Homosexuals And Church Ministry

[Standing Firm In Christ]

Right, Ali.  being attracted to someone of the opposite gender is natural.  One can clearly see that when reading Romans 1.  It speaks of those without natural affection, lusting for the same gender.   without natural affection tells me that there is a natural affection.  choice has no matter in the matter for heteros... it is natural.

[Alimantado]

Right, Ali.  being attracted to someone of the opposite gender is natural.  One can clearly see that when reading Romans 1.  It speaks of those without natural affection, lusting for the same gender.   without natural affection tells me that there is a natural affection.  choice has no matter in the matter for heteros... it is natural.

 

Right, but I also said that as far as I can tell I'm incapable of making a 'choice' to start feeling same-sex attraction.

[John81]

Like you, I can't imagine even being able to make a choice to be attracted to someone of the same sex. That said, from reading what others have said about the subject there are many who say they either forced themselves to find something attractive about the other sex, which led to them actually choosing such a life; or they followed the call to "experiment" which led to them making a choice.

 

For others, it seems perhaps they are more tempted toward homosexuality than perhaps you or I, but still, it's a temptation that they have a choice to reject or give in to. This isn't any different than some folks being more tempted to drink booze, commit adultery or steal than what some other folks are. It's part of life in this fallen world. We are all subject to various temptations and certain temptations are more a prOBlem for some people than others.

[Standing Firm In Christ]

Right, but I also said that as far as I can tell I'm incapable of making a 'choice' to start feeling same-sex attraction.

And I would agree with that wholeheartedly. 

God wired man to ahve a natural affection for the opposite sex.  Many can deny it, but  facts are facts.  God identifies such attraction as "natural".  Meaning, it is in their nature.

What causes man to be attracted to man? or woman to woman?  One word.. UNSAVED.

[Anon]

The Bible says it's the result of being given over to a reprOBate mind.

[Standing Firm In Christ]

The Bible says it's the result of being given over to a reprOBate mind.

which is only found in the unsaved.

[AVBibleBeliever]

The Bible says it's the result of being given over to a reprOBate mind.

that means there is some sort of Judgment of God at work then right?

[Guest]

The Bible says it's the result of being given over to a reprOBate mind.

Only if they do this... "Romans 1:28   And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, " If they allow God to convict them through some recognition of God as righteous and in viewing their sin as wickedness then they are not yet reprOBate. It's when they reject the Gospel of Jesus Christ determining to continue in their sin they are given to a reprOBate mind. If they practice homosexuality and are still allowing God's word and knowledge of Him to cause sorrow then there is an opportunity for it to become Godly sorrow. It's no different at that point than drunkenness; BUT, like the old saying, "First the man takes the drink and then the drink takes the man." So, it may become likewise in the case of the practicing homosexual.