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?
I agree as I've posted before. But I would make one other comment on fleeting thoughts. They can vary with our spiritual condition and where we focus our attention. So we do have some responsibility - in the general sense - for our fleeting thoughts.
I think, too, that your reply agrees with this in its: "and immediate repentance".
I wondered what was the view of homosexuality with the Orthodox. Now I know (perhaps).
But to a Protestant mindset, it shouldn't matter either way, should it? So what if they sinned? God already paid their bill, right?
Shouldn't matter??? Every sin we commit has consequences in our lives, some large, some small. King David was forgiven for his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. But the repercussions from that sin followed him the rest of his life.
You can't be a Christian and still wish to live in sin. You should want to be cleansed from lust, not catering to it or saying "it's normal". (Imagine that from an Orthodox!) Excusing homosexuality is simply looking the other way.
You are SO wrong, kosta. Your apparent hatred for protestants is disgusting.