Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Something could be "against the law" and recognized by authorities breach of contract and still not be heavily punished. The courts currently do this in divorce cases involving adultery.
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Something could be "against the law" and recognized by authorities breach of contract and still not be heavily punished. The courts currently do this in divorce cases involving adultery.
The court doesn't want to hear about your adultry. In fact most states no longer have fault based divorced. NC uses it to bar spousal support for the cheating party. MD still has adultry as a crime But I believe the fine is something like $15.
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"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow." ~Aesop
My beliefs on gay marriage exist on several levels.
1. Personal - I believe that gay marriage or any gay relationship is an act that God considers to be an abomination. It is sin. It is wrong.
2. Legal - On a Federal Level - The federal government does not have the Constitutionally granted authority to deal with matters such as this. This is a state issue and completely outside the specific powers granted the federal government. The Constitution says that all powers not specifically granted to the federal government in that document are reserved to the states and the people.
3. Legal - On the state level - If the people of a state duly vote to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman then, by the word and edict of the people, it is so.
4. Marriage - I think that the whole thing would not even be an issue had we not allowed government to begin licensing marriage. Marriage is a religious rite and should have been kept as a church procedure. If that had been done then the church would retain complete control over the definition of marriage. What government grants license for... government then controls. We ought not be too shocked that a secular government, given authority over a religious rite, has taken it in a secular direction.
Good points. You have pretty much the same views that my husband does.
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When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
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