I can attest to the fact that sexual orientation is not immutable and I urge the city council to vote no on this amendment.
ALAN CHAMBERSBut 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 when it comes to someone pointing to this passage and saying homosexuals changed, well, I’m not sure that’s what that passage is referring to.
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I think for believers you know we are helping people pursue holiness through a relationship with Christ.
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If we were talking about one of their sin issues we wouldn’t have addressed this at all. I find that hypocritical and inconsistent.
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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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Certainly anyone who comes to faith in Christ has a new heart and they have an opportunity for new life and that’s a wonderful thing.
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Through biblical community in their local church, through honesty and transparency, sharing what it is that troubles them, being accountable.
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And that’s a wonderful thing and that’s what we will always offer at Exodus.
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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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I don’t differentiate between this one sin struggle than any other.
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How can we quantify that? How can you even know that that’s what you have experienced? And what if at some point you fall to 85 percent or 70 percent?
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I am sorry we promoted sexual orientation change efforts and reparative theories about sexual orientation that stigmatized parents.
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Exodus will do that for people who come to us for help.
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I think that’s really where we need to be more consistent as believers.
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We will all struggle, we will all fall prey to some type of sin, some will fall prey to the same types of sin over and over again.
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One of the many evils this world has to offer is the sin of homosexuality.
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