[todd24290]

Some of the responses you have gotten so far have been accurate with regards to the 10 Commandments and Levitical law. However, I believe the real issue is a misunderstanding of the word “homosexuality.” To the homosexual, it means their orientation. To the fundamentalist Christian, it means their behavior. They use the same word but mean something totally different. All references concerning homosexuality in the Old Testament speak of homosexual acts. Even the New Testament (Romans 1: 26-27) condemns such actions. Sexual orientation is a desire issue. If you study James 1:13-15 you will see the progression of sin. Desire leads to temptation – temptation leads to sin. Regardless of why a person has a homosexual orientation, it, in and of it’s self is not sin. It is no different from heterosexuals that have desires for opposite gender sex with someone to whom they are not married. Those desires lead to temptation. This is where the concept of “choice” comes into play. Homosexual oriented people have a choice to act on those temptations or to reject them. If a person’s “sinful” urges are rejected (be it homosexual sex/fantasy, adultery, lust, stealing, anything that is out of God’s character) there is no sin and God is honored. But if a person gives into the urge, then that is sin. As with any recurring, nagging temptation, the closer the person gets to God, the less the intensity of the desire and temptation. Rejecting God, or even just allowing your relationship with Him to stagnate, will cause whatever desire problem you have to take hold. Romans 1:21-27 speaks if those who rejected God. Therefore, God let them go to give into the desires that were in their hearts. Their desires lead to the temptation of homosexual lust and the lust lead to homosexual acts (sin). The Bible is consistent on the issue even though many of my fellow Christians do not know how to communicate the whole message.

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Name : todd24290, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 35, City : new orleans, State : LA, Country : United States, Occupation : Counselor, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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