Stand for Marriage
Sunday!
WEDDING OF THE CENTURY
“Every Wedding is a Royal Wedding…”
How should Bible-Believing
Christians respond to conflicting
views on marriage?
I. THE _______ PATTERN
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“So God created man
in his own image, in the
image of God he
created him; male and
female he created
them.”
Genesis 1:27
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“For this reason a man
will leave his father and
mother and be united to
his wife, and they will
become one flesh.”
Genesis 2:24
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“Have you not read that at the beginning,
the Creator made them male and female,
and said: `For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united to his
wife and the two will become one flesh?’”
Matthew 19:4-5
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“So they are no longer
two but one. Therefore
what God has joined
together, let no man
separate.”
Matthew 19:6
In both the Old and
New Testaments, one
man and one woman in
a marriage covenant
relationship for life is
the Divine Pattern.
I. THE DIVINE PATTERN
“More than ten thousand
studies have concluded that
kids do best when they are
raised by loving and committed
mothers and fathers.”
Dr. James Dobson
Benefits for Married Couples
Happiness: More likely to be happy in a general sense
(50%).
Performance: More than a third more likely to take pride in
their work (34%).
Health: Nearly a third more likely to rate their health
excellent or very good (30%).
Marital Satisfaction: Relational happiness (25%)
Divorce or Separation: Less likely (50%)
Adultery: More than 4 times less likely (7.7% vs. 33.8%).
Earned Income: As much as 5 times more annually ($54K
vs. $9.4K).
Benefits for Children:
Average GPA: Almost 1/2 grade point (2.94 vs. 2.48).
Expulsion or Suspension from School: Nearly 3 times less
likely.
Repeating a Grade: Nearly 6 times less likely (6% vs. 34%).
Hard Drug Use: Nearly 2.5 less likely (8.5% vs. 20.1%).
Drunkenness: Nearly 2 times less likely (22.4% vs. 41.2%).
Homosexual Activity: 3 times less likely (2.5% vs. 7.5%).
Running Away from Home: Over 2.5 times less likely.
Average Number of Sex Partners (Females): Over 3 times
less (0.47 vs. 1.55).
II. THE ___________
PERVERSION
II. THE DECEPTIVE
PERVERSION
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
“You are not to
sleep with a man
as with a woman;
it is detestable.”
Leviticus 18:22
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
“If a man sleeps with a man as with a
woman, they have both committed an
abomination...”
Leviticus 20:13a
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
What Is Jesus’ Perspective?
“Do not think that I have come to abolish
the Law or the Prophets; I have not
come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”
Matthew 5:17
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
What Is Jesus’ Perspective?
“I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth
disappear, not the smallest letter, not the
least stroke of a pen, will by any means
disappear from the Law until everything is
accomplished.” Matthew 5:18
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
What Is Jesus’ Perspective?
“And you people of Capernaum, will you
be honored in heaven? No, you will go
down to the place of the dead. For if the
miracles I did for you had been done in
wicked Sodom, it would still be here
today.” Matthew 11:23
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
What Is Jesus’ Perspective?
“Have you not read that He who made
them at the beginning ‘made them male
and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a
man shall leave his father and mother and
be joined to his wife, and the two shall
become one flesh’?” Matthew 19:4-5
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
What Is Jesus’ Perspective?
“So then, they are no longer two but one
flesh. Therefore what God has joined
together, let not man separate.” Matthew
19:6
II. THE DECEPTIVE PERVERSION
Additional New Testament Scriptures
condemning Homosexuality as an act,
behavior or lifestyle:
Romans 1:18, 26-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
1 Timothy 1:10; 2 Peter 2:6ff; Jude 7; etc.
III. THE __________
PROBLEM
III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM
III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM
Is there a “Gay Gene?”
“Gay Gene” Studies conducted by…. Gays
III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM
“For all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God”
Romans 3:23
III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM
“We all, like sheep, have gone
astray, each of us has turned to
his own way...”
Isaiah 53:6
III. THE DEFINITIVE PROBLEM
“I am certain that
homosexuality does not
result from irresistible
genetic influences, as
some would have us
believe.”
Dr. James Dobson
III. THE _______________
Program
III. THE Destructive Program
III. THE Destructive Program
Homosexuals represent a fraction of
the total U.S. population: Only 3.5%!
But the activists have been extremely
successful in advancing their agenda.
III. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
Goals of the Radical Homosexual Agenda:
Special privileges and rights in the laws (e.g.,
Federal Hate Crimes; ENDA; Military; etc.).
“Sensitivity training" of our children through public
education.
Silencing critics in the clergy and Christian media.
Securing the legal benefits of marriage and parenting
for any two people of the same gender.
III. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
A. Entertainment Arena
III. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
B. Educational Arena
III. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
“It is the first fact
of civilization,
whoever captures
the kids owns the
future.”
Patricia Nell Warren
III. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
C. Legal/Legislative Arena
Comparison of Family Structures
IBF: Intact Biological Families vs.
LM: Lesbian Moms & GF: Gay Fathers
 Are much more likely to have received
welfare growing up (LM 306%; GF 235% more
likely)
 Have lower educational attainment (IBF 3.19;
LM 2.39; GF 2.64 GPA)
 Report less safety and security in their family
of origin (LM 24%; GF 21% less safe/secure)
Comparison of Family Structures
 Report more ongoing "negative impact" from
their family of origin (LM 36%; GF 26% more)
 Are more likely to suffer from depression (LM
20%; GF 19% more likely than IBF)
 Have been arrested more often (LM 42%; GF
48% more often than IBF)
 If they are female, have had more sexual
partners-both male (IBF 2.79; LM 4.02; GF
5.92) and female (IBF 0.22; LM 1.04; GF 1.47)
III. THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
Edmund Burke is often cited:
“All that is needed for evil to
triumph is for good men to do
nothing.”
We must do something!
IV. THE ______________ PLAN
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 1: Pray
We need to pray for God's mercy on a
nation that is speeding toward
Sodom and hurtling toward
Gomorrah.
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 1: Pray
“If my people who are called by my name
will humble themselves and pray, and
seek my face, and turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear from heaven,
forgive their sin, and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 2: Practice
We need to practice the biblical
principles for a healthy marriage as a
positive and winsome witness.
See 1 Peter 3:1-7 & Ephesians 5:22-33.
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
We need to participate in our culture
and government as Salt and Light
(Matt. 5:13-16)
Action Step 3: Participate
“You are the Salt of the Earth…You
are the Light of the World.”
Matthew 5:13-16
“Give to Caesar what is Caesar's
and to God what is God’s.”
Matthew 22:21
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Let your voice be heard!
Facebook Posts
Twitter Posts
Comments on Websites Blog Posts
Editorials Pages
Radio Call-Ins
Visit StandforMarriage.com for more.
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
Contact your Elected Officials: Congress
overwhelmingly voted for marriage between one
man and one woman in 1996 (DOMA). Urge
current members to speak up for marriage, and
when they do, thank them. Call the U.S. Capitol
switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Or visit
www.FRC.org and click on Contact Officials.
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 3: Participate
On March 26, consider joining thousands
of Marriage Supporters in Washington, DC
as the Supreme Court begins hearings.
Visit MarriageMarch.org for details.
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 4: Proclaim
“Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually
immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor
male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards
nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the
kingdom of God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9b-10
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 4: Proclaim
“Some of you were like this, BUT you
were washed, you were sanctified,
you were justified in the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of
our God.”
1 Corinthians 6:11
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 4: Proclaim
“If you hold to my teaching (that’s God’s
pattern), you are really my disciples.
Then you will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free… If the Son sets
you free, you are free indeed.”
John 8:31-32; 36
IV. THE DETERMINED PLAN
Action Step 4: Proclaim
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is
a new creation; old things have passed
away, and look, new things have come.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
Stand for Marriage
Sunday!