I don't know when this was posted, so please forgive me, if I'm commenting well after this event, I'm new on here, but since I saw this thread, I thought I could give some helpful advice. First and formost, I would keep praying for your brother and no matter what, do not give up and also don't push your beliefs on him or condemn him because that will push him away further, but whenever you have the chance keep telling him about Jesus and when certain subjects arise, explain to him what your beliefs are and what the bible says. Tell him the truth, but in love. Tldr, I have a situation where my parents aren't around anymore, but my aunt (my dad's sister), my uncle (her husband), and my two cousins (their son and daughter) are my immediate family. They say they're Catholic, but unfortunately they don't seem to know the Lord because they continually practice sin and don't turn from it, such as drunkenness, cussing, using God's name in vein, and going to mediums and playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, which promotes witchcraft. Also, my cousin Sam is a lesbian and is married to Katy her wife. I will admit, a few years ago, the April before Covid hit, Sam and Katy got married and I gave in and went to their wedding and was a reader at their wedding and that was back when I wasn't in a good place with God. Even though I had a good time at the wedding, I regretted it afterward and asked God for forgiveness about like a hundred times. I wish I could go back and make the right choice not to go, however, I can't go back and fix what's in the past. However, if they were to have a wedding renewal, which I hope and pray they don't, I would have to say something to them like, "I love you guys very much and I know I went to and participated in your wedding because you wanted me to, but I really hurt my relationship with God and I can't afford to hurt my relationship with God again by going to your wedding renewal. I know we have different beliefs, but I believe gay marriage to be wrong because the bible says a man should be with a woman and vise versa because that's the way God wants it to be and I can't in good conscience go against that again.". So I would say, keep praying for your brother and evangelizing to him about the Lord, but don't go to his wedding, but maybe you can take him out to dinner or invite him to dinner at your house, him and his partner. It is okay to eat with nonbelievers and Jesus did hang out with tax collectors and sinners, but where we have to draw the line is we can't encourage them in any sin, we need to pray for them and lovingly talk to them about Jesus and talk to them about turning away from their sins because that's what Jesus did when he told the prostitute to go home and sin no more and that's what will help them. If we encourage and support their sins, we're saying sins are okay, but also if we condemn them, shun them, or constantly nag them about quitting doing the sin, we're pushing them further and further away from God, but we must tell them the truth in love. But the reason I say don't go to a gay wedding is because I could see going out to eat with a nonbeliever, however, going to and participating in a gay wedding is saying you approve of their sin and it would be hypocritical and like I said, I wish I hadn't gone to or participated in Sam's and Katy's wedding, but it was a while ago and I can't change it. All I can do (and I do this) is keep praying for them to come to Jesus, realize what they're doing is sinful, find partners of the opposite sexes, get into God's word, find a bible-based church that doesn't encourage any sin, get into God's word, and seek and do God's will and I evangelize to them every chance I get. Even if it hurts your brother and he mocks you and your faith, you still need to stay strong in the Lord and do what the Lord says and tell your brother the truth. So many people get love confused, they think love is supporting everything they do and that's not love. Love is not condemning or shunning them, but it is telling them the truth even when it hurts and it is gently helping them turn away from sins and toward Jesus. To me, supporting gay marriage is like supporting a drug addict or an alcoholic by buying them the drugs or the booz. I know some people have said they can't help that they're gay or they commit a certain sin, but being gay and any other sin is a choice. Sure you can have feelings, but you can choose to not feed on your feelings or act on them and people can choose to marry people of the opposite sexes, rather than marry someone of the same sex. Hope this helps not just you, but everyone on here. God Bless!
