Many Addicts do admit that it is now part of them, a thorn that will never disappear by their own power. When we say that we are a "Gay Christian" what we are saying is, "This is a warning. This is the hell I live with, the temptations that I bear, the fear that dogs my steps. And I trust in the Lord to protect me." It is an admittance of a problem. At least we admit there is a problem.
Owning up to it is one thing. claiming it as your title, is another. You do as you well please. I however, would not, nor would i be teaching this to someone else. If this being you line of teaching, ThomistColin, Please show where this type of teaching was done through out the bible. I always thought a person's title was always referred by who their parents were, not their sin.