“And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.” (1 Kings 18:44)
The Church’s “Proclamation on the Family” (as it’s commonly but not quite accurately known) was briefly mentioned in Sunday school today. And I found myself thinking about how radically things have changed since that document was first published in September 1995. Much of what it said seemed so obvious and uncontroversial then that some actually wondered what the point was of saying it.
Now, though, we understand.
So many seemingly obvious and uncontroversial things have now become matters of bitter controversy, while those who continue to think them obviously true are marginalized as haters and bigots.
The Church positioned itself on certain fundamental issues before they became controversial. That’s prophetic leadership. Some absolutely loathe it. Which doesn’t prove the document true or accurate, but such a reaction is certainly consistent with prophetic history.
Posted from Richmond, Virginia
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