[annalex]

Adultery is committed not by "acting out" but by lusting.

What D-fender said (6784). A heterosexual who is aroused by a member of an opposite sex and not his spouse is not sinning; he is merely being a healthy human being. Likewise, a homosexual aroused by some situations is simply being what he is. There is no engagement of the mind, not lusting and no sin. Once one begins to seek arousal outside of marriage, he is sinning, but it is already acting out as soon as the decision to seek the situation is made. He will, of course, make it worse by deepening the illicit contact, in degrees.

[Marysecretary]

I think God has a different viewpoint. He says if one even thinks about another woman (man) lustfully, s/he sins.

[kosta50]

A heterosexual who is aroused by a member of an opposite sex and not his spouse is not sinning; he is merely being a healthy human being

Absolutely. There is a difference between a fleeting thought (and immediate repentance) and a willful follow-up (act) on that thought.

But to a Protestant mindset, it shouldn't matter either way, should it? So what if they sinned? God already paid their bill, right?

[HarleyD]

What D-fender said (6784). A heterosexual who is aroused by a member of an opposite sex and not his spouse is not sinning; he is merely being a healthy human being.

Sorry but that's nonsense and directly contradicts scripture and what our Lord Jesus stated. Sin is a condition of the heart-not the acting out. Can you provide me with a SCRIPTURAL verse that would show otherwise?

Likewise, a homosexual aroused by some situations is simply being what he is.

Jam 1:15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

By the time lust has been conceived it is already too late. Lust gives birth to sin. The Church's position is total appeasement to the gay community.