Articles on the Houghton Covenant and the LGBTQ community
Colleges throughout our nation’s history have found their commitment to Christian principles slowly eroded to the point of no longer being recognizable as having been founded on God’s Word. Changing the Houghton Covenant would be a step down this road.
Three reactions to the recent articles:
- Society encourages acceptance of ideas and values which are based on what seems right to individuals, or new “science” which is contrary to the teachings of God’s Word. Man and his ideas become the final authority- not the Word of God.
- Satan puts doubts in our minds about what God has said; as he did with Eve when he asked, “Did God really say….?” (Gen. 3:2). In essence, asking if God really meant what he said.
- Sexual immorality in scripture (sin) includes adultery, fornication, and homosexuality. In John 8 Christ helps the religious leaders understand the hypocrisy of judging and condemning others. Neither did Christ condemn her, but said, “…go your way and leave your life of sin.”
As Christians our job is not to condemn, but to lovingly encourage those living in sin back into a vibrant relationship with our heavenly father. We cannot compromise biblical standards by accepting cultural ideas which violate God’s law. We need to love the individual, but not validate the behavior.
Gary King,
1967 alumnus, 30 year Houghton resident
