tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post5885718975333984105..comments2023-03-27T07:18:54.285-07:00Comments on Having Two Legs: Surpassing the Love of WomenTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535764613687631886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post-1031682577822555452010-01-04T06:38:47.355-08:002010-01-04T06:38:47.355-08:00Thanks for the comments, Body Magic and Anon (and ...Thanks for the comments, Body Magic and Anon (and Valerie!). <br /><br />I obviously disagree with you, Body. It's actually the other way around. There's a boatload of rationalizing that takes place before anyone can read the Bible and come away with the conclusion that homosexuality is an acceptable expression of love.<br /><br />And to be clear, I do not deny that many men desire one another sexually. But the Biblical name for that desire is lust and is not love. <br /><br />Anon, is it possible that David struggled with same-sex temptation? Sure, I'd be willing to grant that possibility. Is is possible that a Christian might have once been a homosexual or continue to fight that sin? Absolutely. Paul says that there were former homosexuals in Corinth (and I assume the same was true in many of the early churches). Your question about there being room for homosexuals in "conservative Christian thought" is where perhaps you don't understand where I'm coming from. The central issue is what does the Bible say? What has God said? He made us male and female, and He knows what His image in us is supposed to look. <br /><br />And lastly, I emphatically disagree that love should accept others "just as they are." God's love for us does not accept us "just as we are." God loves us "in Christ" and for His commitment to conform us to the image of Christ. I can love a homosexual person for the same reason because I hope and pray that they will forsake their sins and cling to the cross of Jesus for forgiveness. God's love is set on changing us, and that's the basis for any human love.Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535764613687631886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post-3508788320345764932010-01-04T05:19:27.890-08:002010-01-04T05:19:27.890-08:00Is it possible that this passage refers to same-se...Is it possible that this passage refers to same-sex affection? Is it possible that a person of God was (or can be) a homosexual? Is it a "given" that God hates homosexuality? Is there any room in religious thought that possibly, just possibly, God made homosexuals AS homosexuals? And is there any room in conservative religious thought that maybe everyone should love and accept others just as they are, regardless of whether we understand them or not?<br /><br />Isn't that the real basis of any type of love?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post-70272684652288349022010-01-02T16:32:09.562-08:002010-01-02T16:32:09.562-08:00You really have to go out of your way to rationali...You really have to go out of your way to rationalize that this doesn't mean they loved each other in a romantic and, yes, sexual way. Mature human sexuality takes many forms, including homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality. You can try all you want to deny that many men love and desire each other, but you're really just blowing hot air in order to reinforce your narrow-minded beliefs, which are based in fear of what you don't understand. Please don't degrade this beautiful ode to romantic love between men by implying it's about anything else. Just grow up and accept it for what it is, a part of God's plan.Body Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623898827229263171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107600.post-66362676088513831882009-12-18T14:47:07.839-08:002009-12-18T14:47:07.839-08:00Really good thoughts.Really good thoughts.Valerie (Kyriosity)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07389879363642577194noreply@blogger.com