The Problem with Ecumenical Social-Justice Projects

The recent “March for Marriage” rally in Washington, D.C. reveals the problem with ecumenical social-justice projects from a biblical viewpoint. The rally, sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), drew an estimated 36,000 people. Humanly speaking, the cause is commendable, but the method does not have God’s blessing in that it operates in direct disobedience to His Word. Prominent in the rally were representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and other heretical churches, including San Francisco Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. We are glad that Cordileone had the courage to stand up for traditional marriage and against “same-sex marriage” in this very public forum in the face of the vicious mocking and threats of homosexual activists and demands by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) that he stay away. But God’s Word forbids me to join hands with him or any other church leader who holds to false doctrine. I am to “reject them,” “avoid them,” and “turn away” from them (Titus 3:10-11; Rom. 16:17; 2 Tim. 3:5). That has nothing to do with hate; it is obedience to God’s Word. The presence of “evangelicals” such as Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council is evidence of the spiritual rebellion that characterizes most churches today, even those that claim to believe the Bible. The National Organization for Marriage is part of the problem, not the solution. The only real solution for America’s problems is a serious spiritual revival in Bible-believing churches. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Ch. 7:14).

(Friday Church News Notes, June 27, 2014, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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