Looking for Authority (In all the wrong places)

As I’ve been listening to all the “conservative” arguments for conservative politics, conservative economics, “Traditional Marriage,” Intelligent Design and all the other conservative points of view two things seem to be conspicuously absent from the rhetoric in virtually all of the books, talk shows and all the rest; 1) Scripture and 2) Jesus Christ.

I frequently hear mention of God, Gods natural law, time tested values, traditional values, conservative values and even Judeo-Christian values but where are the appeals to the authority of Scripture and the Lordship of Jesus Christ? While almost every one of these apologists of conservatism occasionally profess Christianity they also seem to conscientiously avoid any appeal to, or mention of, Jesus Christ and His authoritative Word contained in the Scriptures.

For instance, one professing Christian writer I was recently reading, in the course of making a brief defense of “Traditional Marriage”, made this comment which seemed to sum up his entire argument:

“The traditional view of marriage is based on the common sense moral precepts accepted by thousands of years of generations throughout the world…”

Now seriously, why should anyone listen to an argument like that? Where’s the authority in “moral precepts accepted by thousands of years of generations”? What if all those generations were wrong? What happens if the next couple of thousand "years of generations" accept different moral precepts? Is traditional marriage officially invalidated then?

This whole argument appeals to majority opinion for authority, infers that majority opinion can make a matter right or wrong and argues that majority opinion should be forced on those who disagree with it. But what happens when majority opinion changes?

Why would any professing Christians stoop to such weak and pathetic arguments’ when we have the authority of the living God to appeal too? Why not argue something like this: God made marriage just as He made everything else. He has defined what marriage is and we have no authority or right to redefine it or change anything about it. To do so is a sin, mutiny of the grossest form and just another ever so clear expression of the raging sin and rebellion fomenting in our wicked hearts against the Law of our loving Creator and it is just because of sin like this that we desperately need a Savior to cleans us from who we are by our natural generation into a sinful race.

Here we have some real authority; Gods imperishable revealed Word as found in Scripture. Nothing based on the shifting sands of feeble men’s opinions. No tyrannizing our fellow men by forcing some men’s opinions on all the rest. Just the Law of God resting solidly on His unassailable authority and pointing us to the Savior to whom God has given all authority in Heaven and on Earth.

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore…” (Matthew 28: 18)

“…And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church…” (Ephesians 1: 19-22)

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist…” (Colossians 1: 16, 17)

Now here's some authority! And it can only be found in the hands of Christ the King who has been given all authority, holds all authority, parcels out all authority and will one day judge our every thought, word and dead. We must obey Him or Perish (Psalm 2).