Marriage counseling

I have discovered that I need to expand wedding counseling sessions to cover more issues, especially when the couple does not attend church, or I don't know them very well. With a soaring divorce rate, it's more important to deal with more issues up front. I find myself trying to discourage many weddings because I can tell that they are not being established for the right reasons.

Louisiana, along with other states, has established a Covenant Marriage that eliminates the No-Fault divorce for those who opt for it. It's a shame that such a thing has to be done because, in the sight of God, every marriage should be a Covenant Marriage where the marriage is for life except in the case of abandonment of an unbelieving spouse, adultery or death. Those are the only scripturally acceptable reasons for divorce and subsequent re-marriage. Christians who divorce for any other reason are commanded in the New Testament to remain unmarried or be reconciled lest they cause themselves and their new spouses to live in the sin of adultery. I know that our modern society frowns on such common sense teaching but if we could just embrace God's original plan for marriage between one man and one woman for life, that would sure simplify many of our present ills.

I have also had to write 6 new resolutions to be added to our church by laws to establish legal guidelines as some sort of protection against those who would want to perform same sex marriages, or have such a wedding at our church, and we refuse to allow it.

I'll go to my grave standing upon God's Word that never changes and never fails. It may be unpopular and unacceptable to society but so be it. I'll not compromise for the sake of being acceptable. God is against same sex marriage and that's that. Truth is truth no matter what anyone thinks about it. I don't hate those who believe in these types of marriages; and thank God I won't have to judge their eternal souls on Judgment Day, but I'm not comfortable around them and they aren't likely to hang around me. I doubt seriously that many people who refuse to give up their "alternative lifestyle" will ever attend our church because I refuse to compromise the message just to keep them. God can still deliver them.

We love all people; we just hate the sin that has them bound and blind to their sin. I wish I could have a church full of thee dear people to preach to but I doubt they will want to hear what I have to say from the Word of God.