I am appalled at the ease at which traditionally evangelical
churches have thrown aside the authority of Scripture on the issue of
homosexuality. It is expected today that the first same-sex “marriage” will
occur in our state of North Carolina and most of our pastors are silent on the
issue. It is as if pastors have waved the white flag of defeat, naively believing
this issue will not affect them or their church, and giving no thought to society,
our nation, nor the Lord’s Kingdom. I was prodded to writing this today after
reading a Facebook post where a fellow Baptist naively referred to same-sex “marriage”
as the “new normal.”
There is nothing new about sin, and there is nothing normal
about homosexuality. Let us momentarily lay aside that Scripture calls
homosexuality an abomination. In fact, let us remove the teaching of Scripture
from the issue altogether. I do this in hope of avoiding the attacks of being a
Bible-thumping evangelical Christian, which I am very proud to be. Let us talk
about “natural law” and move the debate into the realm of philosophy.
Natural law is derived from nature, with laws, rules, and
moral behavior (both personal and social) being derived from nature. If memory
serves me right, Thomas Aquinas argued that for any sexual act to be moral it
had to be generative. Since both male sperm and the female egg are required to
produce life, natural law argues that any sexual act other than male-female is
immoral. As same-sex “marriages” become more politically and socially accepted,
society suffers and human population is reduced. If everyone enters a same sex
union, the human race would soon become extinct, unless modern fertility
procedures rushes in to save the day using ancient natural law methodology of
the sperm and the egg. Until same-sex relationships can naturally become genitive
without medical intervention, nature declares the act unnatural.
In lovingly addressing the current events to congregations,
politicians, and LGBTQIAs, let me challenge men and women of God to reach
deeper than their faith and look at natural law. You will then find the
strength and resolve to stand firm on the Scripture and the principles of God,
for you will have both Scripture and natural law to strengthen your stance and
make your message more convincing. Remember, even before Scripture, our Creator
breathed natural law into existence for the created.
