Homosexual Marriage: Should the church get out of the marriage business?
The church can certainly get out of
the marriage business if the marriage business means the wedding
business. The church can easily get out of the wedding business, but
it cannot get out of responsibility for marriage. The church has a duty to
uphold and honor marriage because Christ himself demonstrated
the importance and centrality of marriage for human society.
The New
Testament reveals that the church must make decisions related to sexual
morality, assign responsibility for the raising of children, outline
distinctions within the household, and define the roles of a husband and
wife. While these may not be interests of the state, they are inescapably
interests of the church. The church needs to clearly state it will not marry homosexuals but welcome them to come and confess their sin like everybody else.
