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.
ALAN CHAMBERSMy 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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I can attest to the fact that sexual orientation is not immutable and I urge the city council to vote no on this amendment.
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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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Within the membership we have 270 or so members within the network of Exodus whether that’s a local member ministry, a counselor or one of our members of our church association.
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I’m looking at offering biblical holiness, not an unrealistic expectation for people that will leave them disappointed.
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It’s about pursuing a relationship with Christ.
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When they don’t have to live in that fear or that life of condemnation wondering whether God’s going to yank His relationship from them
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That’s good news and the church should offer it wholeheartedly to anyone.
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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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Or any other thing – are those people in danger of losing their salvation over those issues?
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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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The ones that are running rampant within our churches largely go unaddressed.
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I am eternally secure. I gave my heart to Christ and that gift of salvation is irrevocable.
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I find it a golden idol, honestly, where we have been hypocritical to ask people to resolve this issue in a way that we haven’t encouraged other people with other struggles to resolve.
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And then there are encouragements to use heterosexual pornography or heterosexual images to encourage heterosexual attraction.
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I know Christ. And that is secure. And I think that is something that actually helps believers pursue his holiness.
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