Absolutely not!  It is important for the church to understand that ministering the life changing power of Christ is not hateful but is, instead, the truest form of love.  Often, compassionate Christians feel sorry for their friends and family who struggle with homosexuality and, with good intentions, begin to affirm or condone the homosexual lifestyle.  But for those who believe in the truth of God’s Word, the reality is that homosexual behavior is a sin and homosexual relationships are outside of God’s design for men and women.  As with any lifestyle that is intentionally focused on sin or that strays beyond God’s design, a lifestyle of homosexuality will lead to ruin.  Homosexuality may lead to physical death, but it will surely lead to relational, emotional, and spiritual ruin.  True compassion is not passive when someone is involved in a lifestyle that will lead to pain or destruction.

Ministry should be exactly that—ministry.  Ministry is by definition the act of serving.  Ministry, thus, should be humble, loving, and designed to help people.  If we, as Christians, truly believe that Jesus Christ can change a life, then the ultimate form of love we can show is to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone in need of salvation, healing, or change.  Hate speech is speech designed to hurt.  God’s Word is truth designed to heal.  There is nothing hateful about that!