[grandpa jones]

“By allowing the service, he accepts the sin of the homosexual.”

Not at all.

We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Otherwise, why would we need a Saviour?

Are you so confident that the young man has committed an unpardonable, unforgivable sin in the eyes of the Lord? You know for a fact that this sinner cannot be and has not been forgiven for his choices?

The Preacher will answer for his own decisions, as will we all, whether or not our Christianity is grounded in the Word or not.

[NetAddicted]

I know for a fact he was not forgiven by G-d because of the Torah.

[CA Conservative]

Are you so confident that the young man has committed an unpardonable, unforgivable sin in the eyes of the Lord?

There is only one sin that is unforgivable. But for a sin to be forgiven, the person must repent. That does not just mean asking for forgiveness - it means to turn away from sin, to stop engaging in the sin. Since this man was "married" to his homosexual partner, there is nothing to indicate that he repented of his homosexual activity. And once he died, the opportunity for forgiveness was past.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

We die for our own sins. No one can die for the sins of others.

[SoConPubbie]

Are you so confident that the young man has committed an unpardonable, unforgivable sin in the eyes of the Lord? You know for a fact that this sinner cannot be and has not been forgiven for his choices?

There is only one unforgiveable sin as the bible states very clearly, Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, however, if we die in an unrepentant state, then those sins are not forgiven us and the end result is that we are condemned to Hell by our Judge, Jesus Christ.

The Preacher will answer for his own decisions, as will we all, whether or not our Christianity is grounded in the Word or not.

Since the Preacher did not compromise on allowing the funeral service that openly and outwardly was supporting not only a sinful lifestyle, but what God calls an Abomination, he did the Holy thing, however unpopular it may be with those that value emotion over holiness.

The family, on the other hand, chose to purposefully accept the sinful lifestyle of their son by allowing the reference to his "Husband" as part of the service.

This is where the real sin occurred.