Homosexuality

Interesting article today about the evolutionary origins of same-sex behavior in animals.

www.livescience.com/same-sex-behavior-is-old.html

I see a combination of some level of genetic predisposition, possibly something chemical or physical, but combined with events and/or home life situations that lead to the same-sex attraction.

in Scripture, that is referred to as “temptation” and every one of us Christian and non-Christian, is tempted, albeit towards different sin, but temptation is not sin... ENGAGING in the behavior, whether that be homosexuality, sex outside of marriage, lying, hatred, pride... or any of the others.  No sin is greater nor worse in God’s eyes than any other:  From His perspective, ALL sin separates us from Him.  We each have one or two specific sins that are more of a draw to us than the others, and the demons assigned to us know what they are.  Most of us get pretty defensive when someone tells us our particular “preferred” sin should be resisted.  Homosexuals, in particular, have been very successful at reinterpreting their “preferred” sin as “normal,” even to the extent, now, of prosecuting those who stand against them.

But the anger and outrage they show those who do not accept their sin as “normal” or “moral” doesn’t alter the fact that it is sin.

We're all sinners, true.

We're all supposed to turn away from sin, repent.

Our thoughts & feelings about Gods judgement of us - all of us - are nice and all, but aren't relevant... our judgement has no effect on Gods judgement.

The gravest sin committed by homosexuals I think is their attempts to rewrite and re-create scripture to fit into their "lifestyle" or make their "lifestyle" somehow work with Gods word. It does not, it CAN not.

... just a note, homosexuals aren't the only ones that do this...

Gods judgement will be what it will be. I have no authority & make no claims as to what that will be for everyone, I can only take responsibility for myself.. as we all must do.

It is people that wish to replace their own judgement with Gods that are ALWAYS the problem.

Humans doing what they've always done : )

In my opinion, you are placing too much emphasis on “wiring.”

let’s also put homosexuality aside for a moment:

our nature AND our nurture pushes each of us towards all manner of individual sins.  God didn’t mis-wire us, He simply allows the chemical processes involved in our being brought into the world to work as it works.  And He allows the homes into which we are born to be as they are.  (Side note, He can intercede, but does not usually do so...When He does, we call it a miracle).  Our temptation to sin started way back in the Garden of Eden and continues to this day.

Rather than interceding and simply preventing us from sinning, He allows us our free will, but He also provided a way to Salvation because He knows we sin, and He wants fellowship with us.  

i don’t know the chemistry or genetics involved:  I know some who used LSD bore genetically mutated children.  I don’t know if something like that occurs to “wire” us towards [name your sin]! or if something else accomplishes that, but whatever it is, God allows it as part of being human.

God doesn’t punish us for how we are born.  God ONLY punishes sin, and even that is something that occurs after death:  While we live, regardless of what our life is like, His goal is always to bring us to Him <hard stop>

IF, during our life, we do not turn to Him, through Jesus Christ, the only punishment is Hell (however one believes Hell to be).  Throughout our lives, the bad we experience, INCLUDING being alone and without “intimacy,” is a consequence of our individual or collective behavior:  “Individual,” for example, a guy who smokes and gets lung cancer, “collective,” for example, some guy gets road rage because some other guy cuts him off, loses control of his car, and plows into a group of innocents... it is all part of being human.  Evil exists and impacts us all.

There's no such thing as "wired differently."

Put scripture aside, put God aside if it pleases you.

Our species comes in two sexes; 1. male & 2. Female

They are designed by nature - or God, whichever you prefer - to fit, to be complementary to each other.

That some few want to get sexually active with the same sex, isn't a matter of wiring, it's a matter of mis-directed, uncontrolled urges.

In many these urges are made STRONGER by the knowledge that these activities are "forbidden," or considered "wrong."

Humans do all kinds of wacky things with their sexual urges, sex with animals, sex with immature humans who aren't developed enough, sex with the wrong sex, sex with inanimate objects, sex with dead bodies, sex while murdering, sex in public, sex.. ... etc etc etc..

ALL misguided, misdirected use of the design and purpose of this activity. The forbidden is a turn on to many, it just IS.

BUT

Just because we can do a thing, doesn't mean we should.

Asking; "..does it seem reasonable that God would deny intimacy to someone who really didn't do anything wrong by being wired differently?"

Can be applied to any of the above examples.

We can accept what Gods word says about these issues, or reject them if we wish. God gave us the freedom to choose.

He DID mention consequences for our choices though.

I understand there are a lot of people who believe same-sex is entirely a choice, and not a function of a born predisposition (wired). I'm just not one of them, which is why we disagree on this issue.

Much like how I feel when I hear the "science is done" when referring to the coming ice age... global warming... climate change, I think this is a very complex issue. It's my intuition that tells me that no reasonable person would choose that if not predisposed so.