Anyone who respects the authority of the Bible—God’s Word—acknowledges that Almighty God condemns the sinful act of homosexuality (Genesis 18:20; 19:1-25; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 7). “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NKJV).
Various individuals may be born with physiological weaknesses or lesser tolerances for certain life situations. For instance, some people apparently have a greater physiological intolerance for the consumption of alcohol or other drugs, though alcohol and recreational drugs harm anyone who uses them. Yet, despite the likelihood for some people more easily to become alcoholics once they begin consuming alcohol, they first must make the poor choice of drinking alcohol before they could succumb to its affect and become alcoholics. Possessing a weaker tolerance for alcohol does not make one an alcoholic; choosing to drink alcohol and subsequently being overtaken by it makes one an alcoholic.
Likewise, irrespective of any physiological tendency toward homosexuality—if such truly exists, and that is questionable—only the choice resulting in the act of homosexuality is observable as sinful. Of course, one may fill his mind with thoughts that are sinful also, which are merely precursors to sinful actions in many cases (Matthew 15:19). Environment (family, friends, community mores, etc.) rather than physiological attributes with which one may be born affect a person more thoroughly.
No, one is not born into homosexuality. One makes a choice to become a homosexual, though one’s environment may heavily influence that choice. Fortunately, our loving God forgives the sins of those who repent and are baptized irrespective of what sins were committed—even the sin of homosexuality. The apostle Paul noted that even former homosexuals in Corinth were forgiven. “And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11).
