The Gospel for a Gay Friend

Contents:

• SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE GAY IENDS?
• HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RPOND TO GAY FRIENDS OR FAY MEMBERS?
• THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
• HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RELATE TO GAY FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND FAY?
• INTERACTG WH A GAY-INTIFIED FRIEND
• CAN CHRISTIANS BE GAY?
• CAN YOU HAVE GAY FRIENDS IF YOU THK HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVR IS A S?
• CAN SOMEONE BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN? IS POSSIBLE TO BE A GAY CHRISTIAN?
• CAN A CHRISTIAN HAVE A GAY IEND?
• SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY

SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE GAY IENDS?

In nsirg whether a Christian should have gay iends, we need to ask ourselv whether J would have gay iends. We learn om the gentle way He alt wh sful people that He would have offered homosexuals the same passn and opportuny to “go and s no more” (John 8:11). If possible, J would have clud homosexuals when He ate at the hom of “notor sners” (Le 15:1, NLT).

From a biblil perspective, many nfed people are trapped the s of homosexualy and need to be livered. Followg Christ’s example, we n extend iendship to gay people, monstrate His love for them, pray for them, and celebrate as much mon ground as we n fd.

In our teractns wh gay iends, we mt be reful not to give the imprsn that we are validatg their s. A Christian is simply a sner who has accepted the gospel and now reprents Christ to everyone, cludg our gay iends, wh grace and tth (John 1:14). That’s bee Kaltenbach has an sir perspective, havg been raised by a dad and mom who divorced and penntly me out of the closet as a gay man and a lbian.

HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RPOND TO GAY FRIENDS OR FAY MEMBERS?

Today, he manag the tensn of holdg to the tradnal biblil teachg on sexualy while lovg his gay parents.

THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND

Kaltenbach’s unique story is tailed his new book Msy Grace: How a Pastor wh Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Whout Sacrificg Convictn and land him on the ont page of the New York Tim June. If someone who is LGBT says that ’s not maly about sex, why immediately throw the “homosexualy vers” their way?

Many examed Scripture, believe that sexual timacy is for a man and woman marriage, and aren’t homophobic or hateful. However, all passag alg wh homosexualy agree that same-sex timacy isn’t God’s sign — monogamo or not. ’07) is the lead pastor at Disvery Church Simi Valley, Calif., and the thor of Msy Grace: How a Pastor wh Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Whout Sacrificg Convictn.

HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RELATE TO GAY FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND FAY?

Though his parents distanced themselv and old iends turned a ld shoulr, Josh felt he was fally ee his new inty as a gay man.

It n be timidatg for people who have never stggled wh same-sex attractn to share the gospel wh a gay man or woman.

INTERACTG WH A GAY-INTIFIED FRIEND

On the one hand, some have laid asi God’s clear teachg that homosexualy is a s a misguid attempt to show God’s love. On the other hand, some have neglected passn and harbored a nscendg attu toward people who practice homosexual s.

CAN CHRISTIANS BE GAY?

Ask God to help you to see those the gay muny as he do so you n mister wh Christlike nvictn and passn. As was for Josh, the gay muny is a refuge om the rejectn and ner turmoil many gay people experience. ” But I tst that as we build relatnships wh gay iends and ve them to our hom and to our liv, they will see the te muny of which they have only dreamed.

CAN YOU HAVE GAY FRIENDS IF YOU THK HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVR IS A S?

One of my most stctive tim the past was seeg a new believer get baptized and share openly about g out of a gay liftyle.

CAN SOMEONE BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN? IS POSSIBLE TO BE A GAY CHRISTIAN?

As you build relatnships wh gay iends, ve them to your life that they may hear the gospel, but also let them see portrayed through the life of your lol church. Jt like the kids who approached me at a church event, Christian adults also wonr, “How should I relate to my gay iends or -workers? ” Parents have asked me, “Will I promise my stance on biblil sexualy by beg kd to my gay child’s partner?

CAN A CHRISTIAN HAVE A GAY IEND?

That don’t mean we approve of every life choice somebody mak… Parents of [gay] teenagers who “e out” to them sometim thk, “If I accept my child, that means that I’m approvg of a same-sex relatnship.

SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY

I was makg a prentatn and a lol gay activist ntacted our universy and said “I’m gog [to be there]. ” Then, he did a YouTube vio llg for all of his gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and other iends to e and jt s the ont uple rows and stare me down… so I ved them to e.

” And… he was jt eviscerated by people wh the gay muny who felt like he should’ve been tougher on me…. Intertgly, the prottor got more ph-back om the gay muny than he did om Christians who extend a hand to him.