HOW I BECAME AN LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING CHRISTIAN | Lauren DeLeary
Channel: L A U R E N
Date: 2019-07-07

» HOW I BECAME AN LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING CHRISTIAN | Lauren DeLeary

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I did not become affirming overnight. It took me about 11 years. The “cues” I talk about in this video were not what changed my heart fully… but they were moments in my life that got me to dig deeper. 

And before anyone quotes scriptures, please know that I am well acquainted with all the verses you may quote on this topic. If you want to believe being gay is a sin - you can take verses from the Bible and “prove” that its a sin. However, if you really want to figure out God’s heart on the matter - you can’t just pick Bible verses. You have to do an earnest deep dive. You have to look at the ancient Greek and Hebrew. For a little while, I put the conversation with God on hold while I was in the limelight of being a touring Christian artist. And I was thankful the topic of homosexuality never really came up because I was so conflicted. I didn’t want to talk about it. But in the last few years, since being married to the love of my life and being off tour and having my own faith challenged through life circumstances - I picked that conversation with God back up. And I dove deep. 

As a Christian, I believe that Scripture informs our walk, but an encounter with the Holy Spirit can change everything. Through my cues as an adult, it was as if God was allowing me to feel the weight of it all. This was the beginning. And I read my Bible, and listened to podcasts, researched the Greek and Hebrew, watched youtube videos… I did the work. All while listening to God’s voice speak to me. 

Fear not. God used my human experiences to allow me to ask the hard questions, and bring me to a greater understanding.

Below I have listed some potentially helpful resources if you want to do your own work. :) I highly recommend Sarah Bessey’s article first. She helped me see so clearly.   

Sarah Bessey's article on affirmation:
https://sarahbessey.com/penny-in-the-...

List of books to read on LGBTQ Christianity (Stolen from Sarah Bessey):

Jeff Chu: Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Search for God in America
https://smile.amazon.com/Does-Jesus-R...

Rev. Emmy Kegler: One Coin Found: How God’s Love Stretches to the Margins
https://smile.amazon.com/One-Coin-Fou...

Matthew Vines: God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships
https://smile.amazon.com/God-Gay-Chri...

Dr. David P. Gushee: Changing Our Minds
https://smile.amazon.com/Changing-Our...

Vicky Beeching: Undivided: Coming Out, Becoming Whole, and Living Free from Shame
https://smile.amazon.com/Undivided-Co...

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