On his radio program today, Bryan Fischer made the case that the government can never endorse any position that is contrary to the will of God because government was established by God specifically for the purpose of carrying out his will, which is why gay marriage can never be legal.

As Fischer explained, the entire idea of civil government came from God and therefore all earthly political and legal authority stems from God. As such, the purpose of civil government is to carry out the will of God, meaning that government can never remain neutral on moral issues.

“God has called government to take sides in the culture war,” Fischer said, “and God is instructing civil government to take the side of that which is right and good. That means government and those who hold government power have a divine responsibility to know the difference between good and evil so that they can reward the former and punish the latter.”

Thus, when government bans gay marriage, “it is doing a good thing,” Fischer said. “It is doing a divinely ordained thing. It’s doing its job. It’s fulfilling its role as a minister of God”: