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Originally Posted by Amanah
do addictions of any sort send you to hell?
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My assumption is that you and myself are in the same chain of thought.
We’re (or they are) having a discussion about weather drinking beer will send you to hell? Like all discussions the topic of beer will eventually lead to another topic, and that would be, eating too much, wine, dip etc...
This is my thought on the matter. I wonder if you ask this question to a sinner that is familiar with addictions, what his response would be? I’m working with a young man right now from the jail ministry that has been addicted to meth for over 9 years. As of right now he has been clean for almost 3 months, this is the longest he has been clean from that drug for over 9 years! Where did it all start? It all began by smoking a single cigarette! Contrary to popular belief one addiction will lead to another! Heard a young lady say, “I’m no longer on crack, I just started smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day”, and I’m not exaggerating.
Will drinking a beer send me to hell? My question to you is, why would you want to? In my experience there is always a reasons for a question, some may want to justify what there doing, some are curious. I counsel this way, and you take it for what its worth. I believe in open doors, and allowing yourself to drink a beer, or smoke a cigarette will lead to other sins. There are those that may drink a beer, smoke a cigarette, etc. they may not be addicted to that drug, but that opened a door to “other” sins. Ive talked to them in the jail, out of the jail, in the church, out of the church and they all tell me the same thing, I never thought it would lead here! The Bible says,
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
We’re not to just pray that we enter not it into temptation, we’re suppose to watch as well. We should understand if we do this, were is this going to lead, what other doors are going to open because of this. The Bible doesn’t have to say if this is wrong, this is right,
John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Someone will say, well the Bible doesn’t tell me this is wrong, so I guess I can do it? Do you really want to live like that? Was the Bible written to you, or for you? Jesus said I will lead you into all truth. We get into trouble because we stop counseling with our God. We no longer ask him, if this is good for us. Then we find ourselves in sin, and wondering how we got here. If we would allow the spirit to teach us and minister to us we would not be in the position we find ourselves in at times.
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