fragmentsofdreams
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First, everyone needs to be clear about what they mean by homosexual or gay. Most people who call themselves homosexual mean that they have an inclination towards emotional and sexual intimacy with someone of the same sex. Most conservative Christians seem to use it to mean someone who regularly engages in erotic acts with members of one's same sex, or at least someone who is open to engaging in such acts in the future. A discussion where the participants use the same word in different ways without clearly indicating which way they mean will be doomed to failure.
Second, to address the OP, being attracted to men is not a ticket to Hell. You did not choose these attractions, and since sin requires an act of the will, it is impossible for them to be sinful in and of themselves. How you respond to them will require discernment on your part.
The thing I must emphasize is that attempting to alter these attractions is like a blind person attempting to see. It is possible only through the action of God, and God does not change everyone. Avoid ministries that promise to make you straight. They are more likely to pressure you into the closet again rather than actually doing anything to change the attractions. It is likely that you would come to the point you are at right now again, and if this occured after you had a wife and kids, their lives would be majorly affected as well.
Second, to address the OP, being attracted to men is not a ticket to Hell. You did not choose these attractions, and since sin requires an act of the will, it is impossible for them to be sinful in and of themselves. How you respond to them will require discernment on your part.
The thing I must emphasize is that attempting to alter these attractions is like a blind person attempting to see. It is possible only through the action of God, and God does not change everyone. Avoid ministries that promise to make you straight. They are more likely to pressure you into the closet again rather than actually doing anything to change the attractions. It is likely that you would come to the point you are at right now again, and if this occured after you had a wife and kids, their lives would be majorly affected as well.
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