Former Homosexual: ‘I was gay, successful and happy by all worldly standards’

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Jason Maxwell

Jason Maxwell

RICHMOND, Va.—Just a few short years ago, Jason Maxwell thought he had everything. A successful career, a huge house, his dream car and a partner he loved. For 15 years, he had lived a homosexual lifestyle—and had even justified in his heart that God said it was OK.

But then, at a church service, God spoke to his spirit and he repented, left his partner, closed his business and moved to another state “to discover who Christ said I was.”

“I was gay, successful and happy by all worldly standards, and I was also grossly deceived by the devil,” Maxwell says in his testimonial video on his own website for Flames 2 Fire Ministries. “Today I stand before you a son of God. I know who I am in Christ Jesus. I know who God created me to be, and I wal k in the full authority of Christ who died on the cross for the remission of my sins.”

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Maxwell is a new guest speaker for the Safe Exit program from Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX, www.pfox.org), the nation’s leading advocacy organization that offers love and support to families and friends of individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender confusion. PFOX Executive Director Regina Griggs says churches and pastors must speak biblical truth about homosexuality now more than ever, and can do so by inviting speak ers like Maxwell and others to talk with their congregations.

Safe Exit offers resources and expert speakers and helps churches open their doors to those struggling with same sex attractions and gender identity confusion, as well as to families whose lives have been affected by a homosexual loved one.

“We know pastors and churches are in a tough position,” Griggs said. “On the one hand, they worry that if they show too much compassion, they risk sending a message that seems too charitable toward homosexual behavior—a behavior that God and scripture call sin. On the other hand, they’re concerned if they come across too harsh, they risk making the struggler or seeker feel unworthy and unwelcome. It’s a delicate balance, but it’s one of the most important callings on churches and ministries today. That’s where PFOX’s Safe Exit program can help.”

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Griggs says that the varied parishioners in congregations today include both strugglers and seekers:

  • The Struggler: Someone wrestling with unwanted feelings of sexual attraction for the same sex. This person is struggling to understand what it all means, but often feels that no one will understand them or their struggle. They also believe—and have even experienced—that anyone who learns about their struggle looks upon them with shame and rejection.
  • The Seeker: Someone who has been or is currently on the journey of overcoming unwanted same-sex attraction. They are the “ex-gay”—the person who at one time perhaps publicly identified as homosexual, but made a decision to change their life. This person seeks a church home where they can share their story of God’s redemption and healing without fear, stigma or suspicion.

PFOX highlights the stories of those who are either ex-gay or have been affected by transgender, homosexual and other sexual identity issues in their family on its web site at www.pfox.org/personal-stories and www.pfox.org/safe-exit. Some of those featured in the videos now serve as guest speakers at churches for the Safe Exit program.]

Today, Maxwell is married to his wife, Sarah, and together they are raising three daughters. He lives by the verse: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). For more information on Maxwell and his ministry, visit www.flames2fire.com.

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  • Thisoldspouse

    There are many more of these stories of redemption from sexual deviancy that the ones that go public. HomoFascists would demand that we believe that these are fictional, but there are studies that prove there are more FORMER homosexuals than their are current homosexuals.

    • Goosey91

      Wow you really have to be blind/delusional to believe that. Do tell me where this study is.

      • WXRGina

        No, Goose, YOU have to be blind/delusional to believe that homosexuality is innate, and that homosexuals are unable to escape that dead-end behavior.

        • DCM7

          Note that he cannot directly counter the simple reality that many people have left homosexuality, so he has to try to “cast a shadow of doubt” on it by questioning Spouse’s specific, bolder claim.

          • WXRGina

            Yep.

      • DCM7

        “there are studies that prove there are more FORMER homosexuals than their are current homosexuals”
        That’s quite an interesting claim indeed, and I would also like to see it elaborated on.

        Regardless of how many former vs. current “gays” there are, though, there can be no serious question that many people have left homosexuality behind and have been far better off for it. No stubborn denials that these people are real, and no bogus claims that “attempting to change orientation is harmful,” are ever going to change that.

        • Thisoldspouse

          It’s revealing that these propagandists must pigeonhole people into arbitrary, “fixed” categories, when it is never that simple. People may, in various phases of life, experience same-sex attraction based on numerous causes, but to the homo-propagandists, these are all reduced to ONE single characteristic. And they have to inflate their numbers, for credibility sake, by including an ever-increasing array of deviancies into their acronym. What exactly is “bi,” anyway? It could merely mean someone who has left homosexuality for good.

          • DCM7

            My understanding of “bi” is that it indicates someone whose same-sex attraction happens not to significantly obscure their innate heterosexuality.

            • Thisoldspouse

              Or even if that phase was in the past.

      • Thisoldspouse

        I won’t tell you until you admit that studies have shown that people have spontaneously changed in their sexual attractions, from homosexuality to normal sexual attraction to the opposite sex. This is science, not politics.

        • DCM7

          Spontaneously?

          • Thisoldspouse

            Yes. I’ll find you the citation and reply later.

          • Thisoldspouse
            • DCM7

              Hmm, interesting. A lot to read, so I’ll have to look at it more later. For the most part, the information shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who’s been paying attention (though the part about women changing to “bi/lesbian” in midlife is an odd twist). It’s interesting how even the “spontaneous” changes demonstrate the psychological and experiential roots of same-sex attraction. (I could do without the use of the bogus term “orientation,” but I guess it’s used for simplicity’s sake.)

              One thing that stands out is the damning indictment of how the APA, et al, came to the “conclusion” that homosexuality was “normal” — or, at least, it would stand out if it wasn’t already so well known. (Seriously, how does *anyone* think citing the APA as “experts” on homosexuality is anything but a pathetic joke? Oh, yeah, because they’re not paying attention.)

              • Thisoldspouse

                The Hooker “study” used as justification for de-pathologizing homosexuality is a pathetic joke. The homosexual agenda is built on pure lies.

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