Re: Same-sex relationships "God gave them up to dishonorable passions"

On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:22:09 +0100, Frederick Williams put finger to
keyboard and typed:

Mark Goodge wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:52:42 +0100, Frederick Williams put finger to
keyboard and typed:

Mark Goodge wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:39:12 +0100, Frederick Williams put finger to
keyboard and typed:

"1st Century Apostolic Traditionalist UK.RC" wrote:

One thing is crystal clear. the Bible says God does not approve of
the homosexual way of life for humans.

Why, then, did he create humans some of whom have homosexual desires?

For the same reason that he created humans with criminal desires, or
paedophile desires, or gluttonous desires, or slothful desires, or
avaricious desires, or even trollish desires.

And what is that reason?

Because he allows us to control our own desires.

Why is it ok for some desires, such as heterosexual ones in marriage, to
be acted on, but not for others, such as sodomy?

Because it's not the desire, but the action, that is the most
important factor.

Is the distinction between the may-be-acted-on and the
may-not-be-acted-on an arbitrary one or does God have reasons,
communicated to (some of you) humans, for the dichotomy?

There are a variety of reasons, most of which have been communicated.

What if, just as one cannot (I suppose) choose what one desires, one
cannot choose to control ones response to the desiring?

Then you are ill, and to be pitied rather than condemned. Even so, the
knowledge that you cannot control your actions in a certain respect is
a good reason to take precautions. For example, everyone has the
desire to urinate, but urinating on a bus is not the kind of desire
that should be acted on. It is not, however, a sin to be incontinent,
but someone who knows that they are incontinent is best advised to
take suitable prepcautions in order to minimise the risk of an
unpleasant outcome while travelling on a bus.

The reason for the parenthetical words is that, just as taste can be
cultivated, it may be that desire can be too. I'm not sure.

Indeed it can.

I haven't decided what I'll have for lunch yet. Any suggestions?

Cheese and Marmite sandwich.

Yuk, I'm sorry I asked. As it was I had a steamed lemon sole with a
mixed salad. You don't mind do you?

Not at all.

Mark
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