both a debased mind and debased behavior. “They were given over, not so they could do what they did not want to do, but so that they could carry out exactly what they desired.… To hand over means to permit, not to encourage or force.…”23 Vv. 26–27 are about as clear a condemnation of homosexual and lesbian behavior as exists in the NT. Paul speaks of actions, not inclinations, attitudes, or genetics.24 He says quite literally that those who practice such behavior have exchanged the natural function