I am stubborn. Anyone who has lived or worked with me knows that. I was born that way. Nobody made me stubborn. It came completely naturally to me.
I am same-sex attracted. Anyone who has heard me in recent years knows that. I was born that way. Nobody made me same-sex attracted. It came completely naturally to me.1
Both my stubbornness and my same-sex attraction have had a negative impact on my life (and the lives of others).
My stubbornness leads me into sin: fighting my corner when I am wrong.
My same-sex attraction leads me into sin: lusting over the beauty of another man.
These sins need to be repented of – despite how naturally they have come to me.
But both my stubbornness and my same-sex attraction have also had a positive impact on my life (and the lives of others).
My stubbornness has prevented me from sinning: enabling me to swim against wrong cultural trends.
My same-sex attraction has prevented me from sinning: undermining the ugly self-righteousness that also comes very naturally to me.
So, I can also rejoice in how God has mercifully used them for good in my life – despite how much damage they have also done to me and others.
- I explore some of the controversies around these statements at greater length in this article: ‘Why are Some People Same-sex Attracted?’.
