MISSOURI STRONGHOLD
Sharon L. Cooper-Lyons
Macon, Mo 63552

Congress, News Media,

I had recently emailed my opinion of gay marriage. As a Christian I do not hate anyone. As a person, whether they are gay or not, I would not be cruel in anyway. I would hire them, have them as friends, and uphold their individual rights under law. I guess where I would have a problem is with gay activities according to scripture. Scripture plainly states marriage is between a man and a woman. There is no scripture that accepts men and men, or women and women as being acceptable marriage partners. Marriage is an action of morals according to God’s law. The key here is an action or state of being. The obedience of God’s law has to do with our actions. I would not agree with multiple wives or husbands, yet they are human beings and I am not prejudice of the people, just their actions according to scripture. This is why it is not fair to target Christians as being bigots in this situation. We too have to abide by God’s laws in marriage. I am pulling scriptures that explains why gays cannot enter into marriage and the marriage be accepted by God. But, God does love us all regardless of our sins. We do have to acknowledge our sins.

Blessings of Obedience

Therefore you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which I command you today, to observe them.

Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or your livestock. And the Lord will ta