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To: mdmathis6

I would say that merely being sexually attracted to members of the same sex is a temptation, not a sin. It leads to sin when one acts on the temptation through lust and/or physical acts.


6 posted on 11/02/2013 7:45:46 AM PDT by James R. Aist
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To: James R. Aist
I would say that merely being sexually attracted to members of the same sex is a temptation, not a sin. It leads to sin when one acts on the temptation through lust and/or physical acts.

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:28 (New American Standard Version, 1995)

No... Christ says that merely looking at a woman and experiencing desire is equivalent to committing adultery with her - if not de facto, then at least in "one's heart."

Thus, it is not necessary to commit any overt act - experiencing "lust" (sexual desire) is sufficient to speak of "sin."

Regards,

13 posted on 11/02/2013 8:16:32 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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