4th and Inches said:
Coke Bear said:
Waco1947 said:
No sins were repealed. However homosexuality is not a sin.
You are kinda correct.
Having a disordered desire like Same-Sex Attraction is not a sin.
Engaging in SSA acts/behaviors absolutely is a mortal sin and can lead to Hell, if not repented.
jesus said the lust for a woman is the same as adultery.. wouldnt the lust for a man be the same as the act?
This is a good question.
Let's define define desires and thoughts.
I desire to have sex with women. That is a natural desire because I'm a man. SSA People have desire to have sex with people of the same sex. This is a disordered desire.
The desire, alone, is not in and of itself sinful.
I desire often desire chocolate or good whiskey. Natural desires. Nothing is wrong with that.
With respect to thoughts, if a thought pops into my head to have sex with a woman (not my wife), that is a natural thought and not sinful.
What IS sinful, is dwelling on or entertaining that thought. Essentially fantasizing about that act with another woman.
That is Lust.
With respect to a person with SSA, having that thought pop into their mind about sex with another person of the same sex is not sinful. It's disordered, but not sinful. It's a fleeting thought. If that SSA person dwells on that thought, they've engaged in lust. That is sinful.
I, and the Chuch, still stand by my original premise - having SSA is NOT a sin. Acting on it (and now with the addendum of dwelling to the point of lust) is sinful.