Should a Christian attend the weddg of a gay uple? |

Contents:

• SHOULD A CHRISTIAN ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY UPLE?
• WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT A CHRISTIAN ATTENDG A GAY WEDDG?
• WOULD YOU ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
• SHOULD I ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY FRIEND OR FAY MEMBER?
• FAQ: SHOULD I ATTEND MY GAY FAY MEMBER’S WEDDG?

SHOULD A CHRISTIAN ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY UPLE?

First, a word of enuragement: if you are the kd of iend that a gay uple would ve to their weddg, then you are probably dog somethg right. Homosexualy is jt one of many ss listed 1 Corthians 6:9-10 that will keep a person om the kgdom of God. Some would ntend that a Christian should have no qualms about attendg a gay weddg and that one’s prence at a gay weddg do not necsarily dite support for the homosexual liftyle.

WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT A CHRISTIAN ATTENDG A GAY WEDDG?

The problem is that a gay weddg is a celebratn of two people who are livg a liftyle that God clar to be immoral and unnatural (Romans 1:26-27).

WOULD YOU ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?

“Marriage should be honored by all” (Hebrews 13:4), but a gay weddg dishonors marriage by pervertg s meang. Unlike weddgs of those other fahs, a gay weddg do not qualify as a marriage, acrdg to what God clar marriage to be.

A gay unn is not a marriage God’s ey. Suppose a Christian uld attend a gay weddg and somehow munite clearly that he is supportg only the dividuals gettg married and not their liftyle.

There is no way around the fact that a gay weddg ceremony is a celebratn of s. In the same way, we support a homosexual iend by helpg him out of the liftyle, not by signg a gut book at a celebratn of homosexualy.

SHOULD I ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY FRIEND OR FAY MEMBER?

It is good to seek opportuni to wns to and show kdns and love to our gay iends. However, such motivatns are misguid when to attendg a gay weddg.

If ved to a gay weddg, is our nvictn that a believer J Christ should rpectfully cle. A gay weddg is not an issue the Bible explicly addrs. There fely is no “you shall” or “you shall not” God’s Word regardg attendg a gay weddg.

FAQ: SHOULD I ATTEND MY GAY FAY MEMBER’S WEDDG?

Based on the reasons and prcipl listed above, we nnot envisn a scenar which attendg a gay weddg would be the right thg to do. Should a Christian attend the weddg of a gay uple?

Wh that clarifyg ment, we n addrs the qutn head-on: Why would a Christian feel nscience bound not to attend or participate a gay weddg? Which is why—as much as I might want to build bridg wh a lbian iend or reassure a gay fay member that I re for him and want to have a relatnship wh him—I would not attend a same-sex weddg ceremony.