We have watched as the culture has attempted to redefine nearly every aspect of God's created order and the nature of the very things He brought into being. But try as it might, society doesn't get to make the rules or the definition for what doesn't belong to it, and this includes marriage and family. In this episode, Ciara and Jessi explore all things related to God's design for marriage and the family, the ways in which we have seen a redefinition of these important institutions, how the enemy uses the culture to attack what is good and right in order to bring about his ends, and what Christian families can do both in the the culture war, and the spiritual war, that rages on.
No topic is off limits - from divorce, remarriage, gay marriage, adoption, and even three men with a baby, we explore it all.
Scripture referenced in this episode:
Matthew 19:9
Genesis 1:26-28
Genesis 2:21-24
Genesis 15-17, 21
John 3:3
1 John 5:1
Romans 11:11-24
Romans 1:18-32
Proverbs 22:6
Romans 8:7
1 Corinthians 2:14
1 Thessalonians 5:21
2 Corinthians 10:5
Links mentioned in this episode:
GotQuestions, Remarriage After Divorce: https://www.gotquestions.org/remarriage-adultery.html
John Piper Episode on Divorce and Remarriage: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/divorce-remarriage-and-honoring-god
Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey https://www.amazon.com/Love-Thy-Body-Answering-Questions/dp/0801075971/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=love+thy+body&qid=1621924276&sr=8-1
Voddie Baucham, Gay is Not the New Black, article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/gay-is-not-the-new-black/
sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkL3lT95vOU
Cambridge Massachusettes Recognizes Polyamorous Partnerships: https://reason.com/2021/03/10/cambridge-will-recognize-polyamorous-partnerships-and-other-domestic-arrangements-with-more-than-2-adults/
Gay Poly Throuple Father Baby: https://nypost.com/2021/03/01/poly-throuple-makes-history-3-dads-on-a-birth-certificate/
NV Bill Allows for 3 or More Adults to Adopt a Child: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/ExhibitDocument/OpenExhibitDocument?exhibitId=52230&fileDownloadName=AB%20115_Opposition%20Statement_Emily%20Mimnaugh_Pacific%20Justice%20Institute_Center%20for%20Public%20Policy.pdf
Psychology Today, "Chosen Family" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/being-unlonely/201906/finding-connection-through-chosen-family
Evan Sayet Heritage Foundation talk: https://youtu.be/Xkyn3JaLrcw
