Arch Kennedy The First TV Interview

Recently, I had the opportunity to join The First TV with Mike Slater again for a 13 minute conversation about my testimony. We talked openly about addiction, sobriety, same sex attraction, and what the Bible teaches about real freedom. I am grateful for the chance to speak clearly and publicly about what Christ has done in my life.

Simply put, the Arch Kennedy The First TV interview centered on my testimony of addiction recovery, my experience with same sex attraction, and why I believe freedom is found through biblical obedience to Jesus Christ.

Why I Agreed to the Interview

I did not go on television to promote myself. I went because I believe silence helps no one. For years, I lived trapped in addiction and confusion. Alcohol owned me. My thinking was dark. I believed lies about identity and fulfillment.

God did not meet me with cultural affirmation. He met me with truth.

When I surrendered to Christ and began walking in obedience, everything changed. Not instantly, not perfectly, but directionally and decisively. Sobriety began on October 16, 2024. That date marks more than abstinence. It marks surrender.

Going on The First TV was simply an extension of that surrender. If God rescued me, then I should not hide the rescue.

Addiction and the Lie of False Freedom

During the interview, we talked about addiction honestly. Addiction promises relief but delivers bondage. I know that personally.

For years, alcohol felt like an answer. It numbed fear. It softened internal conflict. It gave the illusion of control. In reality, it enslaved me.

Scripture does not describe freedom as self expression without limits. It describes freedom as release from sin’s control. Jesus said that everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. That was me.

Sobriety is not just behavioral improvement. It is evidence that Christ breaks chains when we submit to Him.

Same Sex Attraction and Biblical Authority

We also discussed same sex attraction and what the Bible actually teaches. I experience same sex attraction. That has not disappeared. What changed is not my temptations. What changed is my allegiance.

The culture says fulfillment comes from embracing desire. Scripture says life comes from denying yourself and following Christ.

That is not easy. It is not popular. But it is clear.

When I speak about this publicly, I am not speaking as a commentator. I am speaking as someone who has wrestled, resisted, failed, repented, and continued walking forward. The Bible does not shame me for temptation. It calls me to obedience.

That obedience has brought more peace than any version of self defined identity ever did.

Freedom Through Obedience

The theme that kept surfacing in the conversation was simple: freedom through obedience.

That phrase is not a slogan for me. It is reality. When I lived for appetite, I was unstable. When I submitted to Scripture, I became grounded.

Obedience is not restriction. It is alignment with design.

God does not command purity to diminish us. He commands it to protect and restore us. I am living proof that surrender does not shrink a life. It rebuilds it.

That is why I am currently spending thirty days speaking directly into addiction, same sex attraction, and biblical truth. I am not theorizing. I am testifying.

Why This Conversation Matters

Media moments come and go. What matters is whether truth is spoken clearly.

On The First TV, I was able to say publicly that identity is not self constructed. It is received from God. I was able to say that sobriety is possible. I was able to say that obedience is not oppression.

For someone watching who feels trapped in addiction or confused about desire, clarity matters. Hope matters. Truth matters.

If my story points even one person toward repentance and toward Christ, then the interview served its purpose.

I do not claim perfection. I claim rescue.

And I will continue to speak about it wherever the door opens.

Arch Kennedy
Bold, Unfiltered, and Unafraid