Alcohol, Sexual and the Like
Think on these things:
Question: Is the chemical imbalance in the addict’s system the cause or the effect of violation of God’s commands?
Many habitual evils affect aspects of the physiological system.
2-Fold Blame Grace for Each
- for the habit’s origin 1. forgiveness
- for its continuance 2. enablement
In order for it to operate effectively, God’s grace does not require a person to have strength to quit that which he cannot quit. Rather, one must:
- Admit responsibility and repent
- Claim God’s strength to quit a sinful practice
Predisposing factors do not excuse sin. If a way is walked that eventuates in habituation, the intensity of the resulting habit does not excuse the sin.
Therefore, whatever one does under the influence of sinful addiction is an offense against God’s laws.