Comments on: Sunday 27th December - Marriage http://www.yorkelim.com/2009/12/27/sunday-20th-december-marriage/ Sermons and teachings from Elim Pentecostal Church York, UK. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: don gunn http://www.yorkelim.com/2009/12/27/sunday-20th-december-marriage/#comment-32297 don gunn Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:13:03 +0000 http://www.york-epc.org.uk/?p=638#comment-32297 God makes it quite clear very early in Genesis how important the sanctity of marriage is: 1 It is God's idea (Gen 2:18-24). 2 Commitment essential (Gen 24:58-60). 3 Romance important (Gen 29:10,11). 4 Best environment for raising children (Mal 2 14,15). 5 Faithfulness cements bond of trust,the foundation of all realationships (Mat 5:32) 6 Is permamment (Mat 19:6). 7 Living symbol of Christ and the church (Eph 5:23-32). 8 Is good and honourable (Heb 13:4). 9 Holds times of great joy (Jer 7:34). 10 Is based on love, not feelings (Eph 5:21ff) 11 Ideally, only death should dissolve (Rom 7: 2,3) Also, it is clear that marriage is to be between man and woman. Any other state of "marriage" can only be a sin. Graham's reminder of Jesus being born into a family with a mother and father is clearly how God intended a family to be. I cannot see how a child can be raised properly in a same sex "marriage"; nor a single parent family for I have experience of this, both as a child and a parent. It is not ideal! God makes it quite clear very early in Genesis how important the sanctity of marriage is:
1 It is God’s idea (Gen 2:18-24).
2 Commitment essential (Gen 24:58-60).
3 Romance important (Gen 29:10,11).
4 Best environment for raising children (Mal 2
14,15).
5 Faithfulness cements bond of trust,the
foundation of all realationships (Mat 5:32)
6 Is permamment (Mat 19:6).
7 Living symbol of Christ and the church (Eph
5:23-32).
8 Is good and honourable (Heb 13:4).
9 Holds times of great joy (Jer 7:34).
10 Is based on love, not feelings (Eph 5:21ff)
11 Ideally, only death should dissolve (Rom 7:
2,3)

Also, it is clear that marriage is to be between man and woman. Any other state of “marriage” can only be a sin.

Graham’s reminder of Jesus being born into a family with a mother and father is clearly how God intended a family to be. I cannot see how a child can be raised properly in a same sex “marriage”; nor a single parent family for I have experience of this, both as a child and a parent. It is not ideal!

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