Change is Possible for Misguided Homosexuals and Wayward Churches

Christian ‘spoken-word poet’ Jackie Hill-Perry used to be a lesbian; but after a radical encounter with God in 2008, the 25-year-old newly-wed — who is pregnant with her first child — is now, in her words, “the embodiment of change.”

 

The Washington Times revealed that the rapper’s testimony, which says, “Anything is possible with God,” is reaching multitudes through social media.  As a result, Hill-Perry is receiving support and praise … but also vicious condemnation.

 

According to the report, Hill-Perry said she was sexually abused by a family friend at the age of 5.  The subsequent “gender confusion” she suffered resulted in her being a full-fledged lesbian by the age of 17.

 

Then one day, said Hill-Perry, “The Lord spoke to me.  He said, ‘She [her lesbian partner] will be the death of you.’  In that moment, the wages of sin equaling death finally clicked.”

 

Speaking on Wade-O Radio, Hill-Perry noted, “I think we’ve made God very little if we believe that He cannot change people.  If He can make a moon, stars and a galaxy that we have yet to fully comprehend, how can He not simply change my desires?”  Hill-Perry reportedly lost her same-sex attraction over the course of the next few years and “gained an attraction” to her future husband and fellow Christian rapper, Preston Perry.  As for what the future holds, the Christian rapper concluded, “The true church of Jesus Christ will stick to the Scriptures.”

 

This testimony of change is what I’ve been saying for years.  The sexual preference of gays and lesbians for the same gender is not natural; nor is it an innate characteristic.  It is a ‘preference.’  And any church that blesses or minimizes or ignores what God clearly calls an abomination will never bring sinful humanity into eternal fellowship with a holy God.  The true church will only proclaim the truth of God’s Word, and lead the repentant sinner into a personal relationship with a loving and forgiving heavenly Father.    

 

Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.

Chaplain (Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army

Pastor, Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel