I know Christ. And that is secure. And I think that is something that actually helps believers pursue his holiness.
ALAN CHAMBERSI 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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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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Issues of pride and judgment and gossip and slander and other types of sexual immorality, gluttony, you name it.
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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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Exodus is a very large organization. My board of directors is supportive of me as the president of Exodus and are very much involved in my decision-making and those types of things.
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I’ll be very glad to tell them what my faults and my weaknesses are and the areas that I pray about in my life every day.
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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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It’s something that’s been part of my tenure at Exodus over the last decade plus.
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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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In all caps PERMANENT – reduction of their same-sex attraction.
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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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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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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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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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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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Would Rob Gagnon and other people make as big a deal about that as they are with this? I don’t think so.
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