I'm curious what Bible version you used as it looks like the New American Standard, but not quite. You may not realize this but you quoted verse 10 with verse 9 and if you keep reading to verse 11 you'll see something very interesting; for verse 11 states (In the NASB):
Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.The key here is such were some of you. Change is possible.
o yes. change is very much possible. very much so.
thank you for pointing that out.
i think that it is possible but i personally—with no data to go on—think it is rare. nevertheless, you and i know that with the lord anything is possible.
on another point, i think there are countless homosexual leaning born again christians who are celibate and wrestle daily with this homosexual situation.
they pray for deliverance but they do not experience deliverance. i have no stats on that. none. it is just my thinking this through.
nevertheless, there are countless heterosexual born again celibate christians who wrestle with the normal sec drive and wrestle with that daily. so welcome to this earth’s existence, eh?
thanks again.