Addiction

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. — read the full passage →

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, — read the full passage →

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. — read the full passage →

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. — read the full passage →

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. — read the full passage →

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. — read the full passage →

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. — read the full passage →

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. — read the full passage →

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. — read the full passage →

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. — read the full passage →

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. — read the full passage →

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, — read the full passage →

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. — read the full passage →

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. — read the full passage →

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. — read the full passage →

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. — read the full passage →

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. — read the full passage →

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. — read the full passage →

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. — read the full passage →

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. — read the full passage →

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: — read the full passage →

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. — read the full passage →

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; — read the full passage →

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. — read the full passage →

And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; — read the full passage →

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: — read the full passage →

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. — read the full passage →

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. — read the full passage →

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. — read the full passage →

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by. — read the full passage →

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. — read the full passage →

And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead. — read the full passage →

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; — read the full passage →

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. — read the full passage →

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. — read the full passage →

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. — read the full passage →

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. — read the full passage →

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. — read the full passage →

(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. — read the full passage →

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. — read the full passage →

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. — read the full passage →

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: — read the full passage →

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; — read the full passage →

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. — read the full passage →

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; — read the full passage →

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. — read the full passage →

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. — read the full passage →

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. — read the full passage →