based in San Bernardino, Calif., that organizes a search each year to promote the virtues of lasting marriages and inspire young couples.
“What an inspiration Mr. and Mrs. Betar are to all of us. They made a commitment to each other 80-plus years ago and they have kept that commitment over these many years. They truly are a sign of hope to us all,” Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s Ron and Judy Pekny said in a statement.
Pastorul Florin Ianovici…..Ianuarie 2013
MARTURIE DORINA MORAR, Zalau, RO
SANDY HOOK FATHER ABOUT GUNS AND CONSTITUTION…
THE DREAM……
James Edwin Cossey Yesterday (02/05/2013) near Cleveland, TN via mobil
I awoke about 4:00 am from a very graphic dream. Most of the time, dreams of mine are the result of too much pizza or spicy food, but there are those times when I am convinced they are messages from God. On the heels of last night’s Superbowl, I believe this was.
In my dream I was called to perform a wedding, and when I arrived at the church, another minister was beginning the ceremony as I waited my turn to participate. As the wedding proceeded, someone somehow informed me that the “Groom” in this wedding was entering an adulterous relationship, and had no biblical right to remarry. Furthermore, it became more and more obvious that this was going to be a “Same Sex” wedding–the attempted union of two men. Then the minister turned his focus toward me as if I were the other partner in this so-called wedding, and not just another minister in it.
Needless to say, this made me furious and I could not contain myself but began to cry out that not only was I not a “party” to this, I would have nothing to do with it, that I was there as a minister of the gospel. It was then that someone somehow communicated a message to me saying, “Anything you condone by your presence you have chosen to be a partner in!” And then, thank God, I awoke!!
Most of the commercials on last night’s Superbowl either exploited women, glorified sex, or promoted alcohol. The halftime show had to be turned off at our house because it looked more like what I would surmise someone would see in a strip joint, not what one wants in the living room for prime time! Much of TV and film “entertainment” glorifies adultery, is saturated with alcohol, fowl language, and violence!
As I awoke from my dream, this Scripture was running through my mind, “Who knowing the judgments of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but HAVE PLEASURE in them that do them” (Romans 1:32 emphasis mine).
Do we derive our entertainment from those things The Lord hates? Or do we “delight ourselves in The Lord?” Paul makes it clear in 1 Corinthians 5 that we cannot totally avoid ungodly people. To do so would mean we would have to leave the earth altogether (1 Corinthians 5:10). Furthermore, if we avoid all sinners, we cannot be a witness. But to “take pleasure” (or be entertained, as one translation says) in what they do (Romans 1:32) is another thing.
Every believer–especially parents and grandparents–need to pray as never before for discernment and wisdom to make right choices about our sources of entertainment.
Anything you condone with your presence, you have chosen to be a partner in!
Great day in the morning!
Church Should Have More Control Over Family Life
“While preserving the secular nature of our state, and not allowing the over-involvement of the government in Church life, we need to get away from the vulgar, primitive understanding of secularism,” he said.
“The Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional religions should get every opportunity to fully serve in such important fields as the support of family and motherhood, the upbringing and education of children, youth, social development, and to strengthen the patriotic spirit of the armed forces.”
Read full article:
http://www.charismanews.com/world/38083-putin-church-should-have-more-control-over-family-life
SEMNAL DE ALARMA!!!
LUCA 13: 1-9
1. In vremea aceea au venit unii si au istorisit lui Isus ce se intamplase unor galileeni, al caror sange il amestecase Pilat cu jertfele lor.
2. “Credeti voi”, le-a raspuns Isus, “ca acesti galileeni au fost mai pacatosi decat toti ceilalti galileeni, pentru ca au patit astfel?
3. Eu va spun: nu; ci, daca nu va pocaiti, toti veti pieri la fel.
4. Sau acei optsprezece insi, peste care a cazut turnul din Siloam si i-a omorat, credeti ca au fost mai pacatosi decat toti ceilalti oameni care locuiau in Ierusalim?
5. Eu va spun: nu; ci, daca nu va pocaiti, toti veti pieri la fel.”
6. El a spus si pilda aceasta: “Un om avea un smochin sadit in via sa. A venit sa caute rod in el, si n-a gasit.
7. Atunci a zis vierului: “Iata ca sunt trei ani de cand vin si caut rod in smochinul acesta, si nu gasesc. Taie-l. La ce sa mai cuprinda si pamantul degeaba?”
8. “Doamne”, i-a raspuns vierul, “mai lasa-l si anul acesta; am sa-l sap de jur imprejur si am sa-i pun gunoi la radacina.
9. Poate ca de acum inainte va face rod; daca nu, il vei taia.”
Posted by Florin Ianovici 8 hours ago near Bucharest, Bucuresti (4 Februarie 2013)
Nu l-am cunoscut pe Alexandru dar l-am vazut aseara la spitalul de chirurgie plastica. A fost adus in urma in urma unui accident prin electrocutare. O imagine cutremuratoare, cum rar mi-a fost dat sa vad.
Mama lui se ghemuise de durere si epuizare pe un scaun in holul de asteptare. Bunica imi spunea printre lacrimi ca Aexandru mai venea pe la adunare din cand in cand. Nu s-a botezat pentru ca nu se simtea pregatit.
Cand a fost adus la spital a spus personalului medical ca vede doua porti: a iadului si a raiului si ca nu vrea sa intre pe poarta iadului. Acum este in coma indusa iar noua ne raman tacerile chinuite si suferinta unei neputinte care sfasie.
Am stat in fata unui tanar de 19 ani ars in proportie de 95% care isi traieste ultimile clipe. Ma gandeam, rugandu-ma, la un singur cuvant: “aşadar, nu atârnă nici de cine vrea, nici de cine aleargă, ci de Dumnezeu care are milă.” Imi doresc ca Dumnezeu sa aiba mila de el.
In toiul vietii umbra mortii stie sa se furiseze si sa isi ia plata. Daca am trai in neprihanire ar pleca cu mana goala.
Sa avem grija ce facem cu viata noastra! Sa traim astfel incat sa lasam in urma noastra certitudini, nu intrebari dureroase.
E o zi de luni, e inceput de saptamana, e o indurarea noua a lui Dumnezeu pentru orice suflet. Fii intelept si foloseste bine timpul pe care Tatal ceresc ti l-a daruit!
In fond cine stie cat ne-a mai ramas?
So God Made a Farmer…
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