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Originally Posted by Antipas
Bro. Eastman, there are many genetic issues that have developed as a result of sin. Paul said that in our flesh dwells no good thing. The flesh has lusts and corruption of it's own. Are we to be surprised if science finds that the genetics of the flesh are predisposed towards sin?
Also there have been blind tests showing that homosexuals hormonally respond to same sex hormones given in blind samples. There appears to be something biological to this. Also we see teens that have killed themselves because they couldn't just "choose" to be straight. Certainly if they could have chosen to be straight they would have. Also we have spouses who endured years of pretending that they were not homosexual because they thought they could just choose to be straight. Most will tell you that if there was anything they ever wanted in this world it was to be straight. But they just weren't.
My pastor has talked about this on occasion and has stated that he isn't shocked at all if science proves it's genetic....all they prove is that the flesh is predisposed to sinful inclinations. We serve a healing and forgiving God who died to save a fallen, twisted, warped, creation deformed by sin.
Here's a question to consider. Did you "choose" to be straight? I didn't. I couldn't be gay if you paid me a million dollars. If you feel it is a choice...does that mean that you could choose to be gay? If you couldn't "choose" to be gay and I couldn't "choose" to be gay...what makes us think it's entirely a choice? I think science proves that it is a lust of the flesh that some have as a result of man's fallen nature. This lust burns in their flesh regardless of their desire to be straight. They can only get victory over this through the power of the Holy Ghost, living clean lives. However, they may only face absolute deliverance through a healing of their complete person. Jesus can heal one's genetics, delivering from this lust of the flesh.
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Antipas, you give excuse for those that don't have a choice, I beg to differ, God is going to judge mankind based upon his choice. I do not see any reason why men couldn't make the choice to abstain from the behavior. The chemical imbalance thing isn't going to work standing before God. Just as poor behavior because of road rage isn't going to work when standing before a traffic judge; what would the judge say to the perp when he says "sorry judge, I have a chemical imbalance whenever I'm on the highway and someone does something to set me off"? Do you think the judge will let him off the hook because there was nothing he could do about the chemical imbalance? Especially if he harms or kills someone,Dude, get real.
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