Perez Hilton is stepping into a new season, openly sharing his first time reading the Bible while inviting millions into his personal life, struggles and beliefs.
“I am reading it from start to finish for the first time, and sharing scripture that resonates,” Hilton said, describing what has become a deeply personal spiritual journey.
He pointed to Genesis 24, reflecting on Isaac and Rebekah, and connected it to his own desire for love. “Love, however, is something that I would love and I see it coming in the future,” he said. “It’s going to be a mature love.”
At the same time, Hilton addressed the intense public focus on his sexuality and faith. “I am gay. I am very gay,” he said. “This is how God made me.” He added, “I know that God is real. I know that God saved me. And I know that God loves me.”
His openness about God’s presence in his life marks a significant shift, and it is right to recognize the importance of that step. A hunger for Scripture and a willingness to speak about God publicly is not something to dismiss. It is the beginning of something that must now be grounded in truth.
What Scripture Clearly Says
The Bible speaks directly and consistently on sexual ethics, both in the Old and New Testaments.
In Leviticus 18:22, Scripture says, “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.”
The New Testament reinforces this teaching through Paul the Apostle in Romans 1:26–27:
For this reason, God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. Likewise, the men, leaving the natural relations with women, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.
Paul’s words are not vague. He identifies same-sex relations as outside God’s design, describing them as unnatural and contrary to God’s created order established in Genesis.
He continues this teaching in 1 Corinthians 6:9–11, declaring that those who practice sexual immorality, including homosexual acts, will not inherit the kingdom of God. Yet the passage does not end in judgment. It declares transformation. “And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified.”
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The Call to Repentance and New Life
Hilton’s statement, “I don’t believe in everything that the Bible says. I believe in what I know,” reveals the critical crossroads he now faces.
Faith in Christ is not built on selecting truth. It is built on surrender to the full authority of God’s Word.
Jesus calls every believer to be born again. That means leaving behind every part of the old life that conflicts with Scripture and walking in obedience to what God defines as righteous. This call is not unique to one sin or one struggle. It applies to all.
Hilton has already taken a meaningful first step by opening the Bible and acknowledging God’s reality. Now comes the deeper step. Repentance. Surrender. Transformation.
A Loving but Firm Encouragement
Hilton needs to be surrounded by strong, mature believers who will disciple him, walk with him and anchor him in Scripture. A Bible-believing church is essential.
God’s love is real. Hilton is right about that. But God’s love does not affirm every lifestyle. It calls people out of sin and into holiness.
The same Word Hilton is reading is the same Word that calls him higher.
The invitation is open. Not just to believe in God, but to be transformed by Him.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
