There’s a dividing line in justifying the behavior.
They love to say they were “born this way”.
Well I was born a liar. All humans have lied at some point in their lives.
The difference is between the justification of the behavior.
Practicing it is bad enough and worthy of death, but the justification of it takes it a step further - as if it’s no harm/no foul.
“. . . that every mouth be held shut . . . .”
My response to that is always the same: "Jesus said you must be born again."
I have a niece who got "married" to a woman. She likes to say God brought them together. It's NEVER the will of God if it goes against the Word of God.
Right. The number 1 question, are you going to stand before Holy God and tell him that was not a sin?
Some people are born addicted to crack.
I’ve never heard anyone suggest they should continue as an addict because they were born that way.