Comments on: Multiple pathways to sexual orientation, Part 2 https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/04/29/multiple-pathways-to-sexual-orientation-part-2/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 06 May 2009 05:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: PianoManKugie https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/04/29/multiple-pathways-to-sexual-orientation-part-2/#comment-27216 Wed, 06 May 2009 05:05:31 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3832#comment-27216 DT, Thank you.

]]> By: Debbie Thurman https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/04/29/multiple-pathways-to-sexual-orientation-part-2/#comment-27215 Tue, 05 May 2009 10:46:41 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3832#comment-27215

I love the discussion but no one is going to change anyone’s mind. Only God can do that.

Quite right. But maybe … just maybe … someone listening in “with ears to hear” will be encouraged to take the next step that will open them to God’s intervention, whatever course that takes. That’s the hope that keeps us discussing.
Somebody somewhere is praying.

]]> By: PianoManKugie https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/04/29/multiple-pathways-to-sexual-orientation-part-2/#comment-27214 Tue, 05 May 2009 03:58:19 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3832#comment-27214 It is what it is. There are many ways of dealing with it. There are many things that go along with it sometimes and other times not. Some live according to it. Some acknowledge it in their mind and spirit but deny it in their flesh. Some accept it but don’t live according to it; others accept it and do live according to it; others don’t accept it and are at war with it. Let each one be convinced in their own mind. God will judge when the time comes. In the meantime, lets all practice that love/peace/joy/patience/kindness etc. What the words mean “and such were some of you” is up to each person to determine how plain or not plain that is, and what the “were” is referring to. I love the discussion but no one is going to change anyone’s mind. Only God can do that.

]]> By: Ann https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/04/29/multiple-pathways-to-sexual-orientation-part-2/#comment-27213 Mon, 04 May 2009 20:24:09 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3832#comment-27213

The point I was making is that truth is knowable to the extent that we are “abiding” in Christ or that his will is our will.

Debbie Thurman
With all the moral dilemmas we can face in any given period of time, it is a blessing to have the basic knowledge of what is right and wrong. I do not believe this can be achieved through human thoughts and desires, no matter how we try to rationalize them. To align our will with the will of God, and in my belief, through Jesus and what He taught, is a very good way to know the difference. To trust that belief is a process that is ongoing and often difficult but ultimately is liberating in all ways.

]]> By: Debbie Thurman https://wthrockmorton.com/2009/04/29/multiple-pathways-to-sexual-orientation-part-2/#comment-27212 Mon, 04 May 2009 19:59:41 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=3832#comment-27212 Agreed. I have enough trouble keeping my own fruit growing.

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