This is a compassionate and honest response to this analogy and it never came off as condescending either. Thank you again Justin!

I just recently came out and when I did my parents asked me to go see a therapist and last week he legit made the comparison of my sexuality to alchlaholism and food addiction.

Still wondering if I'll go to hell for loving a woman. Love your works though! I'm also tired of this analogy 😭

I've heard the same comparison to serial killers ....from my mother.

love your content. I'm not a new Christian, but I'm still trying to navigate being gay and Christian. glad you are on here.

I will admit although I'm a conservative Christian I cringe every time I hear analogies like this. I do admit that they are unhelpful and it's just astonishing to me how pervasive these analogies are despite how often they fail to make the point. I freely confess that I don't really fall into either conservative or liberal sides of this topic but I do like your videos. :)

Very helpful video, thank you, Justin! I've heard this before and never knew how to respond. I just knew it wasn't the right comparison. You've given me the words to express why this is harmful

Thank you and thank God for this.

Justin thank you for this videos!!! They help very much to get the message out!! God bless you! And I really hope to meet you one day in person, since you are one of my favorite human in this world ❤🙏

Amen!!!💯💯💯😍😍😍

I like to try and explain it that heterosexual oriented people COULD force themselves to be with the same sex...try to have a relationship with someone they are fond of and find attractive (like I still find some men very attractive, but I am not attracted to them myself). It wouldn’t work...it would feel off, and forced, and void of an important component that we as humans long for when wanting to find a romantic companion. Or better yet, we could use sexual orientation of heterosexual should mean that any man or woman should be able to be with any other man or woman...just lined up and paired off. It doesn’t work like that because people want to choose many things about the person they pair up with, usually with the very first component being sexual attraction. It’s what gets the ball rolling toward a potential romantic union. That attraction and romance changes over time, but it is needed at the foundation. I spent 10 years with a woman I was never actually physically attracted to (I am a woman). Attraction is an important component and I found out the long and painful way that it doesn’t just develop over time because you wish for it to.

love your work Justin.

Great video, thanks for sharing an important difference.

Are you still in the Orlando area? I am looking for a local church and I live very close to Orlando. I would love some input on affirming churches in the area if you know of any.

Thank you!

I'm feeling deja vu. Wasn't this video already published?

Well said I totally agree

I came here just to like this for title