The Homosexual Question

I continue to grapple with the homosexual question and articles like one in a recent Christian Chronicle make things confusing for me. The article shared that some folks are accepting the argument that God made them this way and to be candid their argument sounds reasonable and is why I struggle with my emotions over the homosexual question.

Now to begin with it must be stated emphatically that God loves homosexuals. There can be no denying that Jesus went to the cross and died for every single man and woman on the planet past, present and future. There are no distinctions that every man and woman need a savior. We all are desperate for God. But here is the struggle that I have, if God made homosexuals that way then they cannot be held responsible or accountable for how they live. That is where my struggle originates. I have left open the possibility that God made them this way and have neglected to ask an important question myself. That question is did God make them this way? To answer this question I cannot look through the filter of this side of Eden. I must go back to Eden because that is where God created us and where we were meant to live. 

What do we know about Eden? God created Adam and spent time with him sharing the wonders of the world and life with him. God introduced Adam to the animals, trees, fish, birds and fruit. It is as though God was walking Adam through his home much like a realtor did with my family during our eight moves through my career. Then God said it is not good for Adam to be alone and then he made Eve. This is his design. This is how we are meant to be. Adam and Eve were made for each other. They were made to come together in such a way that it takes a special word to describe this. They come to together in an intimate way and it is beautiful to behold. In Eden, Adam would have had no attraction for another man, because Eve was made for him. So there is no evidence that homosexuals are made that way by God.

I can preface this argument by sharing a story. On this side of Eden a sister in Christ was talking about being fearful of things and made a statement that God is the one who made me fearful. God made me this way. But that is not right and when we go back to Eden we see that Eve thought nothing of having a conversation with the serpent. There was no fear as she engaged in a dialogue with him and listened to his argument about the tree of knowledge. Eve had no fear until she ate the fruit and her eyes were opened to what evil is all about and then she felt shame and fear as she hid with Adam from God.

So the homosexual question is really about trying to remove the argument of free will from their lives, because if they can make it not a choice then everyone would have to say the homosexual relationship is acceptable to God. But that is the argument they cannot remove because Eden reveals to us today that homosexuality is indeed a choice. So for those like me who struggle with the homosexual question I can say to those who make that choice you have been given the gift of free will and you can exercise your free will however you want because that is given to you by God. I do accept that you can choose to go your own way. However, I will not agree that God made you this way and I cannot accept your demands that I recognize your relationship as ordained or blessed by God.

But I can share this. I was a violent, raging man and came to understand that God did not make me this way, but that I chose to be violent and raging when I had those moments. When I understood that I needed God in my life he transformed me. Today I can say, I was a violent, raging man but now I am a son of God.