I think you are confused. People are disordered by sin. But you don't have to act on your inclination and thereby avoid sin. For instance its my inclination when I see an attractive woman in a bikini is to want to lust. However, I don't have to give in to that inclination. If you see a practically naked woman and it arouses a desire that isn't the sin. Its when you take the second look or play with that desire that it becomes sin. There are disordered sick men who act on their sin and abuse children. That is evil and its sin and one who practices such cannot be saved.
There are no mutant genes or deviant genes that cause deviant behavior. Man is not born a homosexual or with an orientation to such behavior. To come to such a conclusion through “science” can only be through “junk science.” The Bible is clear on such issues.
If you want to live a pure life then think about pure things.
If you want to live an impure life then fill your mind with impure thoughts, with sexual deviancy, pornography, violence, etc.
What goes into the mind will come out of the mind. It will affect you, the way you speak, the way you act, etc.
Paul said for good reason:
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
--Purity comes from thinking and filling your mind on these things.
Where does success come from:
Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
--The way to success and prosperity is through meditating on God’s Word. Of course it is speaking of spiritual success. A person who continues to meditate on God’s Word is not likely to fall into a deviant immoral lifestyle.
What did our Lord Jesus Christ say:
Matthew 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
--What is in your heart?
Is it pornography or the Word of God? What do you feed it?
Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
--Out of the heart (the mind) proceeds adultery, fornication and immorality. It doesn’t come from your genes, your family, your society, or whatever. It comes from you, and the decisions that you have decided to make. No one is at fault but yourself. To be a homosexual or lesbian is a choice of the heart or mind. It is not “orientation” any more than murder is. Just like murder it takes deliberate thought, choice, and planning. You choose to do it; you choose the lifestyle. The “gangs” of various cities like New York or Chicago, choose a gang mentality and a gang lifestyle, and it often involves murder.
Isn’t it ironic that no one ever thought of labeling Noah, who got drunk and had incest with two of his daughters, of having a mutant gene; he was sexually oriented that way; something happened in his childhood to trigger such a terrible assault, etc.
No one has tried to put the same blame-game on David for his adultery and consequent cover-up with murder. And David was “a man after God’s own heart.”
Only in today’s wicked society do we look for excuses to blame our sin. We don’t want to face the inevitable—it is (as David said) a sin against God and every one of us will give account to God for our sin. The unbelieving do not want to admit that however, and are looking for more ingenious ways to blame their sin on others—anyone but themselves. Being accountable is a hard medicine to swallow.
How do many pastors then become pastors? I know many who in their life before being born again were fornicators, adulterers, thieves, liars and other things as well. according to you non of these men can be pastors but if you take an inventory of pastors I suspect you will find many who were such in a past life. How about divorced pastors? At least a quarter of pastors are probably divorced.
At least we are in agreement here.
In order to hire a pastor they must apply, and their application must meet the qualifications set forth in 1Timothy chapter 3.
"The husband of one wife" is significant.
First, we would never hire a divorced person, and especially a divorced and remarried person. A person who has been divorced and then remarries while their spouse still lives, lives in adultery. That is what Christ taught. He never condoned divorce.
The pastor must be blameless. His family life especially must be above reproach. Your observations may be among Protestants in general, but not in the churches that I attend. Our standards for pastors are much higher. It is unlikely (though not impossible) that we would hire a single man. It is the norm for a man to be married. It was God that said: "It is not good for man to be alone." "The husband of one wife" obviously sets forth marriage as the preferred requirement. It then goes on and speaks of the requirement of the pastor's household being in order. It is apparent that the Lord did not want a single man as a pastor.
The imposition of a celibate priesthood is called a doctrine of demons.
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils;
1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry,
and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
) where in the closet Homosexuals. Not all mind you, but those who considered it a calling generally got mustered out in the long run.....leaving RC laity to cope with these deranged & perverted clergy they called Father, Mother, Sister, Brother. Deplorable right! More information....just google any of a number of sites dealing with Catholic Priests (all Godly men of course) abusing children. And here is a recent article in my home state of New Joisey.