Evangelical Christians in the United States now face an inevitable
moment of decision. While Christians in other movements and in other
nations face similar questions, the question of homosexuality now
presents evangelicals in the United States with a decision that cannot
be avoided. Within a very short time, we will know where everyone stands
on this question. There will be no place to hide, and there will be no
way to remain silent. To be silent will answer the question.
The question is whether evangelicals will remain true to the
teachings of Scripture and the unbroken teaching of the Christian church
for over two thousand years on the morality of same-sex acts and the
institution of marriage.
The world is pressing this question upon us, but so are a number of
voices from within the larger evangelical circle — voices that are
calling for a radical revision of the church’s understanding of the
Bible, sexual morality, and the meaning of marriage. We are living in
the midst of a massive revolution in morality, and sexual morality is at
the center of this revolution. But the question of same-sex
relationships and sexuality is at the very center of the debate over
sexual morality, and our answer to this question will both determine or
reveal what we understand about everything the Bible reveals and
everything the church teaches — even the gospel itself. Continue at Al Mohler
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