1. Who Can Be Married – Pt. II Romans 1:26-32

2. Who Can Be Married? We began a lesson last week looking at the idea of who God intended marriage to be for Many today are trying to redefine marriage as no longer only between a man and a woman We’ve now started down a very slippery slope

3. Who Can Be Married? We need to understand that it is not the job of man to define or redefine marriage God has already done that in His word We are to regulate marriage based on His standards that are set forth

4. Who Can Be Married? So if God’s word has already defined marriage, then how has it defined it? Last week we looked at 4 pieces of evidence in the OT that showed us God’s feelings towards homosexuality This week we focus our study on the NT and what it says

5. Jesus Speaks One of the arguments for same-sex marriage for those who wish to use the Bible is that Jesus never spoke about it In other words, if it was that important, Jesus would have said something about it

6. Jesus Speaks The fact is that Jesus did speak about marriage in this regard Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus first speaks of God creating them male and female There is significance in that statement!

7. Jesus Speaks What Jesus is doing in this passage is upholding that which was made from creation Jesus also speaks about the truth contained in the Pentateuch (Jn. 5:46-47) That included Sodom & the Law

8. Jesus Speaks Jesus addressed Sodom & Gomorrah multiple times in the Gospels (Matt. 10:15; 11:24; Mk. 6:11; Lk. 17:28-32) He issued warnings in looking back at the wickedness of those cities, which included the sin of homosexuality Jesus did in fact address this issue

9. Romans 1 Paul also addressed this issue in the opening chapter of the book of Romans In chapter 1, Paul addresses the sins of the Gentiles In chapter 2, he goes after the Jews Chapter 3 says we all sin (v. 23)

10. Romans 1 Back in chapter 1 Paul addresses this very sin Vs. 18-28 Paul describes this sin in a way that is unmistakable and undeniable This has been admittedly the toughest obstacle for homosexuals

11. Romans 1 This idea of what is against nature goes all the way back to creation What God created us for is what is natural to us That’s why it’s not natural for us to walk on our hands or stand on our heads

12. NT Passages This condemnation of homosexuality also is spoken elsewhere in the NT, mainly by Paul Paul states that neither the effeminate nor sodomites would inherit the kingdom of God (I Cor. 6:9-10) Paul speaks again in the next chapter (7:2)

13. NT Passages Paul speaks again regarding this matter in I Timothy 1:-10 He calls those things “contrary (opposed) to sound doctrine” There really should be no question of how God feels towards these sins of mankind