{"id":37372,"date":"2022-09-13T13:35:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/i-just-found-out-my-son-is-gay-how-do-i-speak-to-him-as-a-believer\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:35:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:35:46","slug":"i-just-found-out-my-son-is-gay-how-do-i-speak-to-him-as-a-believer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/i-just-found-out-my-son-is-gay-how-do-i-speak-to-him-as-a-believer\/","title":{"rendered":"I just found out my son is gay, how do I speak to him as a believer?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The gay and lesbian communities are very familiar with the Christian, Biblical position on homosexual relationships. Your son doubtless knows you cannot condone homosexual practices. What should a parent say to his gay child?<\/p>\n

Whether a sin seems large, like murder, or a sin seems small, like a white lie, the wages of any sin is death (Romans 6:23). Do my family members choose to confront most or some of my sins? Not usually. If they did, a great percentage of our communications would be about my sins and their sins. No, they know I am aware of my faults. They also know God is working in me to help me. (Phil. 2:13) God is the one who softens our hearts to see, to repent, and to work on our sinful tendencies.<\/p>\n

When would Jesus confront a sinner with his sins? Would He require repentance before He healed him? John 5 records the story of the crippled man waiting by the pool of Bethesda. Jesus healed him and the man immediately began walking. A short time later, “Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, ‘Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.’” It was after the man was healed that Jesus cautioned him.<\/p>\n

When a person is open to hearing a reproof, that is the time to offer wise words. Otherwise, unsolicited counsel offered to a closed heart\/mind tends to generate anger. “Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.” (Proverbs 9:8) Timing is critical to any conversation. Jesus said, “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.” (John 16:12)<\/p>\n

So, how might a parent relate to his son practicing homosexuality? I would try to follow Jesus’ example in the way He related to sinners. First, Jesus maintained His own sinless life and was a shining example of righteousness. Additionally, His love would draw sinners to Him. They knew His compassion, forgiveness, and grace. If it is possible, I would maintain a grace-based relationship, but within your home, not permit behavioral immorality. Furthermore, I would avoid engaging in activities with your son which support homosexuality. Where you draw the lines depends on you. It is a very personal decision. However, it is critically important for you to maintain a clear conscience with God and man.<\/p>\n

Finally, ask God for wisdom, patience, and strength. The Christian grace of long-suffering is only developed by experiencing long-suffering. This sounds like it may become a very painful and long-lasting trial. But Jesus has promised, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper…” Hebrews 13:5, 6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The gay and lesbian communities are very familiar with the Christian, Biblical position on homosexual relationships. Your son doubtless knows you cannot condone homosexual practices. What should a parent say to his gay child? Whether a sin seems large, like murder, or a sin seems small, like a white lie, the wages of any sin … Continue reading “I just found out my son is gay, how do I speak to him as a believer?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37372\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}