I think that’s really where we need to be more consistent as believers.
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I am opposed to special rights for gays just as I am opposed to special rights for heterosexuals or smokers.
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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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And that’s a wonderful thing and that’s what we will always offer at Exodus.
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For other people who are involved in unrepentant sin whether it’s the sin of homosexual sexual expression or gluttony or pride or heterosexual sexual expression outside of a monogamous heterosexual marriage.
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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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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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Well, I find it interesting first that this all centers around the issue of homosexuality and we don’t bring in any other sin issue into the picture.
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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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I think for believers you know we are helping people pursue holiness through a relationship with Christ.
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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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Through biblical community in their local church, through honesty and transparency, sharing what it is that troubles them, being accountable.
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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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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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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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That’s good news and the church should offer it wholeheartedly to anyone.
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