There are two main stances on whether or not homosexuality is a sin. The first is that homosexual is and heterosexuality is not. The second it is a type of sin , and while being heterosexual is not a sin everyone are sinners. I propose a third option, that homosexuality is the exact same sin as everyone else does. LUST. I propose lust because it is the thing that attracts us (regardless of sexual orientation) to one another.
On my left hand, I have the definition of lust being that sexual yearning for anyone. On my right hand I have the definition of lust being only that sexual yearning for another that interferes with what god calls us to do (whatever this may be or regardless of however small the task we think it may be).
If you choose the definition on the left then be aware I’m not talking about just attempting not to be lustful but never have been or ever will be lustful of another. If you choose the left then surely we will fail as there has only been one (Jesus) that was able to do this.
If you choose the definition on the right then we only fail when abandon god. Those that sin are those that permit their lust to interfere with their duties to god. This may seem like a way out, but it’s not. Again, I’m talking any duty regardless of how small it may seem. Surely some of us (if not all of us) at least sometimes will and have failed on these grounds.
If these are the options, then heterosexuals and homosexuals sin the same and together. The purpose of sin is not then to punish us; after all, if that was the case then god would not permit repentance and forgiveness. Instead sin is for us to become aware of whom we are and that we share in sin together. It is so that we can better ourselves. It is for us to recognize that the sin that homosexuals and heterosexuals share is the same. That is, lust.
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I welcome comments especially on this article. This article does not reflect any particular stance of the Okanagan College Pride Group per se. All are welcome to join the group if they attend the college and will not be asked to agree with the contents of the above article.
