Rationale: Due to the departure of societies all over the world from biblical guidelines, we, your Questions & Subjects Committee, would like to submit the following recommendation to reaffirm and complement our current standing on marriage.
Recommendation: When one biological man and one biological woman (from birth) present themselves before the proper authority, in a God ordained heterosexual relationship, meeting all the requirements of the Word of God, the Lord becomes the "Witness" to that commitment and covenant, and He makes them "one flesh" for life. The Church of God reiterates its renunciation of all biblically unlawful unions such as same-sex (Gen. 1:27, 28; 5:1, 2; Matt. 19:4-6; Rom. 1:26, 27), incestuous (Lev. 18: 6-18), common law (Isa. 62:5; Mal. 2:14), polygamous (Deut. 17:17; 1 Kings 11:4; Matt. 19:4-6; 1 Cor. 7:2; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12), and divorce and remarriage unions that constitute the sin of adultery (Ex. 20:14; Matt. 5:32; Mark 10:11,12; Luke 16:18) and fornication (Matt. 19:9; 1 Cor. 6:9; 1 Cor. 7:2). Our ministers are only authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony in legal marriage that is within the limits of the rulings and advice of the General Assembly of The Church of God. In addition, the use of our church facilities should reflect our biblical stand by limiting their usage to that which honors God and reflects the established doctrine of The Church of God (QSC, 2015).
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