As Christians, we are committed to Biblical faith and ethics.
Puritans stand on the authority of Christ and God's Truth in
Scripture as central to our lives.
What the Bible says about marriage is clear, definitive and
unchanging. We affirm biblical, traditional, natural marriage as the
uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a
lifetime. The Scriptures' teaching on marriage is not negotiable. We
stake our lives upon the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Consequently, we will not accept, nor adhere to, any legal
redefinition of marriage issued by any political or judicial body of
any secular nation or court. We will not recognize same-sex
"marriages", our churches will not host same-sex
ceremonies, and we will not perform such ceremonies.
While we affirm our love for all people, including those
struggling with same-sex attraction, we cannot and will not affirm
the moral acceptability of homosexual behavior or any behavior that
deviates from God's design for marriage. We also believe religious
freedom is at stake within this critical issue – that our first
duty is to love and obey God, not man.
Therefore, we strongly encourage all Christian pastors,
leaders, educators, and churches to openly reject any mandated legal
definition of marriage and to use their influence to affirm God's
design for life and relationships.
We join together with those all over the
world who define marriage as between one man and one woman for life.
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