Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 24 Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you.
It is a very sensitive issue that some pastors, elders, and clergy prefer not to touch, not even with a ten- foot pole, and because of this, the devil has been running around scotch free, putting his own spin on the issue, while very many Christians prefer to stay numb, because of the potential for retribution, as is so often the case. Thus, many in the Christian arena are at a loss as to how to interact with gay family members or friends, since in many cases there is only one version of the narrative on the table.
But now, the time has fully come for God’s will on the issue to be stated clearly, so that persons may have some direction as to how to navigate the matter. Recently, in a 692-51 vote, the leaders of one of the largest protestant churches in America threw their support behind gay marriage, thus allowing bishops and clergy to marry into same sex marriage thereby following closely in the footsteps of many churches and denominations that have now embraced it.
The United Methodist church had spent many years fussing and fighting over the issue of gay marriages, but as the pressure of gradualism mounted, persons buckled, and the church’s legislative body signaled it was willing to succumb to the sheer force of popular majority opinions. At first there was much resistance to gay marriage, but with the passage of time, as more and more of their members clamored for acceptance, the waves of change overwhelmed the church leaders, so that when it came to a head, almost all voted in favor of it, as we stated before, a vote of 692-51.
Leviticus 18:25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants. 26 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourns among you.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!