It's not always easy to discern in the writings of Paul where he is talking about spiritual death or physical death. Most of the "books" attributed to Paul were actually letters written to individual churches. They've also been deliberately and accidentally mistranslated through the years for various reasons and to various ends.

Taken as a whole though, it seems pretty clear that Paul was in favor of the most devoted followers, or those who wanted to become apostles, turning away from all the pursuits of a normal human life, or your "passions", and turning all of that attention and energy to God and spiritual matters instead. He wanted apostles to trust that they would be fed, clothes, and housed by others and that your passion for God would make up for and be better than physical lust or love for other humans.

He did not intend this for everyone. That's clear because he also said that believers shouldn't marry but it is better to marry than burn in lust.

There's a lot of history in the book of Romans about the building up of the following and establishing early churches. It's also a sort of training manual for potential apostles.

But not everyone can be or should be an apostle. That doesn't make you any less of a Christian. It does mean that many of the things in the book of Romans were never meant to be applicable to everyone who has been inspired by and wants to live a life following the teachings of Jesus.

Jesus himself said, ye who is without sin cast the first stone.

Aren't we suggesting that Paul knew what Jesus meant and wanted for people more than Jesus did when we continue to insist on our out of context, mistranslated, literal interpretations of Romans?

Why can these homophobic preachers never grasp the logical follow through of their argument and see that irony?

Come on now, y'all!