Of course, there is a great deal of truth in each of these statements. In fact, understood a certain way, each could possibly be defended in its own right. That is one reason why these views can be so persuasive. Their strength also lies in their power to justify our living the life we want to lead. Because these views have the strength and power to sway true believers, we need to be alert to them.
Cheap grace is seductive.
It presents a type of seduction that we, as overcomers, need to be armed against. Let's look at each of these and how it can work in the life of the homosexual overcomer. I recently met with a man who was a part of Regeneration when it started over 15 years ago. When we started putting the ministry together, he had recently been through a real encounter with God and had a strong sense that God wanted him to leave homosexuality behind. For a while he was doing well, living a chaste life, although I sensed that in some ways his surrender may not have been very deep.