“Collating biblical truths,” Strachan added, “I believe that we cannot positively engage such an event at all. It is not loving, we remember, to endorse sin; it is loving to warn fellow sinners away from it (see Revelation 3:19).” Instead of attending the wedding, “we would do well to fast and pray for the individuals involved, asking God to grant them repentance and faith per the prerogatives of his mighty mercy,” Strachan said.
Strachan nevertheless shared how much he has respected Begg for his biblical teachings over the years, calling him a “father in the faith” and emphasizing how important it is to pray not only for Begg but also “for us all.”
“Alistair Begg is a good and godly man, and we all falter just like him,” Strachan said. “Yet the stakes of public teaching are high, very high indeed…None of us preaches or teaches perfectly; only Jesus hit that mark.”
“Nonetheless, we must all strive to hit the biblical mark, and offer confession and repentance—publicly, yes, as men in ministry—when we fail,” he said. Strachan concluded by encouraging the church not to “capitulate to the culture.”
Theologian R.C. Sproul Jr. posted on social media that “Alistair Begg publicly confronts the zeitgeist by clearly affirming God’s condemnation of homosexuality.”
“He publicly errs in encouraging a woman to attend a homo ‘wedding.’ Internet Christian heroes boldly challenge his masculinity, ANONYMOUSLY, b/c they’re afraid for their jobs,” Sproul continued.
Others have raised concerns about Begg’s response but have shared that unless it becomes a repeated pattern, they will continue to listen to and support him.
