And then there are the offers of using homosexual pornography within the therapeutic process to help people understand why they’re struggling.
ALAN CHAMBERSAnd then there are encouragements to use heterosexual pornography or heterosexual images to encourage heterosexual attraction.
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Now on to reparative therapy, I think counseling is a wonderful tool for anybody regardless of what struggle they bring to the table.
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That, I think, sets people up for unrealistic expectations and is something that I’m not willing to offer when we’re sharing these types of messages or presenting what was presented to me.
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The ones that are running rampant within our churches largely go unaddressed.
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But it doesn’t say anywhere in that passage that the people didn’t still struggle with temptation or that they never fell prey to that sin again whether it was the issue of homosexuality or any of the other things that are listed there.
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But we will encourage the church to do that in general for anyone and everyone who’s seeking to be a mature believer in Christ.
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I think that’s really where we need to be more consistent as believers.
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I think we’ve made it a golden idol. I think we in the church have treated it differently than we’ve treated anything else.
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It says in this world you will have trouble in John 16:33 but take heart you can have peace in me because I’ve overcome the world.
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I think it’s for me with regards to this issue I believe in justification at the point of salvation.
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I am opposed to special rights for gays just as I am opposed to special rights for heterosexuals or smokers.
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For some that will mean getting the help or expertise of a counselor that can help them walk through and navigate through some of the traumatic things that they’ve been through in their life.
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They’re a wonderful and balanced group of people and I’m grateful for their support.
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That’s good news and the church should offer it wholeheartedly to anyone.
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This is the church’s job. This is who we are as the body of Christ to reach out to people who are in need, who are struggling.
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I think, again, if someone wants to know what I believe then look at my life.
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