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.

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

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). “Marriage should be honored by all” (Hebrews 13:4), but a gay weddg dishonors marriage by pervertg s meang.

WOULD YOU ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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

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.

If a gay uple next door v you over for dner, don't turn them down. And, as paful as may be for and for those we love, celebratg and supportg homosexual unns is not somethg God or His Word will allow to do. Our posn on homosexual behavr and same-sex marriage is well known to everyone who is faiar wh our mistry.

We believe that homosexual unns are nsistent wh God’s sign for human sexualy as set forth the openg pag of the Bible and the words of J Himself: “From the begng of creatn, God ma them male and female. When Homosexualy Hs Home: What to Do When a Loved One Says They’re Gay. Love Into Light: The Gospel, the Homosexual, and the Church.