Lydia
(18 Aug 2011)
"Paul's response to
Eliane"
Paul, you wrote: "how can one be homosexual and
not having homosexual sex?? the Lord say man was made to
cleave to his WIFE. sounds like he is saying HETEROSEXUAL to
me."
I am heterosexual, but have chosen for some time now to be
celibate, because I am no longer married. If I were to
choose to have sex outside of marriage, I would be guilty of
sexual immorality, just as anyone else would, whether they
are gay or straight. If in some strange turn of events I
discovered that the only legitimate way I could ever have
sex again would be to have it with another woman, I would
most definitely choose not to do that. I might still desire
to have sex, but I have the God-given freedom to choose not
to do so, and I am celibate in my singleness because it is
pleasing to my Savior. But even though I'm not having
sex, I'm still heterosexual.
I have read the testimonies of people who made a decision to
follow Christ and to leave their homosexual lifestyle. Some
of them are delivered completely from their homosexual
desires, but I don't believe that is the case for the
majority. I don't think it's due to a lack of faith on their
part. And don't forget that it's not a sin to be tempted.
Every single of us needs God's sustaining power and grace
every single day to walk in holiness.
I'm not expressing myself as well as I would like, but
hopefully this makes some sense.
Lydia