A California-based pastor, who has had three gay parents over the course of his life, stated that “there is a difference between acceptance and approval.”
Caleb Kaltenbach, lead pastor for Discovery Church of Simi Valley, was recently interviewed by Dallas Theological Seminary Professor Darrell Bock on the school’s podcast The Table.
During the podcast, Kaltenbach explained that he believed that “acceptance and approval” were not the same thing, including when it came to the debate on LGBT issues.
“I believe that we are called to accept everybody as an individual. That does not mean we approve of every life choice that somebody makes,” said Kaltenbach.
“Every Sunday, anybody should be able to walk through my church doors when I preach and attend our church. But I already know that I shake hands every Sunday with people that have made life choices that week that I wouldn’t approve of. But that doesn’t mean that I accept them any less.”
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