Can a christian attend a gay wedding
The Case Against Christians Attending a Gay Wedding
The case against Christians attending a lgbtq+ wedding is relatively straightforward. We can lay out the case in three premises and a conclusion.
The Argument
Premise 1: Gay “marriage” is not marriage.
No matter what a government may sanction, the biblical definition of marriage (see Gen. –25, Mal. –15, Matt. –6; Eph. –33) involves a man and a woman. I won’t belabor the point, because I assume in this post that I’m speaking to those who agree with the Westminster Confession of Faith when it says, “Marriage is to be between one dude and one woman” (WCF ). Gay “marriage” is not only an offense to God—sanctioning a kind of sexual activity that the Bible condemns (Lev. ; ; Rom. –27; 1 Cor. –10; 1 Tim. –10)—gay “marriage” does not actually exist.
Premise 2: A gay wedding celebrates and solemnizes a lie.
Whether the service is done in a church or in a reception hall, whether it is meant to be a Christian service or a secular commitment ceremony, a gay wedding declares what is false to be true and calls evil good.
Prem That is a scrutinize most pastors never dreamed they’d be asked. Yet in the past several months I have been asked that interrogate three or four times, and I’m sure with the current state of affairs, questions fancy that are only going to get more frequent. So what is a Christian to execute if they are asked to participate in a same-sex wedding? Let me say right from the begin, I don’t reflect there is one stock answer. It would be effortless to answer love this: Same-sex marriage is no marriage at all; it’s nothing less than sin, and I, as a Christian, will have nothing to do with anything like that. Strictly speaking, that would be a perfectly legitimate biblical response. The Bible knows nothing of gay marriage. According to the Bible, marriage is exclusively the union between a man and a woman; all lgbtq+ sexual relationships are clearly and unequivocally condemned in Scripture as sinful and needing to be repented of. But even with that existence the case, I don’t know that a Christian’s response would always necessarily have to be along those lines. Could there be a circumstance where, for As Kevin DeYoung, one of my favorite bloggers, attests, the question of whether a believer should participate a homosexual wedding is now frequently asked. (I&#;ve addressed the question previously in a video, and also shared some ideas for how someone could lovingly decline attending such a wedding.) I&#;m well notified that my response to this issue will not only offend unbelievers, but also many believers. I&#;ve received pushback before and will again. But for what it&#;s worth, I have honestly tried to find a biblical way to conclude that adoration and grace, which I feel in my heart toward the people pursuing to be married, means it is good to demonstrate friendship by joining in the celebration. But partly because love needs some reference point in truth to be correct love, I&#;ve simply been unable to come to this conclusion. I have talked with a number of people, including some pastors from good churches, who advocate saying yes to attending homosexual weddings. Their argument centers on the fact that Jesus was and is a ally of sinners and is full of grace. So true. But I hold never s Answer
Should a Christian attend a gay wedding?
First, a synonyms of encouragement: if you are the kind of friend that a homosexual couple would invite to their wedding, then you are probably doing something right. When Jesus ministered, those who were despised by society, the tax collectors and the sinners, drew near to Him (Matthew ; Luke ). He was a companion to them.
Further, no one sin is greater than another. All sin is offensive to God. Homosexuality is just one of many sins listed in 1 Corinthians that will keep a person from the kingdom of God. We all sin and fall short of God’s glory (Romans ). It is only through Jesus Christ that we may be saved from sin’s eternal consequences. (Please glimpse What does it imply that Jesus saves?)
Some would contend that a Christian should have no qualms about attending a lgbtq+ wedding and that one’s presence at a same-sex attracted wedding does not necessarily indicate support for the homosexual lifestyle. Rather, they view it as extending Christ’s love toward a friend. The thought is that one’s presence at a wedding ceremony is an act of cherish and friendship towar