The Sanctity of Marriage: A Response to the ELCA Convention

Concordia Theological Seminary, with the Christian church throughout history, confesses the sanctity of marriage as a union between a man and a woman—Gods gift of marriage at creation is a beautiful and abiding blessing upon all of humanity.

Similarly, we believe the living and healing voice of Jesus through His prophets and apostles—Sacred Scripture—when He calls us to fidelity in marriage and warns about the harmful and destructive impact upon human beings when adultery, promiscuity, or homosexuality are practiced. In departing from two thousand years of Christian teaching and practice as well as challenging the majority of present day Christians, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has exhibited sectarian behavior that saddens a large spectrum of the Christian community.

We pray that the Lord will strengthen those who remain faithful to His healing Word and recall those who have so tragically abandoned that Word and its healing and absolving Truth.

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• ELCA
• gay
• marriage
• homosexuality

[11webekl]

@RCSVirginia There is no reason at all why the LCMS can't respond to a decision in another church body.

[RCSVirginia]

As hieronomy has recommended one good video on family values, I shall recommend another one. To fully understand what a biblical marriage is that fundamentalists should be fighting for, take a look at "Mrs. Betty Bowers Explains Traditional Marriage To Everyone Else" by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian. It's far more enjoyable to watch than this video.

[RCSVirginia]

@hieronomy

I took your advice and looked up Senator Vitter of Lousiana. You are so right. He should be the poster guy for this presenter and all who think like him. Perhaps the best YouTube video I found on Senator Vitter was "Forgotten Crimes: Lawmaker, Lawbreaker" by DoingaVitter. It does show the true family values that Senator Vitter represents and why it is so important to fight for abstinence for teenagers and against any civil rights for gays.

[RCSVirginia]

The Concordia Theological Seminary is a seminary of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. It has neither jurisdiction nor authority over the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Neither does this man. He should keep his bigoted nose out of the business of a more enlightened and truly Christian church.

[hieronomy]

@pilot4321

You need to explore the psycho-pathology of your unhealthy curiosity with what others do , consensually in private.Consider the unseemliness of such a morbid preoccupation and also consider that however emotionally

charged and passionate you may be about your beliefs ....they might be wrong in a way that you've not yet thought of for only god has the quality of omniscience .

[hieronomy]

I strongly suggest that you contract with Sen Vitter of LA as your poster guy . He already has a video on YouTube , really !

[pilot4321]

@PhantomF9 Are you stating fact or opinion? The definition of marriage hasn't changed, ever! Genesis 2:24, affirmed by Paul in Ephesians 5. Jesus didn't take up the issue because was homosexuality allowable under the Law? No, it was punishable by death! Jesus was preaching to a Jewish audience, not Gentiles. Divorce is a huge problem in every church. It is serious because an unrepentant divorced person is just as accountable as an unrepentant homosexual as this is outside the boundaries.

[PhantomF9]

If a man loves a man, as friends/brothers, it's okay. BUT if two human beings love each other on deeper level, and happen to be of the same sex, suddenlly they are excluded from God's infinite love. Where is the logic in that?

You have no real argument as to why homosexuality is sinful except that someone told u it was, and the few sparse, mistranslated + misintrepeted scriptures of The Bible, which is apparentlly "The Word of God."

[PhantomF9]

@pilot4321 First of all, the definition of marriage has changed countless times. If homosexuality was such an important issue you would think Jesus might, you know, have mentioned it?? There is on the other hand, a specific condemnation of divorce in the Gospels, spoken by Jesus, and yet I don't hear Focus on the Family saying anything about divorce.

I'm so misguided?? The fact that people, like yourself, don't even recognize their own xenophobia, is baffling.

[pilot4321]

@PhantomF9 So misguided! It's all about natural law now. Sex is only acceptable to God in marriage and marriage is between a man and a woman, in fact the Scriptures speak against homosexuality throughout. Can a homosexual couple conceive and bear children? Of course not! I don't care whether one is born in fallen flesh as homosexual or chooses it, it is not natural. Romans 1 might help you out with that, so the bottom line is the NT affirms to Christians what the OT testifies to.