To sum up: My decision to stop doing all weddings in order to avoid doing gay weddings is not because I’m a “homophobe” (my inner Greek student cringes at the word). I am not afraid of homosexuals. I’m afraid for homosexuals. Homosexuality is an indicator that a person is in need of God’s gift of righteousness in Jesus Christ. And the Bible holds out the hope that there is nothing unique about being gay that puts a person beyond God’s love and power to change.
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If a person has a weakness for alcohol and drunkenness, most people would agree that the loving thing to do is to help that person face and overcome their destructive habits. Those who would encourage indulgence are not the loving ones, but those who have the courage to confront and help them. The same is true with those struggling with sexual sins, including same-sex attraction. The loving thing to do is not to encourage people to indulge or celebrate their sin but to help them live in accordance with God’s design for them. Paul could say to the Corinthian believers, “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.” In Christ, there is forgiveness and salvation, whatever the sin that has enslaved a person. Christians need to be about bringing to others the deliverance they have experienced. To do anything else would be unloving.
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Originally Posted by Baltimatt
