Pride | Avoid or Engage?

Scott McFarland
06/09/24 - Sun AM Worship

This past weekend kicked off PRIDE month, a monthlong celebration of LGBTQ rights in our country.  This brings up a lot of different reactions among Christians.  More and more Christians are supportive, sadly.  Of those who hold to the Biblical position on sexuality, however, there are also varied responses.  Some want to avoid discussion on the issue altogether, pretend it’s not there, and just go on with life.  Others decide to engage, maybe posting a rainbow on their social media account and posting Genesis 9:13-16, the covenant God made with Noah.  Either way, it’s a tricky month for Christians who disagree with the culture’s shift on sexuality.  What to do?  Should we keep living life and just ignore it?  Should we engage in conversation about it?  If so, how should we and where should we discuss it?

While the Bible doesn’t have a book, chapter, verse reference on what to say during June Pride Month celebrations, it does lay down some principles of how to engage (or not engage) with people of differing belief in the world.  In this two-part series called PRIDE, we’ll discuss what the Bible has to say about differing morals and what to do about them.  My prayer is that over the next couple weeks we can be better equipped to deal with these issues.  Our world is not getting Godlier; it’s time we talk about how we respond.                                                                                                                          

Scott McFarland