Chester Wenger on Same-Sex Marriage

We know from Genesis that God did not want man to be alone — but created a companion for him. We know from Deuteronomy that eunuchs were a sexual minority, loathed and considered unacceptable for admission into the “assembly of the Lord.” And then in Isaiah 56, the Lord says, “Do not let the eunuch say, ‘I am just a dry tree’ …I will give them a name better than sons and daughters …for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.”

.. My wife and I believe the church must rise up and reclaim a godly and wholesome sexuality. A sexuality:

That includes public vows of faithful love and is blessed within the church (not left to fend for itself outside the church).

That calls everyone to commit our bodies and to respect the bodies of others (whether homosexual or heterosexual) as temples of the Holy Spirit.

That is committed to a lifelong monogamous relationship.