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Originally Posted by Jeffrey
I don't buy it.
Attracted to their own image?
It's called selfish indulgence. Fantasies are powerful because they are taboo. Often, homosexuality is began by other "gateway drugs" of promiscuity.
Then there are cases of abuse and molestation, father abandonment that exist. To say they all worship themselves is rather simplistic.
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I'm sure there are complicated reasons for why people are led into that sin. However, in many of the more public homosexual personas, you do see an overwhelming aura of egotistical, self-centered, self-conscious, appearance-oriented attitudes.
There are complicated reasons for women being drawn into promiscuity at a young age as well. I've read various publications that reference bad father-daughter relationships as one cause, and that is obviously cause for compassion. Being compassionate doesn't rule out recognizing root causes and attitudes behind sin, and ultimately learning to take responsibility for your own actions. Selfishness means that I must meet my needs now, no matter what the consequences. Self-hatred means that I must meet my needs now, even if it brings emotional and physical destruction later. Self-worship means that I glorify my needs above the needs of others and my negative impact on those around me in the process of meeting those needs. "It's all about me."
Our church has weekly classes for drug/alcohol recovery at the library and at the jail. You'll find in those classes that there are two types of people: People who are ready to recover and people who aren't. Those who aren't ready have this in common: they are constantly giving reasons and excuses for their actions, trying to explain away their circumstances, and unwilling to take responsibility for their choices. While they might have compelling reasons for leading a life of debauchery (everything from being homeless to learning to do drugs from their parents at a very young age), it still boils down to being their own selfish choices that landed them in jail. Until they learn to accept their own culpability, their chances for recovery are very low. In order to recover from a destructive lifestyle (and sin), you must recognize your own selfish, sinful human nature. Yes, there are circumstances that make it harder for some people to get on the right path, but those circumstances don't really suffice as excuses because there are plenty of people in worse circumstances who have made better choices.
e.g., I realize that there are various reasons for people choosing the homosexual lifestyle, but it still boils down to their personal choice to serve self in the end. All sinful choices are selfish, but homosexuality does involve a unique form of self-worship, in that the person is attracted to their own image rather than the opposite sex that God created them to be attracted to. I don't mean "their own image" in the sense of what's in the mirror. Just the image that's the same as theirs, the same sex.
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