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I never thought that I would agree with Rod Thomas, I guess stranger things have happened. I agree with his definition of marriage.
Does gender matter? Is God interested in monogamous, loving relationships? He is. He is but I think that there is more to marriage than this, though.
...so might I be asked to marry a man to a man?
Is this a possibility?
I believe that we should all commit to a monogamous relationship with a legal backing. I think that marriage is a sign pointing to something bigger - Christ and the church and so I think that gay and lesbian partnerships have to be called something else. Marriage conveys the idea of two different genders coming together to commit to one another and have children as a product of their union.
I believe in love. I believe that love will express itself in ways we can not control or contain. It is an expansive and exuberant emotion. It is more than this. It is also about sacrifice and understanding yourself only as you are faced by the 'other,' there is less of this mystical 'otherness' in a same-sex relationship. It is different to marriage.
What do you think?
"I believe that we should all commit to a monogamous relationship with a legal backing."
ReplyDeleteEr … no room for single people? or have you missed a qualification out here?
I think Jesus knew best when He said "have you not read? For this reason God created them male and female..."
ReplyDeleteAh Doug yes I missed the qualification - just that when we are involved with another human, there should be some kind of covenant-making operation as a sign of this union's commitment. Single people might enter into covenants - ie David and Jonathan - "Sealing the covenant, David swears his devotion to Jonathan, 'for he loved him as he loved his own life' (1 Samuel 20:17). When Jonathan is killed, King David composes a eulogy for him, praising his devotion: 'greatly beloved were you to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women' (2 Samuel 1:26).
ReplyDeleteI know this passage has been used in the debate in other ways. Unlike single people entering into friendships, marriage should be monogamous - sexual intimacy is best conducted within the framework of marriage. I do not think this is God's way of ruining all our fun; I think it is his way of showing love for us, it is for our good.
Thanks for the clarification, Rachel
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