[papertyger]

I agree that there is a substantial difference between those who flaunt their sins and those who repent (again and again and again) of their sins.

How does that parallel a sin the supplicant uses as an identity?

I actually feel a bit sorry for those who "condemn from high" because I know they are fooling themselves about their own purity....

Pot...kettle.

[Mrs. Don-o]

On adopting sin as part of your identity---Maybe this is simplistic, or maybe it's just the simple truth:

The demons erase your name and call you by your sin.

The Lord erases your sin and calls you by your name.