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Originally Posted by Rico
I am not against preaching against homosexuality, any more than I am against preaching against any other sin. I am, however, against the way homosexuality is preached against. You don't win people over by demonizing them.
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It's funny how some "sins"
need preaching before people even know they're sins. E.g., depending on whose list you use, homosexuality, women wearing pants, TV, drinking, short sleeves, etc. Others seem to be pretty universal: stealing, lying, killing, etc. Anybody here ever have to preach against murder?
Now, that isn't to say that nobody has a problem with stealing or lying. Or killing, for that matter. Obviously, many people do. But I think they usually know it's wrong. But they are tempted, and some give in to it.
But where is the temptation angle, with homosexuality? I've been straight my whole life, never been "tempted" in the area of homosexuality. Born that way, I suppose. It would be completely out of character for me to look at some hunk, or any male, and lust for him. There is no temptation that even needs resisting.
For some guys, it's the other way around. Women don't tempt them. Men do. Nobody just up and decides, "Hey, wouldn't it be fun if I got turned on by another guy?" Not most guys, anyway. Some just have something in their
character that gives them that attraction. It's
who they are. When they hear the preaching, if they believe it, they think that "who they are" is inherently evil. They want to change. Sometimes they are desperate to change. Most times, they fail, even if they do everything right - trust in God, pray through, lay their burden at His feet, whatever.
It doesn't work. At least in the
vast majority of cases. Sometimes, as mentioned before, they pretend it worked, ending up with a devastated family. Sometimes it leads to depression. Sometimes suicide.
I happen to believe that homosexuality is not a sin. But even if it is, wouldn't it be better just to let God take care of it? Don't OPs teach that the Holy Spirit convicts and changes? Someone here the other day said they don't even have to preach about dress standards. The HS takes care of it. Why can't He do that for homosexuality, too? How powerful is He, anyway? How loving is He? If it's important to God, He'll take care of it!
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