So when a 'heterosexual' man learns to appreciate the noble woman of Proverbs 31, regardless of her looks, he is transcending his sexuality, not EXPRESSING it. Jacob labored fourteen years for Rachel 'beautiful in form and beautiful of face.' But Leah of the 'tender eyes' (Gen. 29:17) proved a much better and nobler wife. Perhaps a 'homosexual' man - a man whose venereal desires are focused more on men than on women - would not have been distracted by Rachel's looks and could have seen Leah's goodness and nobility from the beginning, as Jacob did not (29:30f). Biblically, the dwindling of such desire is not grounds for divorce (Mal. 2:14-16). Jonathan Mills
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When a “heterosexual” man learns to appreciate the noble woman of Proverbs 31, regardless of her looks, he is transcending his sexuality, not EXPRESSING it. Jacob labored fourteen years for Rachel “beautiful in form and beautiful of face.” But Leah of the “tender eyes” (Gen. 29:17) proved a much better and nobler wife. Perhaps a “homosexual” man – a man whose venereal desires are focused more on men than on women – would not have been distracted by Rachel’s looks and could have seen Leah’s goodness and nobility from the beginning, as Jacob did not (29:30f).

Biblically, the dwindling of such desire is not grounds for divorce (Mal. 2:14-16).

Source: Love, Covenant & Meaning

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