Even though it has been many years since Jesus walked the earth, his teaching still addresses current issues. In Mark 10:6, Jesus says, “But at the beginning of creation God made them male and female.”

First, this verse lets us know that Jesus does not think that mankind evolved over a period of billions of years. He clearly states that God created mankind at the beginning of creation.

The last part of this verse addresses another issue that is currently being debated—the issue of homosexual “marriage”.

Some people wrongly claim that Jesus never said anything about the subject of homosexual behavior. However, when Jesus spoke against sexual immorality (See Revelation 22:15) he was talking to a society that fully understood that homosexual behavior is strictly forbidden by God. There was no ambiguity in the words of Jesus—he clearly spoke against homosexual activity.

In Mark 10, Jesus continues in verses 7-9: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Here Jesus puts his stamp of approval on the definition that God gave of marriage from the very beginning (Genesis 2:24). No matter what legislation is enacted by a state—or struck down by a judge—Jesus has spoken on the matter. There can be no such thing as homosexual “marriage”.

Jesus is still relevant, and his followers should make sure that his voice is heard.