A Christian Homosexual?

It must be that time of year that I get the urge to "blog."

Recently I viewed a video (posted below) that is disturbing me. To be quite honest, it disturbs me because I don't know what to think about the issue and it is still being processed in my mind and in my heart. Perhaps writing about it may help clear the cobwebs and perhaps, if anyone at all is reading this, your input and discourse may help. Please don't hesitate to interact but do so with two criteria; be biblically based and respond with grace. I'm going to paint the scenario and then pose ONLY ONE question. It is this one question (and those relating) that has me thinking.

The video is of Jim Swilley, Pastor of "The Church in the Now," located in Conyers, GA. It is an 1hour 15 minute clip of Jim before his church announcing that he is homosexual. His story is quite compelling as he states to have known from a very young age that his sexual orientation was toward boys rather than girls. His claim is that sexual orientation is not a choice but rather something you are born with. According to Swilley, because of the social pressures and the fact that he felt the call of God upon his life he has never acted on his natural propensity toward men. Instead, he played the part, taking a wife and "siring" (his words) four children. He in fact has had two wives, both ending in divorce. His second wife stands by his side and serves (or has served) as co-pastor in the church.

Without question I disagree vehemently with his view on scripture as he explained away all it has to say about homosexuality. In case you don't have 1 hour and 15 minutes to view the video, his view of scripture is summed up in these statements (verbatim at about 33:35): "Is the Bible inspired? Yes. Is it infallible? No." In fact, the MOST disturbing portion of the entire clip was this portion where he attempts to dismantle the Word of God. If in his interpretation of scripture he doesn't view homosexuality as a sin why did he marry a woman?

NOW, if it is at all possible to put the issues aside that pertain particularly to Jim Swilley, here is the question that has been swirling around in my head.

Is it a sin for a man to have a homosexual orientation even if he never acts on it and strives to keep his body under subjection and his mind filtered by God's word? What are your thoughts?

Here's the video:

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