“I strongly emphasize that we are to hate the sin, not the sinner.”
No fellowship means no fellowship. Such equivocation on the part of Christians will lose many a soul. We are constrained to preach the gospel. If it isn’t received, then we are justified and yes, admonished to shake the dust off our feet and move away. The nice little quotation you present isn’t found in The Word. Even those overtaken in sin that belong to a body of believers are to be removed from the company of Christians until and unless they repent. Homosexuals are not about to repent but rather want affirmation for their vileness. It doesn’t take an ongoing relationship or rehabilitation process to relate the consequences of defying the Almighty. The “love” comes in taking the short time it takes to tell them the truth. If it’s rejected, the peril is yours in associating with evil practices. Jesus didn’t tell those he came in contact with to “take their time”. He didn’t tell them to “go and sin some more”. Our words don’t convict people of sin; The Holy Spirit does. A Christian’s only constraint is to tell them the truth, not support, re-re-re-hab, or enable while they mull it over.
Aleya,
I am not sure what you are referring to as the “nice little quotation” that I presented. The ONLY quotation that I presented were the verses from Ephesians 5. And they are most certainly found in the Word. Of course the exact wording will be according to the translation used. What does your Bible say for verses Ephesians 5 verses 7 and 11?