Jim Daly of Focus on the Family says he’s often asked What’s your problem with gay marriage? Today, we’ll tell you how he answers.
Daly says he typically gets asked that question in secular interviews, or one associated with it like, why does gay marriage bother your or how does it affect your life or marriage.
Daly writes, “Almost two years after Obergefell vs Hodges, the landmark 2015 Supreme Court decision that redefined marriage across all 50 states, social debate continues about homosexuality and transgender issues.
Some say there should be no boundaries. But consider the natural outworking of that view. Imagine a garden. What if you didn’t tend to it for years and allowed nature to take its course? What if, in the words of the Obergefell decision, you allowed it to “flourish”?
The result would not be a productive, thriving garden. The damage might be so severe only the wisdom of a master gardener could help you undo it all. That’s because untended gardens are not healthy for long. They’re always susceptible to weeds.
So are cultures that accept any and every idea as equally true and of equal value and benefit.
But before we Christians point our fingers, we do well to understand that all human nature is susceptible to weeds of one kind or another. Scripture never classifies sexual identity problems as “super sins.”
Daly says, “The point is, the right conception of sin has a tremendous impact on how we decide to respond to it.”