'An enduring, permanent challenge'

I cited same-sex "marriage" during Sunday's sermon as a challenge to the evangelical church. With the growing pressure for societal and legal acceptance of marriage as including people of the same sex, we -- as the evangelical church -- must stand firmly for God's design for marriage while lovingly ministering to people gripped by homosexuality or buffeted by same-sex attractions. It may cost us financially. It may bring criticism, even hatred, from parts of our culture.

This video from Together for the Gospel 2012 features Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., interviewing Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, on the topic of same-sex "marriage." Mohler -- who describes it as "an enduring, permanent challenge" -- provides an excellent analysis of the biblical, ecclesiological, cultural and legal issues involved. He also has some important things to say about sexual sin and struggles among Christians. It is worth 25 minutes of your life.