Let\u2019s also recognize that if we\u2019re right about marriage, and I believe we are, many people will be disappointed in getting what they want. Many of our neighbors believe that a redefined concept of marriage will simply expand the institution (and, let\u2019s be honest, many will want it to keep on expanding). This will not do so, because sexual complementarity is not ancillary to marriage. The church must prepare for the refugees from the sexual revolution.<\/p>\n
We must prepare for those, like the sexually wayward Woman at the Well of Samaria, who will be thirsting for water of which they don\u2019t even know.<\/p>\n
There are two sorts of churches that will not be able to reach the sexual revolution\u2019s refugees. A church that has given up on the truth of the Scriptures, including on marriage and sexuality, and has nothing to say to a fallen world. And a church that screams with outrage at those who disagree will have nothing to say to those who are looking for a new birth.<\/p>\n
We must stand with conviction and with kindness, with truth and with grace. We must hold to our views and love those who hate us for them. We must not only speak Christian truths; we must speak with a Christian accent. We must say what Jesus has revealed, and we must say those things the way Jesus does \u201d\u201d with mercy and with an invitation to new life.<\/p>\n