When you mangle the Bible until it "says" what you want it to 1) you don't know how to read the Bible, and 2) you are still living to yourself.
Even if perhaps we want to believe a certain sin isn't so bad (usually the one we've invested ourselves in and enjoy) if we are living for Jesus and if we believe His Word to be true we MUST see that sin for what it is and repent of it. Your preferences and opinions formed before no longer matter because you have put off that old man and are a new creature in Christ - we die daily to ourselves in favour of the life He offers us in Himself - thus our desire is to love what God loves and hate what He hates. Right?
If that makes you uncomfortable or you hesitate to confirm it, hold up! but be encouraged; we are all human, fall short, and need His grace and help in living for Him, on the daily.
While admitting that a truth makes you uncomfortable doesn't allow you to discard it, it does allow you to identify where you're most likely at, as well as the steps you may need to take (or get truly *biblical-church counseling on) be it salvation, surrender, or sanctification (which never ends, btw.)
"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee."
Psalm 51:10-13
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