Is Wrong for a Christian to Attend a Gay Weddg? - Trendg Christian Blog

Contents:

• IS WRONG FOR A CHRISTIAN TO ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
• SHOULD A CHRISTIAN ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY UPLE?
• WOULD YOU ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
• SHOULD I ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY FRIEND OR FAY MEMBER?
• ENRE: IS IT LOVG FOR A FAHFUL CHRISTIAN TO GO TO A “GAY WEDDG”?
• WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT A CHRISTIAN ATTENDG A GAY WEDDG?
• FAQ: SHOULD I ATTEND MY GAY FAY MEMBER’S WEDDG?
• SHOULD I GO TO A GAY WEDDG?

IS WRONG FOR A CHRISTIAN TO ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?

Gay marriage has been legalized by vote, legislative actn, or (more often than not) judicial fiat 36 stat at the time of this wrg, wh many more still qutn. Many Christians, fact, will face the important qutn of whether we should attend a gay weddg or not.

1:32), Christians should not attend gay weddgs. “Can we ve our gay neighbors to dner? We should vigoroly pursue other ways to love our gay iends and neighbors that don’t clu promise on issu of tth.

Shouldn’t we, then, go to a gay weddg to reach out to those most need? Acrdg to Peter Ould, a “post-gay” Anglin prit, we n’t unt a weddg the same tegory as eatg wh Matthew and his iends. For many, is not enough for homosexualy to be allowed; is not enough for be accepted; is not enough for gay marriage to be legal.

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.

WOULD YOU ATTEND 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). “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.

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

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.

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.

ENRE: IS IT LOVG FOR A FAHFUL CHRISTIAN TO GO TO A “GAY WEDDG”?

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?

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.

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

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.

The Complete Christian Gui to Unrstandg Homosexualy: A Biblil and Compassnate Rponse to Same-Sex Attractn. Is God Anti-Gay? My Fay Member Is Gay.

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

Unrstandg Homosexualy.

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.

SHOULD I GO TO A GAY WEDDG?

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. The apostle Pl said, “Do not be ceived: neher the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexualy, nor thiev, nor the greedy, nor dnkards, nor revilers, nor swdlers will her the kgdom of God” (1 Corthians 6:9–10).

In the se of surrogacy or sperm donatn, I would not support this choice for any uple, whether gay or straight, as volv a third person the relatnship, which the Bible scrib as adultery. If I ci not to go to a same-sex weddg won’t this damage my relatnship wh my gay iends?

I regnize that my views on marriage are out of sync wh our wir culture and that as a nsequence I am likely to be acced of bigotry and homophobia. Based on this reasong, then, we might nclu that Christians should have no problem attendg a gay weddg, even if they do not agree wh . I scribe my perspective as “postgay.