James 4:12a (NKJV)
12 There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to
destroy.
Isaiah 5:20–21 (NKJV)
20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who
put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and
sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent
in their own sight!
Psalm 94:20–23 (NKJV)
20 Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by
law, Have fellowship with You? 21 They gather together against the life of the
righteous, And condemn innocent blood. 22 But the LORD has been my defense, And
my God the rock of my refuge. 23 He has brought on them their own iniquity, And
shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The LORD our God shall cut them
off.
God is the Lord. He is
Himself the embodiment of all that is good and beautiful and true. As human
beings, however, we often go astray, seeking to define these things for
ourselves. This inevitably results in evil, ugliness, and lies. The brutality
and wickedness of the Egyptians, the Assyrians, the Romans, the Huns, the
Vandals, the Mongols, the Turks, the Japanese Empire, the Nazis, the Soviets,
the Saudis, and, increasingly, the United States of America are well known and
grievous. Woe, says Isaiah, to those who call evil good.
This past week the Supreme
Court of the United States continued to exalt itself against the Most High God
and pretend that it can make laws contrary to the moral law of God. It declared
that same sex unions are a constitutional right. Such a declaration is an
abomination to God, an affront to our forefathers, a violation of our
Constitutional Republic, and a further invitation of divine judgment. God will
destroy the throne that devises wickedness by law.
CREC Response to the Obergefell Decision
In light of the Obergefell decision by
the United States Supreme Court on June 26th, [our denomination] the Communion
of Reformed Evangelical Churches makes the following declaration.
All the varied expressions of
transgressive sexuality currently being celebrated in our culture, and now by
the highest court in the land, are out of accord with God’s creational design
for human sexuality, and are therefore sinful in the eyes of God. Whenever men
set themselves up arrogantly to challenge God’s holy standards for sexuality,
seeking to teach contrary to what God has taught us in His Word, they are
vainly attempting something that is not within their authority to accomplish.
We cannot bestow dignity where God has withheld it, and we cannot join together
what God has determined shall remain forever separated.
Because we in the CREC submit to the
full and complete authority of Scripture, we accept our responsibility to reach
out in true compassion to those caught in the snare of such sexual sin. At the
same time, we refuse to accept that false compassion which leaves men and women
alone with their sin, and so we declare that Jesus Christ died and rose, and we
plead with all such to turn to the Lord Jesus Christ so that they might be
forgiven, just as we have been forgiven.
In light of this decision, the CREC
calls upon the leaders of these United States, whether elected or appointed,
whether legislative, judicial, or executive, whether local or national, to
repent of this egregious and arrogant sin of attempting to define reality
contrary to how God has defined it. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit, amen.
Reminded
that the Sovereign Lord is the Lawgiver and Judge, let us confess our own sins
and the sins of our nation this morning. We’ll have a time of silent confession
followed by the corporate confession in your bulletin.