What does the Bible say about drug addiction?
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The Bible teaches that drug addiction is a destructive bondage from which people need repentance, wise help, and the saving grace of Christ. Scripture warns that believers must not be mastered by anything and should honor God with their bodies, which belong to him (1 Corinthians 6:12, 19-20). Intoxication and sinful desires are works of the flesh, while godly vigilance rejects the devil’s schemes and harmful influences (Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:33). Yet temptation is not irresistible: God faithfully provides a way of endurance (1 Corinthians 10:13). In Christ, forgiveness, strength, and patient support from the church offer real hope for lasting change.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:13 9 votes
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 6 votes
Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
- 1 Peter 5:8 5 votes
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 5 votes
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
- Galatians 5:19-21 3 votes
Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.
- Hebrews 10:26 3 votes
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
- 1 Corinthians 6:12 3 votes
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
- Philippians 4:13 3 votes
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
- Matthew 6:13 3 votes
Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
- Proverbs 20:1 2 votes
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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