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 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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Who need to be discipled and to pursue Christ in their life.
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And that’s a wonderful thing and that’s what we will always offer at Exodus.
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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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It’s something that’s been part of my tenure at Exodus over the last decade plus.
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The reason we have distanced ourselves from it is because some of the things that they employ and some of the messages that I’ve heard from reparative therapists with regards to what someone can expect once they get through that type of therapy.
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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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One of the many evils this world has to offer is the sin of homosexuality.
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Someone’s always calling for my resignation. It’s nothing new.
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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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I think we can all use a little bit of counseling on planet earth today. But when it comes to reparative therapy.
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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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Certainly if someone looks at my life, they will see that I have surrendered my heart, my life to 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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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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