What is being �Called Out�?
I�ve used the term �called out� for several reasons. It�s what best describes what happened to me. I believe that God was present and by my side my entire life, calling my name even though I was trapped in sin. When I finally listened to that calling, it wasn�t by my strength that I left the homosexual lifestyle, but it was by God�s grace alone. Left by myself, I could never have done it, but God sent the right people at the right times to help me find my way back to Him.
Scripturally, �called out� is loosely based on I Peter 2:9, which says, �But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.�
Many homosexuals use the pop culture term, �coming out of the closet,� to descibe when they publicly announced that they were homosexual. To my knowledge, however, there is currently no term to describe someone who has publicly left homosexuality. I would like to suggest that someone who has left homosexuality has been �called out into love.�
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