The past decade is a needed reminder of Solomon’s wise words in Psalm 127:1, “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.” The people who gave their blessing to the judicial demolition crew that took a sledgehammer to marriage are learning that hard lesson now.

This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges , and it’s an opportunity to reflect on the 5-4 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Conservative legal theorists still believe the case was wrongly decided on constitutional grounds. For same-sex couples and their progressive allies, the decision remains an important civil rights victory. But for Christians, Obergefell should be a reminder that every structure reflects the handiwork of its designer, even when the people who benefit from it don’t know—or think about—the architect who created the blueprint.

The biblical blueprint for marriage is found in Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” The “one-flesh” nature of the marital union is essential to its purpose, but those who have sought to redefine marriage through both law and culture reject this Biblical truth.  They view marriage as merely a contract between two—at least for now—consenting adults for a season in their lives.

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