Should a Christian attend the weddg of a gay uple? What factors should a Christian nsir if ved to attend a gay weddg?
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?
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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. 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).
WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT A CHRISTIAN ATTENDG 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.
WOULD YOU ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
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.
SHOULD I ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY FRIEND OR FAY MEMBER?
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.