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.
ALAN CHAMBERSIssues of pride and judgment and gossip and slander and other types of sexual immorality, gluttony, you name it.
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In all caps PERMANENT – reduction of their same-sex 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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But as a property owner of Orlando, I wouldn’t rent to someone who is gay any more than I would rent to a person who is a practicing witch.
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My beliefs and my desires have changed. They have come into alignment with who he is and who he created you to be.
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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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It’s about pursuing a relationship with Christ.
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The point that I’m trying to make is that we as believers can have security in Christ when we are believers.
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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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Through biblical community in their local church, through honesty and transparency, sharing what it is that troubles them, being accountable.
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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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But to say that people who have same-sex attractions are the only group of people who need to go to a therapist to completely resolve those attractions isn’t something I find biblically accurate.
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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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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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So he can add his voice to the chorus of others whether it’s gay activists or now a New Testament professor.
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We’ve made it bigger; the resolution for this needs to be bigger than for other people.
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