I'm not sure where this line of questioning is coming from in the whole thread but, that's not the point Sam A is making, nor is it one I think Ham is making.Hokie5150 wrote:So Christians no longer sin after accepting Christ?
The church is FULL of sinners, esp. the guy up front. But there is also the principle/practice of not openly or knowingly excusing sin or encouraging it. Every church is full of liars, but no healthy church is encouraging/condoning lying. In this case, I think it's been correctly stated: performing a gay marriage is an open endorsement of the act itself. You can't do that and obey the commands to flee immorality.
That being said, as with any sin, the timeline and engagement with sinners should be gracious and helpful. The day I drive a person struggling (doing it but not agreeing that it is right) with homosexuality out of our church, I need to kick every heterosexual man out of the church for lust and porn.