Kim Davis an elected official who refused to sign her name to a same-sex marriages certificate; has been in the news of late. Kim Davis believes that she is standing on God's word by refusing a marriage license to same-sex couples. Some would route for her stand that she took that even sent her to jail. But is she right? Does she have the right to refuse mirages license to same-sex couples? The answer may surprise some, but the answer is no she is not right. Point being she is an elected official sworn into this position. If her job would have her compromising her beliefs, then the fair and faithful step would give up her position. After all same-sex marriages are law. So I'm I agreeing with same sex marriages? No, but this is not the issue. Unpopular my stance may be this is not the issue at all. A big picture is being played out before us. Separation of Church and state is a law for a reason. I'm I saying that Kim Davis is wrong for what she believes? No, but she is wrong trying to impose those beliefs in that being a "secular government"on to others.
Constitutional Defenses to Religious Offences
As stated she should have stepped down from her position. Where this will lead to if not checked with popular beliefs will pave the way for persecution of other faiths. If a majority believes in a certain belief in the Bible, and a select few doesn't then, that will have explications of direct offenses on the constitution. Listen to this quote "When our nation, in its legislative councils, shall enact laws to bind the consciences of men in regard to their religious privileges, enforcing Sunday observance, and bringing oppressive power to bear against those who keep the seventh-day Sabbath, the law of God will, to all intents and purposes, be made void in our land, and national apostasy will be followed by national ruin."—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:977 (1888). – {LDE 133.5} Whether you believe that or not the Kim Davis case is a wheel of momentum toward the movement against religious liberty. I will go a step further the type of Christendom that Kim Davis represents and others like her are the majority of what is being displayed and portrayed in our country. John 16:2 ESV
Service of God
They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. Sometimes Christians think they are doing the will of God when, in fact, they are not. God gave us free will to chose and so we should have the same principle. How can one have freedom at the expense of one losing their freedom for another's freedom? When does the balance of freedom take place? Has there ever been a perfect balance? How can anyone justify their freedom over anyone else? How can one say my freedom is right, and you are wrong therefore your freedom is invalid when you disagree with another's freedom? No, we are not free to do what we will or sin when we want. But we cannot force beliefs on anyone. Force worship is not of God, and neither is opposing that belief in a secular government with a constitutional law separating church and state. My view is neither a conservative view or liberal view it is the gospel view. We present what we believe in a loving manner in the confines that separate the church and state separation principle. If we don't, then we are headed down a dark road. The dark ages will be repeated, and the misrepresenting of God, and his character that's presented to the masses and led them astray. "It is at the time of the national apostasy when, acting on the policy of Satan, the rulers of the land will rank themselves on the side of the man of sin. It is then the measure of guilt is full. The national apostasy is the signal for national ruin."—Selected Messages 2:373 (1891). – {LDE 134.1} There will be a common goal people who believe they are doing the will of God will blindly follow Satan and his plan. "When Protestant churches shall unite with the secular power to sustain a false religion, for opposing which their ancestors endured the fiercest persecution, then will the papal sabbath be enforced by the combined authority of church and state. There will be a national apostasy, which will end only in national ruin".—Evangelism, 235 (1899). – {LDE 134.3}
Misrepresentation
Many that don't believe in God or Jesus believe this way because of the misrepresenting of God's character. "We are approaching the end of this earth’s history, and Satan is working as never before. He is striving to act as director of the Christian world. With an intensity that is marvelous, he is working with his lying wonders. Satan is represented as walking about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. He desires to embrace the whole world in his confederacy. Hiding his deformity under the garb of Christianity, he assumes the attributes of a Christian and claims to be Christ Himself."—Manuscript Releases 8:346 (1901). – {LDE 155.1}
In Conclusion
By no means is this an acceptance of what God calls sin. Let us look at the bigger picture where this could lead to if the Christian world is not careful. We must distance what we believe and separate it from the political agendas that are at work in our country after all it was religious leaders through the means of political means that crucified our Lord Jesus Christ. This has been Looking at the Bigger Picture a Remnant Informer Blog Series Written by Robert Davis in association with Advent Reel Media.
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