Becket Cook Discusses Amy Grant Hosting Niece's Same-Sex Wedding

Amy Grant recently hosted her niece's same-sex wedding at her farm. She stands by this decision, saying, "Honestly, from a faith perspective, I do always say, 'Jesus, you just narrowed it down to two things: love God and love each other.' I mean, hey – that's pretty simple." Various pastors, among them Franklin Graham, have spoken out against this decision: "Yes, we are to love God & love each other. But if we love God, we will seek to obey His Word. Jesus told us, 'If you love Me, keep My commandments' (John 14:15). God defines what is sin, not us; & His Word is clear that homosexuality is sin."

In this podcast episode, Becket Cook looks at the story of Amy Grant hosting her niece’s lesbian wedding on her farm. Amy calls it love, but what is love according to the Bible? Becket looks at Franklin Graham’s response to her hosting this wedding as well as another Christian writer who wrote a piece on this. Becket also talks about the time he attended a gay wedding and how and why he regrets this decision. Finally, Becket discusses whether a Christian should go to a gay wedding or not.

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Becket Cook graduated from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in 2017 with a Master of Arts in Theology. His book, A Change of Affection: A Gay Man's Incredible Story of Redemption, with a foreword by Francis Chan, published by Thomas Nelson, released July 30, 2019.