It’s a rejection of both the ordinance God has given and the meaning of that ordinance. So doing marriage incorrectly is an act of idolatry. The Book of Revelation envisions the great wedding feast at the end of time, the union of the Bridegroom and his bride. Biblical teaching on marriage shows us that the union of a man and woman is the icon of the union of Christ and his church. Surely as God’s salt and light, we are called to go among unbelievers, live with them, and pray for them through their joys and sorrows in hopes of witnessing for Christ.īut there’s another perspective: Marriage is a God-given ordinance that speaks to more than just the love between two people. Jesus in his pastoral engagements hardly ever judged. Jesus has absolutely no problem doing things with sinners.īased on this reasoning, then, we might conclude that Christians should have no problem attending a gay wedding, even if they do not agree with it. He dines with tax collectors, hangs out with prostitutes, and dares to speak to unclean foreigners.
The Gospels give us clear examples of how Jesus interacts with those who lifestyles are not holy. All good pastoral theology begins with Jesus.
