We have already noticed that God made us “male and female” and authorized a male and female to come together as one flesh in the marriage relationship (Genesis 2:24). The scriptures never indicate that anyone is born homosexual or that God has made anyone in such a way that they would have no choice but to practice homosexuality. We can certainly grant that there is a small percentage of our population that has homosexual urges, but that does not mean they must fulfill those urges. From teenage years on practically everyone has sexual urges, but that does not mean they are allowed to fulfill those urges in any way other than a man and a woman in marriage. We all often experience desires that are wrong, but having the desire does not imply God made us to fulfill that desire.
Consider Paul’s argument on this point in I Corinthians 6:12-20. The Corinthians were asserting that just as the belly was made for food and the food for belly, so the body was made for sex. No, Paul says, the body was made for the Lord and the Lord for the body. Therefore Paul teaches us that just because the body has desires or has the capability of performing certain actions, does not mean that God has authorized these actions.
Possibly related:
- Does God really condemn homosexuality?
- I believe that the homosexuality condemned in the Bible is only of the type condemned in Sodom and Gomorrah where it was practiced with multiple partners. When it is monogamous it is not sinful.
- I work for a liquor company driving a truck and selling liquor to retail outlets. Do I have to quit my job in order to become a Christian?