LGBT propaganda has always run with the premise of love. Whether they claim homosexual "love" is equal to the love between a heterosexual couple, or that love equates to celebration of one's sexual habits, LGBT activists have saturated the culture with the idea that any disagreement with the LGBT agenda is hateful.
During his presidency, Barrack Obama declared June to be "Pride Month", a month specifically dedicated to the celebration of LGBT behavior. Sadly, this tradition did not end when he left office. June has been considered "Pride Month" to this very day.
Unfortunately, even many within the Church have been sucked into this trap. "Jesus says to love, therefore... we shouldn't speak out against homosexuality"? Is that really the logical conclusion? My Christian brethren, open your Bibles and find me just one instance in which love of a person and acceptance of their behavior are seen as being synonymous. You won't find it. You won't find it because love "takes no pleasure in iniquity, but rejoices with the truth" (1 Corinthians 13:6). Read through 1 Corinthians 13, commonly called "the chapter of love", you will not find anything like "love celebrates your friend's sins", but it is riddled with statements that are the exact antithesis of Pride. Let's compare 1 Corinthians 13 to pride:
Love suffers long, Pride cannot tolerate the slightest dissent.
Love is kind, Pride is aggressive.
Love "vaunteth not itself", Pride parades down the streets with barely clothed men, in full view of children, no less.
Love is not puffed up, the very name "Pride" shows that it is.
Love does not behave unseemly, Pride is very unseemly.
Love does not seek its own, Pride is all about self-seeking.
Love is not easily provoked, Pride wants you arrested if you use biologically accurate terminology.
Love thinks no evil, Pride celebrates evil.
Love takes no pleasure in iniquity, but rejoices with the truth. Pride is all about taking pleasure in iniquity, and calling truth "hate speech".
You see, then, how Pride, according to Scripture, is the exact opposite of love. Does Jesus call us to love our families, our neighbors, and even our enemies? Yes, He absolutely does, and that is why, as a Christian, you should not be "tolerating" the grotesque display of sexual immorality. If you celebrate Pride month, you are dedicating an entire month of your time to praising men for the strangest ways they have chosen to rebel against God.
Tell me, literally anyone, whether you are a Christian or an unbeliever, what is there to celebrate about homosexuality? Even as an ex-gay myself, I have never figured out why this behavior is something to be proud of. What is so special about this kind of sin that even Christians turn into jellyfish for it? What is so special about a preference for anal sex that we feel the need to openly declare it to the world? What is so beautiful about men pretending to be women, so much so that they mutilate themselves, that we should punish people for sticking to biological realities? What is so brave about having such little self control that you need more than one other person in your bed at one time? Even as an ex-gay, I will never understand it.
But here's one thing I do understand: Jesus loves gay people, and He commands His followers to do the same. Therefore, for June and for ever, I will absolutely love gay people. Properly. No, I will not celebrate sexual depravity. No, I will not affirm gender confusion. No, I certainly will not tolerate sexual materials, gay or otherwise, being presented to kids who are barely old enough to understand the concept of flushing the toilet. And no, I certainly will not bash people as "bigots", "homophobes", and all other horrible names made up with the intention of shutting down honest discussion. None of that is love! That's actually hate. It is hatred towards LGBT people, who suffer the consequences of their depravity. It is hatred towards faithful Christians, who are bashed for the "crime" of obedience to God. And it is hatred towards God, who designed human sexuality to be enjoyed within the confines of marriage, and will judge us when those confines are broken.
Here's how God shows His love: While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). That death was not meaningless. Everything Christ suffered, we deserve. That's how much pride God takes in our sin. He hates it so much that we literally deserve death (e.g. Romans 1:32). But Jesus, who committed none of our sins, was punished for all of them. That is love. God took so little pleasure in the sin that He killed Jesus, but takes so much pleasure in repentance that those who repent will rise with Him into eternal life.
To every Christian celebrating Pride Month because "Jesus says love", it's time to start obeying His command to love and stop celebrating sin. How much do you have to hate someone to watch them prance right into Hell, all while you're marching alongside them blowing party puffers? Give them the words of eternal life! Love your gay friends enough to tell them that they are violating God's Holy laws, but there is hope of reconciliation to Him. If that offends them, it sucks, but there's nothing you can do about that. That's on them for loving their sin more than the truth, not on you for loving them enough to give them the truth.
To every non-Christian celebrating Pride Month, my message to you is this: I do not hate you. I can't even personally judge you without hypocrisy, because it's not like I've never done anything wrong. Homosexuality is on my own long list of sins, and so I neither hate you, nor would I have any right to do so. But while I am not perfect, God is, and He will judge us all, and so because I love you, I am compelled to share that salvation with you. And you may still hate me for it. You may still delude yourselves into thinking I have some sinister ulterior motive, some secret hatred I won't admit to, but the truth is, no, none of that is the case. If you continue to think of it as hate, first of all, note that this stirs actual hate. Nothing creates enemies quite like treating people as if they are your enemy. But second of all, you won't get that from me, so you are actually lying to yourselves. And for what? Is it worth it? Even setting Hell aside, is there anything on this earth worth the endless conflict you stir up with this aggressive narrative that anyone who disagrees with you hates you?
At the end of the day, Pride Month is just one more symptom of a fallen world. The word of God says "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20). This was never about love, but very much about pride. It is one more battle in the great spiritual war. The war for souls. Are we captive to Satan, doing his will, and ending up suffering the same punishment, or are we set free by God, receiving an inheritance too great for us to imagine? As an ex-gay, a sinner saved by the grace of God, I testify that true love comes from the God who set His rainbow in the clouds, as both a testimony to His judgments, and a reminder of His great promises. God punishes sin, but saves the penitent.
"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief."
- 1 Timothy 1:15
