But people are not born with deformity or any mental disease because God likes diversity. They are born with ailments because the earth is cursed from original sin.
Personally, I consider homosexuality an ailment. No one has to agree with me but I'm not changing my mind either.
That is in direct disagreement with the Word of God and the teachings of Christ. God knows us before we are born and create each and every one of us. We are each made the way God wants us to be. It is the choices (due to the free will he made within us) that cause us to stray from His purpose for us. There are no accidents. Everything has a reason, a consequence, a beginning, and an end. We are His chrildren, made in his image.
Also, Adam was made in His image, but Eve was a creation from God to provide Adam with companionship. What would the world look like had Eve been made differently or not been made at all? Ever pondered that? When you dig deep, you find some deeper meaning.
Andy, I must respectfully disagree with parts of your assessment of what Scripture says directly about sin, sin nature, free will, fall of man, fallen world and consequences, and what "in God's image" fully means, and a few other things I'm scratching my head about.
God may allow birth defects and deformities and various afflictions to manifest in our lives, but that does not in any way mean he desires, wishes or wants it for diversity sake. It also isn't based on our choices...sin is at the root of it all. God is holy and just. When sin entered the world, so did the fallen state of man. But God didn't leave us like that, he all along had designated Christ to be our Redeemer and our Hope.
RH Clark was pretty accurate in what he wrote. I don't see the conflict.
