Addiction

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

Be sober, be watchful: 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 hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord 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 vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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 any.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

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

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

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

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant 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 also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →

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

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage. — read the full passage →

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

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

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been 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 knoweth him. — read the full passage →

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

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

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. — read the full passage →

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

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.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessedare 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 succor them that are tempted.

And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.

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

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, I shall 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 →

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

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy, — read the full passage →

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working. — read the full passage →

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

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures. — read the full passage →

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

Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh. — read the full passage →

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

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

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth. — 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 knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

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

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of 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 irksome, but for you it is safe. — read the full passage →

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord. — read the full passage →

If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. — read the full passage →

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

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the 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 →

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

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

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