It’s about pursuing a relationship with Christ.
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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I think, again, if someone wants to know what I believe then look at my life.
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t’s really an encouragement of discipleship, it looks like anything else that we’re offering to anyone else, any other person struggling with any other issue in their life.
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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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I think it’s for me with regards to this issue I believe in justification at the point of salvation.
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That’s good news and the church should offer it wholeheartedly to anyone.
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I don’t differentiate between this one sin struggle than any other.
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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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But sin resides, the power of sin resides in our flesh. It will always try us and it was always tempt us and therefore we always need to be submitting our mind, will and emotions to the lordship of Jesus Christ.
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So to pick and choose that once you come to Christ you’re never going to struggle in those areas again or never fall prey to stumbling in those ways again, I just, I don’t think we can assure that.
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They’re a wonderful and balanced group of people and I’m grateful for their support.
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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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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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In all caps PERMANENT – reduction of their same-sex attraction.
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I think we as believers can be secure in our relationship with Christ. I’m not saying that sin isn’t sin.
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I believe in sanctification at the point of salvation. That doesn’t mean that we don’t continue to mature as believers in Christ. But I believe that we are justified and we are sanctified.
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