Biblical Gambling
An Alabama lawmaker has found plenty of people who want to challenge his claim that the Bible does not define marriage as being between a man and a woman. During debate on the House floor over a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, state Representative Alvin Holmes pulled a wad of money out of his pocket and offered $700 to anyone who could find a Bible verse defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. The House has since received dozens of calls from people wanting to point out Bible verses to Holmes. But Holmes -- who has upped the offer to $5,000 -- said no one has shown him a verse that specifically says marriage is between a man and a woman. He said he has received quotations of various Bible verses referring to a man and his wife or a husband and his wife, but none that specifically refer to a man and a woman.
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I didn't have the accessibility to call the show, nor did I get to hear the third, but just in case no one else came up with this:
This lawmaker is merely engaging in semantics. Because there doesn't seem to be a verse in the Bible that states, "Marriage shalt be between one man and one woman," none of the other references are valid. I'd be curious if the original Scripture languages would actually have anything closer to this than any of the verses and inferences already shared. But again, all this is foolishness and we shouldn't be getting riled up about it because:
2Tim 2:14 - Remind them of this, and charge them before the Lord to avoid disputing about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers
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