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NASB | Romans 11:32 For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 11:32 For God has imprisoned all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all [Jew and Gentile alike]. |
Bible Question: I am struggling with alcohol addiction and dependence on pain medication (vicodin). This is my first time here to this sight. Can anyone point me in the right direction in the Bible regarding addiction? I feel so ashamed and "bad" that I continue to binge drink every 2-3 days. I can only make it 3 days without drinking and then I overindulge again. I also feel separated from God when I indulge in this behaviour/sin. I want to pull out of this and live a life obedient to God and his will for me. Thank you. |
Bible Answer: Jewel, As Searcher56 has said, wise biblical counsel should be sought out. You don't need to be told to continually "repent" and you don't need to be Romans 8:28'ed to death. What you need is someone who is trained in the area of biblical Christian psychology. Exchanged Life Ministries excels in this area and through biblical counseling, they can help you along with the Holy Spirit to understand addictions - what they are, where they come from, and how to have victory over them. As to the answer to your question, Paul talks about addiction in Romans chapter 6. He lays out the fact that Christians are now dead to sin and alive to God. Christ has set us free from the penalty and power of sin. But this does not mean that we can't persist in sin. Therefore, in verse 16 he says that if we go on presenting ourselves to sin, we will become slaves to it. Sin is addicting. And it is pleasurable - for a season. This is not God's design for our lives but it does happen. There are answers for you, Jewel, it is not God's will that you remain addicted. But it is a complex series of events that have led you where you are and quoting a verse or two will not, in itself, set you free. It is the truth behind God's words that set us free, not the words themselves. So please seek out some solid biblical counseling that can help you discover the roots of your addictions i.e. why you first turned to these things for comfort, escape, dependence, etc. Until you and the Holy Spirit get to the root, you will be forever trying to stop the action without changing the errors in your belief system that causes the action. Jesus said that the truth would set us free. The inverse of that is that error will bind you. He is the truth, He desires to set you free, and when He does it (as opposed to your doing it), you will be free indeed. If you check this website www.aelm.org you will find a list of ministries in different states that can help you. Hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
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