[PapaBear3625]

so a man who dreams and is desirous of having sex with another man is not a homo? I did not know that.

If he does not act on his inclinations, then he has not sinned.

[afsnco]

That’s not true according to Scripture. Didn’t Christ say that lusting in one’s heart is a sin? So action isn’t necessary for sin to take place. Lustful thoughts would still need to be repented of.

[jeffersondem]

“If he does not act on his inclinations, then he has not sinned.”

Nobody asked me, but . . . I was taught that being tempted in and of itself is not a sin.

However, if a person “commits” a wrongful act in their heart, that is sin.

At 1 John 3:15 it is explained: “Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”

You don’t actually have to pull the trigger to sin.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>> If he does not act on his inclinations, then he has not sinned.<<

Without looking it up, isn’t there a biblical verse to the effect that if a man looks at a woman with impure thoughts he is already guilty of the sin he contemplates?