It is commonly said that same sex attraction is 'natural', hence people saying "I was born that way." The reality however is that childhood factors have a huge impact on later sexual desires, particularly if a child has been abused either mentally or physically, or they have been exposed to wrong or distorted gender role models. The impact is particularly strong when it comes from a parent.
Homosexuality is a natural response to abnormal circumstances (like broken parentless homes, abuse, failed fathers and mothers and lovelessness). It is not a problem in itself, but a symptom, an indicator of something deeper. Hence, Jesus said his mission would be to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children and the children to the fathers and to heal. This is still the mission of all of those who walk in the way of Jesus.
@republiccooper That's a good clear statement. Perhaps sheer loneliness (as something distinct from damaging or wrong relationships) could be spelt out as a cause too - "It is not good for man to dwell alone."
Hello, thank you very much, it is clear as water that homosexual sexual relationships are a sin in act or desire of the heart. My question is: some of us SSA, do not feel sexual attraction towards anyone, we just feel the need to create an emotonal connection and intimacy with another person. I have a clear vision of my celibacy as being my way to stay faithful to Christ but I have felt some sort of romantic feelings towards some friends. I wish to know what do this feelings that are 100% non-sexual are in the scale of temptration, sin or just a face. How do I deal with having feelings for people who are my friends? I have heard of "Spiritual Friendships" where people with SSA form friendships with Heterosexual or even other SSA Christians, is this ok? Thank you
If there is no sexual attraction just the need for emotional connection I wouldn’t say you have SSA but what I would do is get under the root cause what is it that you are genuinely longing for as far as emotional connection and intimacy, intimacy doesn’t have to be sexual or physical, just having someone listen to you and talk to and understand you can be intimate. When you say you feel romantic feelings towards your friends can you explain a bit of what you feel ? Internally ?
We should stay as FAR away from all sin and as close to God as we can. The only way it seems to me to do that is to continually be reading God's word.
It is commonly said that same sex attraction is 'natural', hence people saying "I was born that way." The reality however is that childhood factors have a huge impact on later sexual desires, particularly if a child has been abused either mentally or physically, or they have been exposed to wrong or distorted gender role models. The impact is particularly strong when it comes from a parent.
Homosexuality is a natural response to abnormal circumstances (like broken parentless homes, abuse, failed fathers and mothers and lovelessness). It is not a problem in itself, but a symptom, an indicator of something deeper. Hence, Jesus said his mission would be to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children and the children to the fathers and to heal. This is still the mission of all of those who walk in the way of Jesus.
@republiccooper That's a good clear statement. Perhaps sheer loneliness (as something distinct from damaging or wrong relationships) could be spelt out as a cause too - "It is not good for man to dwell alone."
Hello, thank you very much, it is clear as water that homosexual sexual relationships are a sin in act or desire of the heart. My question is: some of us SSA, do not feel sexual attraction towards anyone, we just feel the need to create an emotonal connection and intimacy with another person. I have a clear vision of my celibacy as being my way to stay faithful to Christ but I have felt some sort of romantic feelings towards some friends. I wish to know what do this feelings that are 100% non-sexual are in the scale of temptration, sin or just a face. How do I deal with having feelings for people who are my friends? I have heard of "Spiritual Friendships" where people with SSA form friendships with Heterosexual or even other SSA Christians, is this ok?
Thank you
Is the response to my comment above helpful? Or my reply to it?
If there is no sexual attraction just the need for emotional connection I wouldn’t say you have SSA but what I would do is get under the root cause what is it that you are genuinely longing for as far as emotional connection and intimacy, intimacy doesn’t have to be sexual or physical, just having someone listen to you and talk to and understand you can be intimate.
When you say you feel romantic feelings towards your friends can you explain a bit of what you feel ? Internally ?