John MacArthur Answers
Jul 05, 2017 by Will Maule
As Christian baker Jack Phillips prepares to have his case heard in the Supreme Court, John MacArthur answers a key quesion thrown into recent public debate: is it sinful to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding? Phllips was sued after refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
"It's not sinful for a cake maker to make a cake for a gay wedding anymore than its sinful for a guy who runs a restaurant to serve dinner to somebody who is gay, sits in a booth and eats the food, or goes to the market and buys a loaf of bread and you own the market," MacArthur argued. "What the issue is, is not whether that's sinful. It's whether the federal government can demand that people do certain things, which goes against their Christian conscience."
That being said, pastor John argued that the whole discussion is "more of a political governmental issue." "I actually think that we need to show love to everyone and particularly, we need to do good to all those that are outside the kingdom, as well as inside the kingdom, as much as possible — a gesture of kindness toward some unregenerate person is in itself not a sin," he added.
"You don't want to train yourself to ignore your conscience," MacArthur said. "I think it's a personal issue. The issue becomes when people are basically fined or imprisoned for doing things that are religious-conscience matters. And, that speaks to the issue of how much authority the government has to make you do that."
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