I knew it...
Submitted by Sprite on January 22 2001 20:13:16
In reply to Re: Judge not, lest ye also be judged. submitted by Jordan on January 22 2001 19:09:11
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I knew it... I knew it...! I should be more up front with people... Your argument presupposes that I believe as you do... *sigh* "...God cleary condemns homosexuality..." -Sure, sure... I'm not convinced that the bible even says that, but regardless; those are the words of men from long ago... It is not the word of God... You assume that homosexual acts are sinful, perhaps you even assume that I believe that they are? You can not know that it is wrong... If you choose to believe that it is, that is your right... But you can not make that decision for others... I don't refrain from doing things that I do not see as sinful... I would refrain from having sex with a stranger in a public bathroom, because (in addition to it being distasteful) I see it as sinful, it would be an act of lust not love... I'm being true to my beliefs and my faith... I rely on my feelings of God, that I experience in everyday life... The feeling that He is there, watching over me... The feeling that He is good and kind and loving... The feeling that He would never force me to suffer.... I can not imagine that the Lord would condemn my love for another, if the other were of the same sex as I am... I could not imagine a life, denied the love that I desperately need... And quite frankly, the kind of loving, physical, human touch that I desire, is not something the Lord can provide... At least, not directly... I hope that He will provide that earthly love through another... If your desires for men or boys are desires of the flesh, and not of the heart or of the soul, then are right to forsake them. I will not ignore or try to rid myself of my desires, for I do not feel that the Lord would have me do so... Sprite. |
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