We see people these days responding to homosexuality in a broad spectrum of ways from total and affirming acceptance to gay bashing and gay violence. The former (far left of the spectrum) comes out of an “enlightened” modernistic creed of individualism and a lack of transcendent authority concerning human sexuality. The latter stems from a fallen human instinct to abhor and reject what is different. Neither response is Christian.
The Christian response is wisdom, grace, and unconditional love. Paul writes in Colossians 4:6, "Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned, as it were, with salt, so that you may know how you should respond " In other words, the Christian response to homosexuality is to be God’s kind of love- the same Agape love Jesus showed toward the Samaritan woman at the well while she was still in her aberrant lifestyle, or toward Nicodemus still in his confusion about Kingdom truths, or Matthew while he was still deep in his greed and extortion as a tax collector.
The Church should allow the love of Christ to flow through us such that those caught up in homosexuality may turn to Christ and not away from Christ. Speak Truth, of course, but allow the Holy Spirit to lead the person into a new life in Christ. The Holy Spirit will do all the convicting that needs to be done to bring this about. Our role is to be inviting, supportive, encouraging, and most of all, loving.
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