Would Jesus Attend A Gay Wedding?

Name: Margie
Question: Do you think Jesus would go to a gay wedding? Our Sunday School class had a big discussion about this.

Answer: Thank you for the question Margie.

There is no basis in Scripture to believe that Jesus would attend a gay wedding. Nothing even hints at such an idea. Jesus only performed actions that resulted in building people’s faith and bringing them to salvation.

Two people getting married in a homosexual union have no concern for the true word of God. Their very actions prove that point.

We are going to discuss some Scriptures critical to the conversation. Then we will conclude by providing examples from Jesus Christ’s own life.

Jesus Did Not Come To Change The Law

Jesus came to fulfill the law, not to destroy it, right, (Matthew 5:17)?

God said homosexuality is an abomination to Him. In the Old Testament, we are told homosexual sin is worthy of death, (Leviticus 20:13). In the New Testament, we are told those who do such things will not enter into the Kingdom of God, (1 Corinthians 6:9).

Be Separate From Unbelievers

As Scripture tells us,

2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Christians will do much better in life by keeping other Godly people around them. It’s more positive influences in their life, rather than bringing the morality of the world into ones life.

Let’s read a few verses down.

2 Corinthians 6:17-18
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

We are to be separate from unbelievers.

This does not mean we cannot have unbelieving friends.

However, we should be careful with our interactions. Otherwise, their morals will end up rubbing off on us. A lot of people would say that’s untrue. Yet, Christians the world over tune into social media and the television each day, and have become desensitized to sin.

The fact that we are having this discussion proves that point. I guarantee you, atheist and homosexual communities are not discussing if they should accept Christ or not. Yet, we are discussing if sin would be tolerable for Jesus.

The unfortunate fact of the matter. Many, if not most Christians have accepted homosexual behavior, when God said it’s a sin worthy of death.

One Sinner Destroys Much Good

We also want to remember.

Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Just one sinner can ruin a lot of good.

Hey, we have all sinned and messed up in life. However, good and honest Christians repent and cease from their sins, they try their very best. Scripture is speaking of people who have no concern with God, and who may even enjoy sinning.

People like that have no part in a Christian’s life. You as a Christian can try to help these people, but having them in your inner circle for a lack of better terms, is simply not wise.

All right, now let’s take an example from Jesus.

Sinners Sit With Jesus

Sinners did sit down with Jesus, let’s read about it.

Matthew 9:10
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Notice, the sinners actually came to Jesus.

Jesus did not go to their abominable affairs.

Why did Christ entertain their company?

Let’s keep reading to find out.

Matthew 9:11-13
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Jesus was not having a drunken party with these people.

Instead, they came to Jesus to hear what He has to say. Jesus went on to make the point, He came to save the spiritually sick. That would be habitual sinners who do not walk the path of God. Jesus wanted to help these people and try to save them.

In like manner, we want to take an example from that and ensure we are doing our part to do the same. We never want to be a self-righteous hypocrite. Christians have been called to share the Bible with the entire world.

However, sharing and befriending “unbelievers” are two entirely different things.

Jesus Went To A Publicans House

In Luke 19:1-10, Jesus went to the house of Zacchaeus who was a publican.

Luke 19:5
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

In this instance, Jesus did go to the house of Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus certainly repented of any wrongdoing he may have done. Christ would tell him, “This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham,” (Luke 19:9).

There, Zacchaeus obtained salvation due to Christ’s intervention. We should note, Zacchaeus was not literally an Israelite. Yet, he became a “Christian,” which means he is now a part of the Household of God, (Ephesians 2:19, Galatians 3:28-29).

So always remember that.

As Christians, our goal is to accept Christ and help the spiritually lost. Yet, we don’t want to become spiritually lost ourselves by continually associating with “unbelievers” and “darkness”. If we do, without a spiritual goal, we may just lose the Light ourselves.