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Alcoholism and addiction and most other sins are an indulgence of the flesh and the rejection of obedience to God. Jesus commands us to reject the flesh and obey God. Jesus says that he rebukes and punishes in Rev 3:19. Rev 6:16 speaks of the wrath of Jesus - They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!".Scientifically I'm not sure. There appears to be some scientific genetic basis for transgenderism.
There is also a genetic basis for criminal behavior.
Alcoholism. Addiction.
Does that mean it's not a sin?
It means that God has given every individual a unique set of challenges and circumstances. None of us is born without any challenges. Does God judge a person who was born to addicted parents, abandoned at age 5, raised in indifferent foster homes, etc. as harshly for the same objective 'sin' as someone born and raised in a financially comfortable loving family? I think not.
Genetic predispositions can diminish responsibility and culpability. Alcoholism is a sin, but also a disease. Where does the disease end and the sin begin?
My take is that when Jesus heals a person he is able to overcome the challenges because he knows he has a partner sharing his sorrows and difficulties.
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