New Man: You struggled with same-sex attraction yourself. Did that experience lead you to the ministry you’re in today?
Alan Chambers:
Definitely. When I was growing up the only thing you ever heard about
from the Bible regarding homosexuals was that they don’t inherit the
kingdom of God. That’s the one thing that rings in my head from
childhood. So when I found out that there was a local Exodus ministry,
that there was help for people like me, I jumped at it.
New Man: So years later you have come back to be the president of Exodus?
Chambers:
Yes, I’m the president of Exodus. Really from the time I was 18 until
now—I’m 36—I’ve never left the ministry. I started out as someone who
was participating and someone who needed help and then I was a
volunteer, than on staff at a local ministry and worked through the
ranks and to where I am now.
New Man:
Your ministry is inherently controversial. You have been interviewed by
a number of news outlets and you’re unapologetic about trying to change
homosexuals. What is your response to someone who says, “They can’t
change”?
Chambers:
Well my first response is that we don’t change people. I want to be
very clear about that. We are people who simply point to the truth and
Scripture, to the truth of our testimonies and to the grace of a God
who promises He’ll free anyone who submits his will to His Lordship. It
will be different for different people. I know a lot of people that
didn’t experience a change in their feelings. They didn’t experience
the same freedom I did, which is sometimes hard to understand.
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