A local church should set forth a clear message that we are acceptable to God in Jesus Christ. Homosexual men and women, like many of us, are usually trying to fill legitimate unmet needs for love and affirmation through same-gender relationships. Many of these needs can never be fully met outside of personally knowing Jesus Christ's love for us. When a person experiences God's love and acceptance, he or she can then begin to find the strength to deal with troubling sexual issues. Knowing Christ's love is the beginning of inner transformation.
Most pastors know the passages that condemn homosexual behavior.
But people coming for help do too. These persons need to know that the Bible also talks about those who found freedom and transformation from homosexuality. And such were some of you, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. I met with David once a month after that first awkward conversation. The AIDS virus finally destroyed his body.