We should have compassion for those who struggle with same-sex attraction and gender confusion because we all struggle with sin, but at the same time, we should not condone or excuse this type of sin any more than we condone or excuse any other sin. I’m convinced that the majority of American churches seek to please the masses rather than convict. Judgment is never mentioned, repentance is rarely sought, and sin is often excused. They want to build a church rather than break a heart, be politically correct rather than biblically correct, and coddle and comfort rather than stir and convict. This leaves people confused and deceived because they are taught to live a form of Christianity void of repentance …void of truth. 

The celebration of Pride Month in our culture has become an opportunity to attack Christianity and say that it is a religion of hate. To say that authentic Christians hate or fear homosexuals or the trans community demonstrates a gross misunderstanding of Christianity.

One of the marks of true Christianity is the ability to relate to people on their level and to show genuine love and concern for them.

Speaking the Truth in Love

I have nothing but compassion for anyone who is trapped in sexual sin. The Bible is crystal clear on sexual sin, including homosexuality. Christians who strongly believe that the Bible reveals God’s will regarding sexual behavior also strongly believe in God’s love and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. To “confront in love” simply comes from a desire to honor God by loving and caring for others.

Unfortunately, Christians who choose to uphold the Word of God are now labeled as judgmental, bigoted, and intolerant. But how can we warn if we won’t confront, correct if we won’t challenge, and contend if we won’t question?

Sexual Sin and the Moral Law

Jesus confirmed that the moral laws in the Old Testament about murder, stealing, lying, and sexual immorality are still valid. For example, Leviticus 20:13 states, “If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.” To suggest that this verse or others like it are invalid today is to engage in the dangerous practice of redefining or deleting what God has said. Homosexuality will always be an “abomination” in God’s sight.

Jesus condemned “all” sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and woman when He said, “Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications” (Matthew 15:19). The word “fornication” in Greek is porneia; this is where our word “pornography” comes from. Jesus was saying that all sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and a woman is harmful and immoral.

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