- Mar 4, 2011
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A friend of mine (He's my best friend from high school, so I've known him for nearly 20 years) was Facebook stalking me, and found an article or post that I liked on Facebook that was in support of biblical and traditional marriage views. He identifies as gay and therefore, was quite angry. He sent me a text to inform me of this. A lengthy dialogue over the course of a day or so ensued, I sent him a link to this comic, and needless to say, my friend read little of it because he vehemently disagrees with the biblical stance that homosexuality is a sin. He is of the belief that the bible is basically a conspiracy and was written several hundred years after Christ lived. I have attempted to direct him to good sources of information such as "An Introduction to the New Testament" by D.A. Carson and Douglas Moo. But my friend won't have a bar of it.
He believes that because he grew up in a family where he was forced to go to church every Sunday until the age of 15, that he knows better than I do. Admittedly, I've only been a Christian for 2.5 years, but I give praise to God that my pastor teaches very biblically, and that he is shepherding his flock well.
My friend is also rather upset with me because I said I would pray for him, and I do pray for him that God would soften his heart. Now he won't actually speak with me. I really don't know how to approach this, but it's the elephant in the room. How can I love him as we are called to love our neighbour and just ignore the issue of his salvation?
Any advice that anyone has would be greatly appreciated.
He believes that because he grew up in a family where he was forced to go to church every Sunday until the age of 15, that he knows better than I do. Admittedly, I've only been a Christian for 2.5 years, but I give praise to God that my pastor teaches very biblically, and that he is shepherding his flock well.
My friend is also rather upset with me because I said I would pray for him, and I do pray for him that God would soften his heart. Now he won't actually speak with me. I really don't know how to approach this, but it's the elephant in the room. How can I love him as we are called to love our neighbour and just ignore the issue of his salvation?
Any advice that anyone has would be greatly appreciated.