Seriously though if the government said that we as Pastors have to (and yes I am) move to the back of the bus (perform same sex marriage) and that they will enforce it, then believe you me, they will expect us to with consequences. On another note…no shoes, no shirts, no service, remember when you didn’t have to have on shoes to get service, I know that’s funny but what if you don’t own shoes. Where have you been over the last 50 years. You are too out of touch, just because you accept it, and you perform these ceremonies, don’t tell others they are not threatened. Where were you when blacks were not allowed to drink out of public water fountains and facilities and other races were not prosecuted for killing them because it was right in the eyes of the law. The government can do what the want, they are the government. God holds out hope for all sinners who will turn away from the sins of the past, embrace Christ as their righteousness and their forgiveness and move forward into lives of holiness.Where was this guy when the government took prayer out of school and the work place and most public places where it can be views as annoying or infringing on the rights of others to worship or pray. "So I want people to repent of the sin they have done. There is no such thing as homosexual marriage. "Paul says in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: 'Men who practice homosexuality.', he doesn't say: 'Except in the case of marriage'. Gay marriage, Piper argues, "can't be used as a warrant in order to justify homosexual behaviour" because there is no precedent for it in scripture. However, "If they then looked at 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 which says men who practice homosexuality will not inherit the kingdom of God.and still wanted to move forward into a relationship I would say: 'No, because now you are moving back into the very same sin that you just moved out of.'" "If two men had been sleeping together in a same sex relationship and came to me wanting to marry them and said they were sorry for the sin of sleeping together before they were married, I would willingly help them receive forgiveness and trust Jesus and find repentance and move forward in holiness," he shares. Piper then goes on to distinguish between this and the marriage of same-sex couples, noting that true repentance results in transformation and change. "The fact that they in their past have the sin of fornication.doesn't diminish the possibility of purity and holiness in the present and in the future." "That is what I want these couples who have sinned to embrace," he says. Piper adds that the "failure to offer pure and virgin bodies to each other at the altar of marriage" brings him "a great sadness", but that "purity on the other side of sin is possible through the justifying and sanctifying work of Christ". In that case, yeah, I will follow through with the wedding." And that bears a beautiful testimony of the grace of God in their lives. They are turning to God for forgiveness through Jesus. "They are really serious about repenting of their sin. If they see the wrong of what they are doing and repent and bear the fruit of purity and public display of the lordship of Jesus in their lives, then I would move forward with their wedding plan, all other things being in proper order," he says. Now, if they refuse I tell them: 'No, I won't do the wedding'. Piper shares that he would suggest that such a couple "repent and bear the fruit.And that fruit would be move out and stop living together until you are married. The pastor notes his conviction that "sexual relations outside marriage is sin", but that "it is not unforgiveable". "I would marry them in certain circumstances," he reveals of co-habiting heterosexual couples. Piper – a staunch opponent of homosexual marriage - however, differentiates the two. Some even suggest that it is no different to marrying a gay or lesbian couple, which remains a hotly-debated topic within the Church. Those who do not support pre-marital unions suggest that by agreeing to marry a co-habiting couple, a pastor endorses sin. US church leader and theologian John Piper has addressed a controversial topic in the latest ' Ask Pastor John' segment on his blog – would he marry a couple who have chosen to live together before they wed? John Piper says same-sex marriage is "a mirage in our culture"
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