Can Christian Have Homosexual Thoughts?
Can someone who is Christian have homosexual thoughts/lusts?
They most certainly can!
Every person, no matter who they are, will deal with the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). This is the consequence of the fall, but there may be differences in the exact ways that it affects us (1 Cor. 6:11).
We are not given the choice on how the fall shows itself in our lives.
We must realize
that the fight against the temptation to sin is a fierce and seemingly endless,
but the fight itself is not sin. Temptation only becomes sin when we yield to
it.
Even though
regeneration kills the old man in Christ, we still carry the habits of that old
nature (Rom. 7). No matter what these habits are, they may not just disappear
when they are born again.
We do not put
our faith in Christ to get rid of homosexual or any other sinful desire, we do
not put our faith in Christ to become morally upright, but we put our faith in Christ
to gain Christ
The good
news is that Christ has save us from the penalty of our sin, that He is saving
us from the power of our sin (not the temptation), and that He will one day
save us from the presence of our sin.
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