14 Bible Verses about Addiction

promising them freedom when they are themselves slaves of destruction; for a man is the slave of whatever overcomes him.

Jesus answered, "I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.

It is no superhuman temptation that you have had. And God can be depended on, not to let you be tried beyond your strength, but when temptation comes, to give you a way out of it, so that you can withstand it.

Assistants, in turn, must be serious, straightforward men, not addicted to wine or dishonest gain,

not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,

What I meant was that you are not to associate with anyone who is supposed to be a Christian brother, and yet is immoral or greedy or idolatrous or abusive or drunken or grasping??ith such a person you must not even eat.

For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

or thieves or greedy??runkards, abusive people, robbers??ill not have any share in God's kingdom.

And you once practiced them as others do, when you lived that old earthly life.

And do not subject us to temptation, But save us from the evil one.'

I use these familiar human terms because of the limitations of your nature. For just as you before gave up the parts of your bodies in slavery to vice and greater and greater license, you must now give them up in slavery to uprightness, which leads to consecration. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free as far as uprightness was concerned.

For there are many who live, as I have often told you, and tell you now with tears, like enemies of the cross of Christ. They are doomed to destruction: their appetites are their god; they glory in their shame; they are absorbed in earthly matters.

So if the Son sets you free you will be really free.