Month: April 2021

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12 Long before I lost control to my drug use, I chose the drug for a reason. It made me feel good. It helped me sleep. I…
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Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Ever since I was a child, I’ve had this temptation to use the Bible against those around me.…
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To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? 1 Corinthians 6:7 In trying to be healthy, I occasionally exercise too much and eat too little. Whenever I do so, I enter a state of heightened irritability of which I…
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For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 The addict has learned, through experience, to treat any negative emotion with a chemical. He feels bad and so, he reaches for the drug, which provides temporary…
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Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 1 Corinthians 5:6 The addict, in his addictive behavior, often betrays the trust of those around him. He might understand this, but then, when he gets sober, he often expects that trust to be restored immediately. I’m recovered now. Why don’t you trust…
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You are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 5:5 Spending part of my week as the medical provider at an inpatient chemical dependency treatment facility, I do the intake physical exams for all new…
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Let him who has done this be removed from among you. 1 Corinthians 5:2 Years ago, I was a regular at a recovery meeting in which one of the officers of that group began abusing a certain drug that he felt wasn’t really that bad. He’d show up high, couldn’t see anything wrong with it,…
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It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife. 1 Corinthians 5:1 When talking about my drug use to a group of addicts, those in the audience can all identify with me. When speaking to…
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What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness? 1 Corinthians 4:21 The addict often doesn’t understand why his life is so miserable. It often seems that bad things just keep happening to him for no reason. He can’t catch a break and everything…
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I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. 1 Corinthians 4:19-20 In any gym, there are those of who talk a big game, running their…
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