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NASB | 1 Corinthians 3:16 ¶ Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 3:16 ¶ Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]? |
Bible Question:
Dear Brother John, I do realize that it is God that works within us for his good pleasure. So, addiction is not sin? Anything that we replace God with is sin, isn't it? If we can not let a day pass without smoking, drinking, overeating, overspending...fill in the blank...are we not addicted to that behavior. Yes, we can ask God to change us, but will he just "poof" make our cigarettes, alcohol, extra food, shopping malls, disappear because he is working his will within us? No, I don't believe in our flesh we have to strive to bring about "good works". But I do believe that with freedom, comes responsibility. A responsibility to follow Gods word. Paul does encourage us in Romans 6:12 "not to let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as intruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life: and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteosusness. For sin shall not be your mater, because you are not under law but under grace." Obviously, we have a part in not allowing sin to reign in our bodies. Looking forward to your response... |
Bible Answer: "So, addiction is not sin"! Are you serious? Are you addressing this question to a particular individual? One can be addicted to anything; Sex, drugs, strong drink, gambling, shopping, on and on. ... and what seems to be one of todays favorites, PLEASURE and self indulgence in general. Does not the addicted become a slave to what he is addicted? If so, then, does not the addiction dictate the ways of the addicted. Has he not turned from the service of God to that of his addiction? KJV Heb 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, George |