Bible Discussion Thread

How come I see no discussion on addiction and the forgiveness for it and the slander and gossip and profiling and judgement of it and the law and fellow Christians not being at all Christian about it

good evening, my question is what kind of discussion are you looking for. My personal thought is the many things you have listed have one common ground. These are all sins. God forbids these sins but Jesus gives us a chance to repent and intercess for us because God knows we are all born of sin yet He loves us that much that He gave His only one and true begotten Son to die for us. Christians? not sure what question you are reffering to, could you clarify this a bit more? God bless.

Hi Mary Beth , this is mostly a site about the actual words in the K J B . There are some references to alcoholism in the book of Proverbs , basically telling us to avoid it . All Christians are not supposed to go around judging others and we should also help any one who asks us for help if we are able to do so . I have many alcoholics in my family and one or two drug addicts also . They are all atheists . I do my best for them but mostly they don't want my help and I'm unable to do anything more than pray for them , which I do regularly . In the Bible , Christians are encouraged to be wise and discerning and not to put ourselves in positions that might lead to us being in danger , either physically or spiritually . I love my family very much but I spend more time with Christians than I do with atheists . That's not to say that there aren't Christians who have addiction problems , I don't know any though . If I did it would definately be my duty as a fellow Christian , to do everything I could to help them .

What the heart is filled with speaks the mouth, or in this case we write. But it's the same.

Be blessed in His Holy Name Jesus Christ. Philippians 2:6-11

Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 7, James 3, Job 6:24, Psalms 12:3-8, Psalms 15, Psalms 57, Proverbs 6:16-19, Proverbs 12:18, Isaiah 54:17, 1Peter 3:10, 1Corinthians 6:19,20, but also in context helpful hopefully to your other questions 1Corinthians 6:9-20,

Hopefully these scriptures encourage you & are helpful

Roots of many addictions are pain, if it's you or someone you dearly love:

Adam gave sound advice.

GOD can deliver from every addiction but 1st that person has to want deliverance. There are some cases I've heard testimony that GOD delivered instantly, others take persistence, prayer, fasting & steps of good decisions, each day.

Circumstances can be attributed only to one's self, when we live outside the grace provided through the body of Christ.

Such as these are, become the knowledge and revelation of sin.

Jesus came for the sick, the poor, the helpless. He came for the destitute, those who have fallen and are yet to stand up.

Such are the children of a gracious Loving God, who will never deny them who love Him!

He will however, use you who trust Him, even in the midst of darkness as you walk an unknown path and wait upon Him in for His marvelous light!

These too, are become the circumstances we know not of. When Jesus is in your heart ,their is nothing that will separate you from Him! Nothing can separate you from Him. NOTHING!

All have sinned and come short of His expectations, even so those who love Him, will strive in hope for the forgiveness that only He knows and will give to those who love Him.

Repent and be Baptized

Hi Mary Beth, I've seen people discussing addiction on here before. This is common struggle many people have, but I think many people are embarassed, or maybe prideful to share that, so that's one possible explanation for not seeing it more. You can do an advanced search for the discussion pages and maybe find some.

Some post for different reasons and aren't necessarily looking for help. Some look only for validation and have no intention on breaking addiction or strongholds. Maybe fewer people want solutions. These verses seem relevent: Galatians 6:1, 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15, Ephesians 5:11. When compassion turns into condoning or supporting someone harming themself I think its wrong to condone self harm and evil. Our bodies are on loan from God and God's holy temple and we are to treat it with respect and dignity. And if I try the Galations 6:1 approach to gently restore someone, but they have no interest in letting go the stronghold, then I think Ephesians 5:11 applies. If we entangle ourselves with evil we can only cause further harm to ourselves and others around us. We can still lovingly pray for someone, but not put ourselves in a situation where we are supporting someone's self-harm and violation of God's commandments. Not sure what info you're looking for exactly or what specific addiction you have in mind, but that's just an opinion. God bless...