Gays, family ties and opening up....

[Nahum]

I don't think a person can help how they feel.

They can only deal with those feelings.

And sexuality is an intregal part of our very core.

This makes this inclination very, very hard to overcome. It's even worse than an extremely obese person who is trying to overcome excessive eating. The obese person struggles because the very thing that enslaves him is a necessary drug. He must have food to live.

And so he must discipline himself. Focus. Place his body under subjection. Crucify the flesh with its carnal desires.

It's even worse for the homosexual. He must deny himself something that seems natural. Something that most of us feel is an integral part of our lives. He must immerse himself in the word, prayer and fasting. Submit himself to the leading of the Holy Ghost. Even then he may never be attracted to the opposite sex. He can, however, live a life that is overcoming. Pure. Holy. In line with God's Word.


I once had a mentor tell me that he did not believe anyone could be delivered from homosexual acts once they had given in - even once.

I firmly disagreed with him.

Either God is a deliverer, or He isn't. I seriously doubt homosexual attraction is something too strong for God to deliver a person from.

I believe compassion is order here, and I appreciate the advice given to our friend, JT, in this thread.

To recap, either God is a deliverer, or he isn't. I don't think we can limit His ability to save us from anything we fall into.