Paul uses the word "natural" to mean "for its intended purpose." From your earlier question, I think that you find gays as a category of people to have been unknown by Paul. If he knows nothing about loving homosexual relationships, how then does he restrict his discussion here in II Timothy 2:2 to those who behave homosexually but who personally prefer heterosexuality?

I agree that gay Christians are lovers of God. Furthermore, they are loved by God. These pages discuss what obedience means when one is dealing with homosexuality.

I am aware that some pro-gay apologists like Greenberg are constructivist not essentialists when it comes to the term "gay." That is, they maintain, as I do, that in the nature - nurture debate, nurture is more important than nature. So then, throwing all questions into one pile is making pro-gay views seem to be inconsistent. It would be fairer to say that pro-gay views are multi-voiced.

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