“My decision to leave ‘gay’ and all that it seemingly promised but never delivered, was made as quietly and uneventfully as my decision to enter it had been.” – Phillip Lee

The month of June is now celebrated by many individuals and churches that affirm and cheer on LGBTQ Pride.

But what if the LGBTQ life hasn’t been or is now a season of pride or the party for some of our neighbors, loved ones, or ourselves – that the world says it is?

Personally speaking, it is not (pride) I remember and experience that in some respects continues to haunt me even today.

There are some life realities gay pride could not even begin to heal. Completely and totally by God’s grace, I survived homosexuality.

While those words correctly define my personal reality regarding homosexual practice, my friends did not survive.

If you are experiencing same-sex attraction and are considering embracing the feelings and attractions of such, before jumping into a behavior, identity and a community with highly probable and serious consequences, please get the facts – all the facts.

Sexual pleasure, good in and of itself within the proper context, is nevertheless not an essential requirement for human well-being.

Today, there is no guarantee that social policy is exempt from foolishness. Ultimately, the social pressure that exists to protect “gay” from discrimination has resulted in a tragically dangerous code.

While I personally deplore any and all forms of “gay-bashing” and other hate crimes against homosexuals, the extreme medical risks and the fundamental psychological problems often associated with homosexual practice, cannot be undermined or dismissed.

Today, in America, very little is being offered which promotes the truth about homosexuality and the general public has and is slowly but certainly beginning to believe the many untruths with regard to the topic of homosexuality. This did not happen by accident.

In December 1973, by a narrow vote, homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM) by the American Psychiatric Association. The vote was not based on scientific research but on political pressure from homosexual activists. So much for an individual’s right of self-determination to address their unwanted homosexual feelings and behavior. In a nutshell, the problem is the politicization of psychiatry, psychology, and most definitely, the Bible, to the extent that the freedom to investigate and treat homosexuality has been and continues to be under serious attack.

For some of us, World AIDS Day is not just on December 1st of each year, but rather each and every day of the year.

The phone conversation occurred in 1995. Frank, my very best and only surviving friend of a group of 22 men, called from the hospital in San Francisco. Immediately, I knew something was very wrong.

In 1985, I moved from San Francisco back to Bakersfield, when in October of that year I surrendered my life to Christ and everything got turned upside-down – actually, right-side up.

There was nothing short of a miraculous desire to get to church and remain in church. The only thing I wanted to read was the Bible, attend classes and always be among Christian men and women, worship, and talk, talk, talk, talk, about Jesus.

Occasionally, I would talk to Frank on the phone to check on how life was going. However, our conversations became more and more strained because all I wanted to talk about was the Bible and what was going on at church. Frank, on the other hand, wanted to talk about the party last night and all that went on.

Drifting apart we most definitely were but continued to maintain a long-distance connection if only to hear one another’s voice for a few seconds. We had been close good friends for many years in San Francisco.

One afternoon I received a phone call at work from Frank. His voice was extremely weak, but he still managed to say…

“Phillip, we don’t understand what has happened to you, but you have found something, and whatever it is, keep it up. Keep it up because you have found something. Do it for me and the others. Whatever you do don’t ever come back to this. Promise me, Phillip.”

“I promise, Frank.”

Two days after my last phone conversation with Frank, his mother called to tell me he had passed away.

So, so many are gone, and they left much too soon. I miss each of my friends. I miss them terribly.

Forty-one years ago, I made a promise. A promise I have kept, and I intend to keep.

During my 17 years as ‘gay,’ I personally witnessed far too many lives devastated and some taking their own lives over the celebration of ‘gay.’ In each and every case the ruin and carnage were not brought about by the individual trying to resolve their same-gender attraction.

Personally speaking, it is a fact because of very real discrimination, homosexual activists created a brilliant strategic plan to gain across-the-board acceptance. Yet their plan was and is based upon a flawed paradigm to persuade people they were born with same-gender attraction and they cannot change. This strategy has worked. But the biggest losers just may be homosexual men and women who may get everything they think they want, but will they be denied what they truly need?

The welfare of both individuals and society as a whole depends upon our facing reality honestly, compassionately, and courageously – which requires facts – all the facts.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Ask yourself: “Is the step I am about to take confirmed in, compatible with, or contradicted by the Holy Scriptures?”

Christian perfection has never been, nor will it ever be human perfection. Christian perfection is that state of being in a real relationship with God which then manifests itself among the many twists and turns of life and certainly the many irrelevancies of life.

Personally, years of study and experience have clearly taught me that regardless how much doctrine I may know, until I have a clear picture and heartfelt sense that God is truly gracious and good, there will never be any lasting victory in my life.

Looking back, it was more than difficult to believe that God fully accepted me when my conscience told me otherwise. I cannot begin to tell you that the Scriptures which spoke about judgment all applied to me, and the ones that spoke mercy – well, they were for someone else. Numerous personal experiences in my life taught me that people only loved you as long as you pleased them.

Therefore, did God really love me in spite of all that I had done and been?

It was the Holy Spirit that helped me see that the Scriptures that speak of judgment are directed at the stiff-necked sinner and not the one who is struggling with sin. As well, I came to understand that God’s promises of mercy are to all that trust in Christ and I was challenged to accept them by simple faith. The more I developed my intimate relationship with Jesus, the more my fears subsided, and, in their place, peace and confidence grew.

Incredibly, there were two friends (of the old life) who did not desert me. Thankfully, there were new friends who, knowing all, still loved and accepted me. Trust me, their friendship, love, encouragement and support, provided tangible proof of God’s love. My faith grew.

For anyone to find freedom from any habit, addiction or compulsive behavior, an undermining of feelings and a letting go of what did or did not happen must occur. Ultimately, the person begins to see God as a loving Father whose unbelievable grace can bring blessing out of all that has been missed or suffered.

I greatly appreciate and value a comment by Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest…

“The only test as to whether we ought to allow an emotion to have its way is to see what the outcome of the emotion will be. Push it to its logical conclusion, and if the outcome is something God would condemn, allow it no more way.”

Has all the study, meditation, introspection, and questions been worth it? You bet ‘cha.

As I have claimed and continue to claim, God is for me in every circumstance of life because of His blood and His righteousness. Solid peace and joy have driven away the old depressions that were at times incredibly crippling. By accepting the truth that God will never abandon me – because Christ has endured all the wrath that I deserve – I know that I am never alone.

All things considered, I am satisfied to strive for and ultimately live in a perfect relationship with God the Father, so that hopefully and prayerfully, my life will produce a desire and a longing for God in other lives.

Recently, I shared life is not just a struggle for a few, today, it’s a struggle for everyone and no one meets all of life’s challenges flawlessly. It is monumentally important to remember that God does bring good out of trouble. Otherwise, sorrow will swallow us up.

My particular brokenness took my self-respect and gave me guilt, took my honor and gave me shame, took my honesty and gave me a double life, took gentleness and made me a deceiving man.

However, out of all that stuff, came a walk with God, freedom, strength and vulnerability, the ability (I hope) to help others, and maybe, just maybe, the beginning of wisdom.

Heaven knows, the journey (which continues) was often not easy. However, it has all been worthwhile.

Indeed, push “it” – whatever the “it” may be in your life to its logical conclusion and if the outcome is something God would condemn, allow it no more way.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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What has been unfolding for decades and continues today is a rejection of God and a suppressing of His truth in favor of being wise in our own eyes. Plainly, we are in pride and rebellion against God.

Romans 1:29-32 tells us the consequence of a society which ignores and suppresses His truth is a people “filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, back-biters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”

At the very heart of this dark shadow that hangs over the Church is an important question each faithful follower of Christ Jesus must ask: Will I reject the authority of the Word of God or will I by the power of the Holy Spirit surrender and conform my life to the Word of God?

Just the fact alone that we are continuing to debate whether or not the Bible clearly states that homosexuality is sinful validates “they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itchy ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.” (2 Timothy 4:3-4)

There are those that focus entirely on the world continuing to wax worse and worse and therefore what’s the point of reaching to and helping many “come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil” (2 Timothy 2:24-26) in these last days?

Truth must be spoken and it must be spoken with compassion, understanding, and the knowledge that truth often cuts extremely deep before it can begin to bring about healing and wholeness.

Ultimately, faithful followers of Christ Jesus must speak the truth about homosexuality because it is truth alone that will bring about freedom and wholeness.

Forty-one years ago, it was Christians, speaking both truth and grace into my life that made all the difference. I would not be here today without them. My particular sin and brokenness was not overlooked but rather talked about openly and in conjunction with many, many other sins. For the first time in my life, I began to be who God created me to be which, by the way, also included loving even the broken parts as He did and does.

Jesus said, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14).

Truthless grace accomplishes nothing.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Fidelity to truth, God’s absolute truth, both in doctrine and behavior, is not an option for faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

When Christian leadership allows secular demands and guidance to trump Biblical teaching, the world has its foundation to boast of having become the light of the Church which completely reverses the formula that Jesus prescribed – “You are the light of the world” – (Matthew 5:14-16).

However, there will always be those willing to say what is most definitely unpopular but nonetheless redemptive, standing for what is controversial but true, even when truth is being relentlessly and systematically obscured…

It is 1981, I am living in San Francisco and very much a member of the gay community. On a Sunday afternoon, I leave my apartment and walk down Powell Street toward Market Street, the main drag of downtown San Francisco.

The closer and closer I get to Market Street, clearly something is going on because the boulevard is lined with a huge crowd of people. I have happened upon my first Gay Pride Parade.

I cannot believe what I am witnessing. Frankly, the first thought that occurred to me was – “Why aren’t these people being arrested?” – largely due to the pornographic nature and displays that are parading by, one after another after another.

And, I am thinking, “This is what I am to be proud of?”

It was my first and last gay pride parade.

Today, far, far beyond equal rights for many groups in America in their attempts to reweave the social, cultural and political fabric of this country, is an unquenchable thirst for power.

Right on the heels of the power quest is a relentless crusade by many groups for acceptance and to gain society’s stamp of approval on a considerable list of various behaviors.

When gay marriage became legal throughout America (but not lawful in the Kingdom of God), the entire lid to Pandora’s Box came off. Various groups that had been for a very long time standing along the sidelines waiting their turn busted out of the box and began to be much more vocal and visible demanding to be recognized and accepted.

And, let me be perfectly clear by stating, we the Church did contribute to the past, and the on-going cultural vacuum that has allowed the redefinition of marriage, family, etc. to happen with so little resistance.

One of the groups that came parading by in 1981, the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA), an organization at the forefront pushing for the right of adult homosexuals to have sex with minors.

At its seventh General Membership Conference held in Boston in December 1993, NAMBLA adopted numerous and various points as well as this position: “Whereas it is impossible to say at what age a person is capable of consenting to sex because every individual and every case is different; and therefore any attempt to set an age is capricious, arbitrary, and unfair…” NAMBLA has long been dedicated to the replacement of the age-of-consent laws.

The push for the acceptance of pedophilia is by no means new on the scene as some seem to think today. With the on-going push and threat for the lowering of age-of-consent laws, so that sex with youth might be legally permissible, reveals a threat which pedophilia poses to children and through them, to society.

Herein lies my concern…

If you can get the public to think pedophilia is just another thing – then the battle for legal and social acceptance and rights is pretty much in the bag.

Have we not traveled this exact same road before?

No matter how strongly we may be opposed to any number of agendas, we are first of all called to be Christians who have the privilege of representing Christ to all the communities of the world, regardless of class, color, nationality, gender or sexual orientation.

That said, it is not enough to condemn the darkness, if we fail to shine a light of hope on our disintegrating culture.

“If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, then I am not confessing Christ, however boldly, I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is tested.” Martin Luther

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Unfortunately, and tragically, far too many men and women have been told that God holds homosexuals in some sort of special contempt. However, Romans assures us that is not so.

Since humanity as a whole has turned away from God, everyone has been given up to something.

There is no difference because all have sinned and come short of the glory of God – (Romans 3:22-23).

We are all equally under the judgment of God. All are equally in need of a Savior.

I believe the reality and depth of God’s love can be summed up in one word – “whosoever.”

Forty-one years ago, surrendering my life to Christ Jesus, I, like many, many other men and women once bound and ensnared by the brokenness of same-sex attraction, entered and began a process of becoming the men and women God had always intended us to be and live.

Personally-speaking, my journey began with recognizing and agreeing with God that homosexual behavior is sin, followed by renouncing the practice of homosexual behavior, rediscovering healthy, non-erotic friendships with people of the same-sex, embracing Biblical sexual ethics and lifestyle and believing that my absolute, total and complete deliverance, free from every sinful impulse, will come when either I go home to be with Jesus or He comes back to get His own.

Thankfully and gratefully, I became surrounded by godly men and women, that in spite of my particular form of brokenness, offered respect, honest, straight-forward reasoning, and did not withhold facts concerning the immorality and liability of homosexual conduct and behavior.

I offer this specific and particular aspect of freedom from same-sex attraction for good reason.

To forbid fornication and adultery as acceptable behavior or lifestyle – but state that homosexual practice is not forbidden, constitutes a religious travesty – culturally and Biblically – and has empowered a huge step toward the Church becoming powerless and irrelevant.

You cannot undermine Biblical authority and trivialize the reality and significance of “heaven or hell,” as well as The Cross being the door providing the portal and the means for each man and each woman to go beyond all the limits and expect to have and maintain a vibrant Christian community and Church.

There is hope for the man or woman with the brokenness of same-sex attraction with Jesus Christ offering a healing alternative in which the power of sin is broken, and the person is freed to know and experience his or her true identity in the fellowship of His Church.

However, for individuals, families and the Church – the extension of grace without truth accomplishes nothing.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Pastor Phillip Lee sharing with His Excellency, Governor General of Jamaica, Dr. Patrick Allen.

There is a sin among a large segment of the Christian clergy that I find despicable.

It is the sin of not sharing with a congregation what you know to be true about the bible, same sex practice, and Christianity.

Today the temptation to minimize, revise, if not disregard the importance of doctrine, critical to the Christian faith but offensive to the world, has slithered into every crevasse of our culture.

The silence of many has enabled and continues to fuel (1) the denigration of Biblical authority (2) the loss of a coherent definition of family and (3) the exploitation of children.

Silence has and continues to fuel many now worshipping another Jesus. A Jesus which has been created by man that requires absolutely no sacrifice, makes no demands of obedience,
and is completely and totally silent when it comes to sexual sin.

The Oxford American Dictionary defines “silence” as, “absence of sound; avoidance or absence of speaking or of making a sound; the fact of not mentioning something.”

I freely admit that I remain perplexed and deeply troubled by those in the Church that are terrified, if not paralyzed by the LGBTQ movement, and want to see any further legitimization of same sex practice stopped dead in its tracks but remain hesitant and unwilling to offer ministry to those who desire to come out of the behavior.

This makes absolutely no sense.

Today, while a segment of the Church continues to consciously and deliberately avoid the subject of homosexuality, God, however, is not silent and has never been silent.

As true faithful followers of Christ Jesus, we take the Bible in its entirety or not at all. We do not have the luxury of randomly selecting portions of Scripture and discarding the rest. God’s Word is not a thing that a person can push around at their convenience.

The Bible is a Voice, a Word, the very Word of the living God.

The Church must call homosexual practice sin, and that will remain offensive to many. We cannot water down God’s Word. There is no doubt our courage will be tested, there will even be times when some must stand alone and defend what is right.

As Paul said to Timothy: “At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me” (2 Timothy 4:16).

Today, maybe more than ever, a true faithful follower of Christ Jesus has crucified his rights and is willing to be completely and fully led by God’s Spirit. He fears God, that is, he has a healthy awe and respect for God and does not take God lightly.

We, as God’s people, should not be out to advance the claims of a church, of a nation, of an ideology, but of Jesus Himself.

There can be no true compassion, integrity, and outreach if the Name, the teachings, the promises, the life, the death, the resurrection, and the transformative power of the Holy Spirit are not proclaimed – and, proclaimed to the virtually untouched mission field around the world called ‘the LGBT community.’

What is stopping so many today in defending the Authority of Scripture with regard to same sex practice?

Is it fear of being beaten in an argument? Fear of not knowing what to say? Fear of messing it all up? Such fears are groundless.

Christians are not in the business of “winning the argument.”

People are not argued into the Kingdom of God. What is eloquent and pierces a heart and soul is the personal testimony of someone whose life has been transformed by Christ. This is exactly what excites and captivates the imagination and interest.

Not being well versed or educated on LGBT issues is no excuse for remaining silent. We each have our own story to tell.

Few things are more effective than people who learn how to be “a friend (who) loves at all times” (Proverbs 17:17) while not being afraid to uphold God’s truth that “better is open rebuke than hidden love.” (Proverbs 27:5)

I would submit that the calamity and dilemma many professing Christians face today with regard to same sex practice(s) is not unlike a time when Elijah spoke and said:

“How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing” (1 Kings 18:21).

Today, more than ever, we are in need of Christians that will not sidestep truth or grace but offer crystal clear truth on a host of issues, including LGBT issuess, toward every person.

Frankly, this is exactly what the Church was called to be from the beginning, and it is exactly what people are looking for today. It is a Church just like this that saved my life.

Many know and understand the importance and significance of reaching the unreached peoples of the world for Christ Jesus. What about the unreached LGBT population?

We, the Christian community, have a lot to learn about bringing Jesus to LGBT identified men and women who hopefully will one day knock at the doors of our churches.

How about, “If you struggle with sexual and relational brokenness and feel trapped – there is hope!

Come on into Church and investigate the roots and causes of your struggle. We will walk with you as you look past the surface, deep into your heart, and consider God’s will for your life.”

It is the clarity of the Holy Scriptures that should compel each and every faithful follower of Christ Jesus to be a light where there is darkness, rather than hiding our witness from those who need it.

Luke 6:45 tells us, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”

If we truly care about the eternal destination of a multitude of men and women, snared and deceived by the brokenness of same-sex attraction, we will not be silent.

Silence cannot and must not be an option.

Consider: Did God keep Himself in icy isolation from your predicament? Did He say, “They are probably all right as they are”?

The ultimate issue for the LGBT community is the same as it is for every individual. “Where do they stand? Are they dead in sin or alive in Christ?”

There are times when ‘silence’ becomes disobedience.

James 4:17: “Therefore, to him who knows the good to do and does not do it, to him it is sin” (NKJV).

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Christ Jesus has come into the world to save sinners and that through Christ’s death and resurrection, forgiveness of sins and eternal life are available to every person who repents of sin and trusts in Christ alone as Savior and Lord.

I, therefore, deny that the Lord’s arm is too short to save or that ANY sinner is beyond his reach.

That said, my considerable concern for many men and women today struggling, combating the unwanted brokenness of same-sex attraction remains…

How are they to follow the Holy Spirit when much of what God has to say regarding homosexual practice is being dismissed, disregarded and withheld? How are they to hear His voice when His words are being silenced?

Is it possible far too much of the Church is now relying on (feelings) which are very, very often completely disconnected from what the Bible says?

I have shared before it was Christians that held me to the truth and authority of Scripture throughout my discipleship. Admittedly, it was not always an easy road to travel. However, I understood they were holding me accountable because they truly had my best interest at heart. Thank God they never once lowered the bar on the truth of Scripture.

A very frightening reality hit me recently. If God’s truth had been withheld from me, what would I have been left with?

My walk, your walk with God is not about personal sensibilities. The gay Christian identity does not exist in the Kingdom of God. There is a much, much better way.

It isn’t new. It isn’t even really profound. It is the willingness and posture to let Scripture have its unhindered way. Most assuredly, humility (how we approach and receive the truth of God’s Word), is the ingredient necessary for transformation enabling you and me to give way to God’s Word, even when it is unpopular.

Romans 12:2, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

But practically-speaking, how is that accomplished by someone like me that for many, many years lived life by the patterns of this world?

1. I had to agree with God that I had been greatly deceived.

2. I had to agree with God that I had been believing a lie, and I had to repent for doing so.

3. I had to allow; I needed to give God permission to show me just how destructive the lie I bought into and believed really was.

4. I had to reject the lie(s) I had believed for such a long time and then choose to believe what God says to be true.

5. I had to decide and choose to stand on the many truths God disclosed to me about myself instead of how I would normally have responded to life’s scenarios and circumstances.

By the way, all of the above-mentioned practical points often, very often, involved pushing through strong feelings and emotions that did everything they possibly could to sway me from doing what was right.

Without a doubt, the greatest battle was learning to value truth because it is true, and not just because it felt true.

“O God, make me know your ways. Teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation, and for you, I wait all the day long.” (Psalm 25:4-5)

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Much of the dysfunction in today’s modern Christianity, a dysfunction making us less fit for battle, stems from neglect of one of the two – ignorance of the truth or ignoring the truth regarding LGBT issues.

If we are to be accounted as stewards of truth (1 Corinthians 4:1-2), God grant we be found faithful in our stewardship.

– Biblically-speaking, every example of marriage is between a man and a woman. Man cannot redefine what he never originally defined.

– God says change is possible. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

– Biblical standards and relevant cultural witness are partners.

– To disagree or have a different belief does not = hate, bigotry or homophobic.

– God’s truth is absolute truth and those that live by His truth should be, must be engaged in the challenge of applying His unchanging standards to an ever-changing society and world.

– God’s definition of love has nothing to do with sex. True evidence of love for God results in obedience to His commands.

– Scripturally speaking, it is impossible to validate homosexual practice in any form or to any degree.

– Did God really say? Satan’s deception has always been and will always be to get you to doubt what God said.

– Grace without truth is deception and useless.

– God’s truth will outlast any lie.

– It is not possible to say we love people while saying nothing and allowing them to compromise in a life of sexual sin, unchallenged.

– Churches that offer a balance, a blend of both truth and grace, are grounded and positioned to offer powerful, dynamic ministry.

– The Rainbow belongs to God because it is the sign of a Covenant.

– One’s true identity is in Christ Jesus – not sexuality.

– “Born That Way” remains a myth, a notion, a personal opinion.

– The Gay Christian identity does not exist in the Kingdom of Heaven.

– Our society’s sexual ethics is in direct contradiction to the teaching of Scripture.

– The Bible is the Word of God and true in all that it contains.

– Clearly, the New Testament Church, was filled with repentant ex-homosexuals who found new life in Christ. (1 Corinthians 6:11).

– Homosexual practice is not the greatest sin.

– No one gets to choose that which tempts them, but we do choose how we respond to temptation.

– To call homosexuality ‘gay’ is the ultimate contradiction.

– Every time homosexuality is mentioned in Scripture, it is always in the context of a behavior, not unlike many others, God says no one is to practice.

– The Church holds the only answer there is to the on-going crisis regarding homosexual practice.

– Gay and Gospel are not compatible.

– Pro-gay theology is becoming more acceptable resulting in sound doctrine, the Bible itself, being taken less seriously.

– The Christian community must respond with unconditional love to men and women dealing with same-sex attraction, while remaining unwavering in loyalty to God’s Word.

– God’s Word never changes. God’s Word does not adapt to culture, it transcends it.

– Jesus remains the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).

“If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, then I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of soldier is tested.” Martin Luther

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Phillip Lee and Brandon Holthaus

It is abundantly clear the on-going debate regarding same-sex practice(s) continues to be fueled by…

• Those on the left lumping anyone who disagrees with them into, “If you don’t support, you hate.”

• Meanwhile, those on the right see compromise, silence, and spinelessness in anyone who doesn’t get red-faced and militant as, “If you don’t hate, you support.”

But true dedicated faithful followers of Christ Jesus walk neither path.

We have something to say that no one else is saying or can say.

We do not claim allegiance to either the left or right camp.

True, we do not celebrate homosexual practice; we acknowledge God’s clear revealed word that it is sin but neither do we hate those who embrace homosexuality.

True care, concern and love do not collapse under social pressure.

How can you say you love people and allow them to compromise in a life of sexual sin, unchallenged?

You can’t!

Galatians 6:1-2 says, “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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