By Dan Delzell, Christian Post
The percentage of people who experience same-sex attraction is relatively small, whereas the sexual temptations faced by the vast majority of people are of a heterosexual nature.
The Bible instructs Christians to refrain from every type of sexual sin. “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body” (1 Corinthians 6:18).
I have never experienced same-sex attraction, and the same may be true for you. Nevertheless, we are also guilty of sin. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it” (James 2:10).
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There are plenty of people who were formerly controlled by gay desires who have come to experience new life in Christ. I hope you will read some of their transformational stories and be encouraged by their sincerity. This conclusive evidence demonstrates the fact that some gay people choose to be forgiven and changed by Christ. The Becket Cook Show is an excellent podcast that spotlights the changed lives of former homosexuals.
These are stories of people who turned to Christ in repentance and faith, and who are now incredibly thankful to no longer be living under the weight of unwanted same-sex attraction. Jesus changes hearts and lives, and the powerful flow of the Holy Spirit’s living water refreshes the heart and mind with holy desires (see John 7:37-39). This doesn’t mean the process of change is always easy. Not by a long shot. But the result of surrendering unholy inclinations and sexual sins to the Lord is liberating and invigorating. This applies equally to homosexual sin and heterosexual sin.