Marriage is a God-given ordinance. Therefore, God knows the true definition of marriage. He defines the relationship as between a man and woman. In God’s Word, when husbands are spoken to about their wives, wives are referred to as “she” or her.” When wives are spoken to about their husbands, husbands are referred to as “he.” On top of that, the relationship between Christ and His church is likened to marriage. Jesus, male, is called the husband or bridegroom, and the church, always referred to as “she” or “her,” is the bride.

So we Christians need not fool ourselves as the world is fooled. We have the truth. “Marriage” is between male and female; there really isn’t any such thing as a “gay marriage.” But for the sake of moving along the discussion of what we Christians are publically facing, I’ll use the term for its intended, worldly purposes.

I ran across the following piece from a Pastor Denny Burk, also a professor of biblical studies at Boyce College. His answer to whether Christians should attend gay weddings is “no;” an answer in which I’m in total agreement. Mr. Burk says…

“A wedding is a public recognition of a union, and those in attendance are there to help celebrate and add their assent to the union. There is a reason that the traditional ceremony includes the bit about “let him speak now or forever hold his peace.” The witnesses are not merely spectating. Their mere presence implies their support of the union. Because our Lord has told us not to celebrate or approve sin (Isa. 5:20; Rom. 1:32), Christians should not attend gay weddings.

“Can we invite our gay neighbors to dinner? Can we welcome them as guests in our home? Can we work alongside them as colleagues at our places of business? Can we offer real friendship and love? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. But we may not attend their wedding. We should vigorously pursue other ways to love our gay friends and neighbors that don’t include compromise on issues of truth. No one relishes the conflict that comes with declining such an invitation. It’s a tough call, but it is the right call.”

Since God saw fit to help us know what defines marriage, the gender of the participants is importantly solidified. Mixing up the genders destroys the point of marriage. Why then would a Christian think that it’s okay to be involved in and approve of a sham and sinful ceremony called gay marriage?