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Should Christians attend homosexual weddings?

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Jesus is considered by scholars such as Weber to be an example of a charismatic religious leader. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Whether or not Christians should attend  homosexual  weddings is a sensitive topic. From what I see in Scripture, a Christian should not attend such a wedding since it would risk being a support and approval of something that is against God (Lev. 18:22; Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9-10). As a Christian, and as an apologist, I must stand firm and represent God properly.  Sometimes, taking a stand means to reject ungodliness even if it means being ridiculed. Homosexuality is a  sin  and Christians are not supposed to support sinful behavior. But homosexuality is not just any sin. It is perhaps the only sin that when committed,  God  gives the person over to it.  Consider this:  "For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 2...

Is God's love unconditional?

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It has become fashionable in evangelical circles to speak somewhat glibly of the  unconditional love  of  God . It is certainly a pleasing message for people to hear and conforms to a certain kind of political correctness.  In the  Gay community , where some like,  metropolitan Community Church  (gay sect)  Freedom2b  and  Tony Ven Brown  all claim that  God's love  is unconditional in that they have stopped their struggle against sexual sin, given in to, and now claim they are free and have peace and are enjoying God's unconditional live. In our desire to communicate the sweetness of the gospel to people and the readiness of God to cover our  sins  with forgiveness and the incredible depth of His love that is displayed in the cross, we indulge in a hyperbolic expression of the scope and extent of His love. Where in Scripture do we find this notion of the unconditional  love of God ?  If God’s...