A question I was asked recently: should I go to a gay family members wedding?
“And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:11
As Christians it’s difficult in our hearts when we love our family but know that how they’re living is not in line with scripture, I would encourage that you lovingly say you know that we love you but we do not agree with that. We can’t attend the wedding, but if they do get married still show that you love them invite them over for dinner still love them like Christ. The only exception to this that gets very difficult is if they are claiming to be believers First Corinthians gives us specific admonition on someone *professing to be a believer* but living in unrepentant and open sexual immorality. I’ve had to go through this with a good friend of mine that I grew up with, during the end of high school he believed that he was a homosexual and that God was okay with it, I lovingly confronted that friend that I had been to multiple father-son fishing trips with, campouts, basketball growing up I knew the guy almost my entire life. But I told him we can’t hang out or be friends with you living this way and saying God’s okay with it. I had to do what scripture said in high school and not even eat with him and to treat him as a tax collector in Jesus day. … Several years later out of nowhere he contacted me and a buddy and I were able to share the gospel with him and go bowling and to a men’s bows and fellowship day at Raintree Church that I was a member of at the time. I really thought that maybe a door was opening, and then he disappeared again and I haven’t heard from him for years. It’s not easy when we love someone, sexual immorality is rampant. 30 to 40% of the about 40 people I grew up with my age in a large Church have walked down a path of sexual deviency, or completely become atheists all together. People I grew up with identify as bisexual, transgendered, homosexual, shacking up with the opposite sex, but that’s not all. There are a number who have also married and have children and are still serving the Lord and loving their spouse heterosexually. Their lives are not perfect, but they are much better because they are living God’s created design that has blessing rather than the curses that come from living contrary to God’s design. And that broad path is filled with anger and depression and discouragement and anxiety and even suicidal thoughts that is very common amongst those who are living contrary to God’s design. The very things that today we call “you do you” options just a generation or two ago were widely known to be mental illnesses. What is the solution? Jesus. His good news of the Gospel that he can save and transform
“And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:11
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