Month: March 2021

Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. Romans 14:20-21 A few years ago, I sat listening to two guys, one of whom confessed the struggle…
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 It’s always been my nature to live as if I had this question in mind, How much can I get away with and still be forgiven? I may not…
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So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. Romans 14:12 In addiction medicine, I frequently have the opportunity to interview alcoholics and addicts as they attempt to work towards change, sobriety, and recovery. Deep down, they all want their lives to be different, but getting there is the problem. Part…
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For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. Romans 14:7-8 The addict likes to think that he’s in…
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One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Romans 14:2-3 Every once in a while, I’ll find myself in…
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As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. Romans 14:1 When in treatment for chemical dependency, I watched most of the other guys quickly put on 10 or 15 pounds in just a couple weeks. Abstinent from chemicals, their appetite awakened and they began eating. It…
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But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Romans 13:14 A couple years ago, we realized that the screened-in porch on our house was beginning to lean to one side. Further investigation revealed that a couple of the supporting posts were decaying. Clearly, those rotten,…
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Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of…
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For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:9-10 I…
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But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4 In my drug addiction, I engaged in horrible behavior. As I became more desperate to find my pills, and as…
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