June 26, 2015
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The U. S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges tragically continues the culture’s shift away from biblical wisdom. As the board and leadership of The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, we are not moving an inch from our fundamental commitments to biblical marriage, to manhood and womanhood, and to the God-created natural family.
We recognize the following truths as grounded in the Word of God and given for God’s glory and our joy.
It is the solemn and sacred commitment of CBMW to promote these truths and defend them from compromise. We are unfazed by the culture’s challenges and brimming with confidence in the power of the Word to save and restore fallen humanity. The gospel was not made for the high places, but for the shadowlands.
In 2015, in light of the Obergefell ruling, we gladly reaffirm the Danvers Statement. We call churches across the geographical and denominational spectrum to stand with us in promoting a biblical vision of marriage through both proclamation and action. This we will do by preaching the truth about manhood, womanhood, and the family, by creating strong marriage cultures and families in our churches, and by lovingly calling every sinner to the grace of repentance and the glad way of holiness.
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Owen Strachan (President)
Grant Castleberry (Executive Director)
K. Erik Thoennes (Chairman of the Board)
J. Ligon Duncan (Board Member)
Daniel L. Akin (Board Member)
Jason Duesing (Board Member)
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)
Jeff Purswell (Board Member)
Thomas White (Board Member)
You, too, can help support the ministry of CBMW. We are a non-profit organization that is fully-funded by individual gifts and ministry partnerships. Your contribution will go directly toward the production of more gospel-centered, church-equipping resources.
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