You're totally fine, thanks for responding. I've been thinking and praying hard about this. Lusting after someone is a sin for all people, gay or straight. And it says in 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 that love does not envy, and is not self-seeking. So perhaps wanting to be with someone is self-seeking, and not pure love; which would mean loving someone without wanting anything in return, including sex or even to be loved in return. But it seems that these rules would apply to straight relationships too. So do we need to go back to having arranged marriages and no divorce to be right in the eyes of God?
No part of me has any interest in women romantically or sexually. So do I need to be alone for the rest of my life? Is it fine to have a "boyfriend" as long as we don't sleep together? Is it wrong to lust after your own wife? Is sex for any reason other than the sole purpose of making babies automatically wrong?
I think the entire world is corrupt and we're not being judged by any where near the scrutiny as in the days of old society has failed all of us. Grace through faith alone is our only hope. So my advice would be no we don't need to worry about arranged marriages and yes we are going to live a sinful life all in our own individual way but I think there needs to be a state of mind that accepts responsibility and asks for strength and repentance to lessen your urges everyday but I think giving into your urges is not a damning situation by any means but we all want to live more righteously everyday.
You're totally fine, thanks for responding. I've been thinking and praying hard about this. Lusting after someone is a sin for all people, gay or straight. And it says in 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 that love does not envy, and is not self-seeking. So perhaps wanting to be with someone is self-seeking, and not pure love; which would mean loving someone without wanting anything in return, including sex or even to be loved in return. But it seems that these rules would apply to straight relationships too. So do we need to go back to having arranged marriages and no divorce to be right in the eyes of God?
No part of me has any interest in women romantically or sexually. So do I need to be alone for the rest of my life? Is it fine to have a "boyfriend" as long as we don't sleep together? Is it wrong to lust after your own wife? Is sex for any reason other than the sole purpose of making babies automatically wrong?
I think the entire world is corrupt and we're not being judged by any where near the scrutiny as in the days of old society has failed all of us. Grace through faith alone is our only hope. So my advice would be no we don't need to worry about arranged marriages and yes we are going to live a sinful life all in our own individual way but I think there needs to be a state of mind that accepts responsibility and asks for strength and repentance to lessen your urges everyday but I think giving into your urges is not a damning situation by any means but we all want to live more righteously everyday.