Welcome back to Apostolic Life in the 21st century.

We're glad you've tuned in today.

We've got a question that I think you're going to find very interesting.

We want to hear Dr. Bernard's response to a question that actually comes from one of our listeners. This person sent us an email, and they wrote,

Dr. Bernard, please address on your podcast about how to overcome same-sex attraction. They wrote,

I have several people facing this issue that are saved. I think this person is a church leader, as I recall.

I have several people facing this issue that are saved in I think this person is a church leader, as I recall. I have several people

facing this issue that are saved in longstanding Christians in the church. As a pastor, you've been a

pastor before he became general superintendent. I'm sure that you have counseled people who were

dealing with same-sex attraction. What advice do you have for people who are facing that temptation?

Yes, I've had experience in trying to help people, even before I was a pastor, as a youth leader in Houston many years ago when I was going to college and then, of course, as a pastor.

But we're going to have to answer this from the scriptures.

So we respect everyone, every human being,

but our beliefs are formed by the Word of God. So the Bible says in no uncertain terms that any

sexual relationship outside of a biblical marriage of a man and woman is considered a sin,

contrary to God's word.

So fornication, sex with unmarried people, adultery, sex with married people, but not married

to each other, or homosexual sex.

All of those are considered wrong. Contrary to God's plan, if you go back to

Genesis chapter 1 and chapter 2, Paul or God establishes marriage, as I've just defined it.

In Matthew 19, Jesus endorsed that same kind of marriage. So actually this teaching comes from

Jesus himself.

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