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Submitted by Bill on 2002-07-4 19:05:48, Thursday
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I am preparing a sermon for Sunday as part of a healing service. I am majoring on the healing brought about by forgiveness (man let down through the roof) and this set me thinking. As BL, our situation is really no different from anyone else. If we get physical with a boy,it is the same as getting physical with a female or male who is not our wife/husband. All such activity is off limits for a Christian and if indulged in can only be classed as sin. Confession and repentance (which means the sincere intention of not repeating our activity) will lead to forgiveness by God. There may be other consequences (e.g. legal etc) which we cannot expect to avoid. One of those consequences may be sickness, though not necessarily (and Jesus made it clear that sickness does not mean that the sick person is a paticularly bad sinner!) But what about our thoughts and fantasies? The Sermon on the Mount implies that these are just as much sin as action (as I understand it). That hits us hard, as how many of us can say that they never fantasise about what they would like to do with a cute boy? I guess that includes pics etc too. So once again we are faced with the need to repent. But I am no more a sinner because I am BL than if I was totally straight with no leanings towards boys. Whether I am what I am through genetic makeup or through early circumstances, nurture, experiences etc, really makes no difference. It is what I do with it that is the key. I wish God would change my orientation, or that I could do that myself, as I really do not want the constant temptations and distractions that boys provide for me. But are such distractions and temptations any different from the temptations etc that a straight guy has with a pretty girl? Incidentally I came across an interesting translation of Romans 12:1-2 which includes the following statement: "Don't copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you nto a new person by changing the way you think." Can this be an encouragement to those of us who are struggling? Bill |
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