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Top 12 most popular verses about addiction
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
— John 8:36
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."
— 1 Corinthians 10:13
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
— Romans 12:2
"But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
— 1 Corinthians 15:57
"for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."
— 1 John 5:4
"Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires."
— Romans 6:12
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
— Philippians 4:8
"I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
— Philippians 4:13
"For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live."
— Romans 8:13
"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."
— 2 Corinthians 12:9
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."
— 2 Corinthians 10:5
""I have the right to do anything," you say—but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"—but I will not be mastered by anything."
— 1 Corinthians 6:12
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"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
— John 8:36
Context: True freedom comes through Christ alone.
"Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires."
— Romans 6:12
Context: Don't let sin reign - don't obey evil desires.
""I have the right to do anything," you say—but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"—but I will not be mastered by anything."
— 1 Corinthians 6:12
Context: Don't be mastered by anything - stay free.
"Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?"
— Romans 6:16
Context: You become slave to what you obey.
"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do."
— Romans 7:15
Context: Paul describes the struggle with doing what we hate.
"Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.""
— John 8:34
Context: Sin enslaves - everyone who sins is a slave.
"They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for "people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.""
— 2 Peter 2:19
Context: We are slaves to whatever masters us.
"The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast."
— Proverbs 5:22
Context: Sin's cords hold people fast - bondage.
"But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness."
— Romans 6:17-18
Context: Set free from sin, now slaves to righteousness.
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
— Galatians 5:1
Context: Christ freed us - don't return to slavery.
"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."
— 2 Corinthians 3:17
Context: The Spirit brings freedom from bondage.
"because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."
— Romans 8:2
Context: The Spirit's law sets free from sin and death.
"Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains."
— Psalm 107:13-14
Context: God breaks chains when we cry to Him.
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners."
— Isaiah 61:1
Context: Jesus proclaims freedom for captives.
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free."
— Luke 4:18
Context: Jesus came to set the oppressed free.
"For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin."
— Romans 6:6-7
Context: Old self crucified - no longer slaves to sin.
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
— Romans 8:1
Context: No condemnation in Christ - freedom from guilt.
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"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."
— 1 Corinthians 10:13
Context: God provides a way out of every temptation.
"I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
— Philippians 4:13
Context: God gives strength to do all things.
"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."
— 2 Corinthians 12:9
Context: God's grace is sufficient - His power perfects our weakness.
"So he said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty.""
— Zechariah 4:6
Context: Victory comes by God's Spirit, not our power.
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."
— Romans 8:37
Context: More than conquerors through Christ.
"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."
— Isaiah 40:29
Context: God gives strength and power to the weak.
"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
— 2 Timothy 1:7
Context: God's Spirit gives power and self-discipline.
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."
— Ephesians 3:20
Context: God's power within does immeasurably more.
"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."
— 1 John 4:4
Context: God in you is greater than the enemy.
"With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall."
— Psalm 18:29
Context: With God's help, impossible becomes possible.
"Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."
— Jeremiah 32:17
Context: Nothing is too hard for God.
"Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.""
— Matthew 19:26
Context: With God, all things are possible.
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power."
— Ephesians 6:10
Context: Be strong in the Lord's mighty power.
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."
— Hebrews 4:15-16
Context: Jesus empathizes - approach His throne for help.
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
— James 4:7
Context: Submit to God, resist the devil - he will flee.
"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."
— Psalm 28:7
Context: The Lord is strength and shield.
"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."
— Isaiah 41:13
Context: God takes your hand and promises help.
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"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
— Romans 12:2
Context: Transform through renewing your mind.
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
— Philippians 4:8
Context: Think on what is pure, noble, right, and praiseworthy.
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."
— 2 Corinthians 10:5
Context: Take every thought captive to Christ.
"How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word."
— Psalm 119:9
Context: Stay pure by living according to God's word.
"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."
— Psalm 119:11
Context: Hide God's word in your heart to avoid sin.
"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things."
— Colossians 3:2
Context: Set your mind on heavenly things.
"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."
— Ephesians 4:22-24
Context: Put off old self, renew your mind, put on new self.
"Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."
— 2 Timothy 2:22
Context: Flee evil desires, pursue righteousness.
"So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh."
— Galatians 5:16
Context: Walk by the Spirit to avoid fleshly desires.
"Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming."
— 1 Peter 1:13
Context: Stay alert and sober-minded, hope in grace.
"Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."
— Joshua 1:8
Context: Meditate on God's word day and night.
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
— Proverbs 4:23
Context: Guard your heart - everything flows from it.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
— Hebrews 12:1
Context: Throw off entangling sin.
"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age."
— Titus 2:11-12
Context: Grace teaches us to say no to ungodliness.
"reject every kind of evil."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:22
Context: Reject every kind of evil.
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God."
— Colossians 3:1
Context: Set your heart on things above where Christ is.
"Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."
— 1 Peter 5:8
Context: Be alert and sober - the enemy prowls.
Living victoriously in the freedom Christ has won for us.
"But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
— 1 Corinthians 15:57
Context: Victory comes through Jesus Christ.
"for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."
— 1 John 5:4
Context: Faith is the victory that overcomes.
"For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live."
— Romans 8:13
Context: Put to death the misdeeds by the Spirit.
"Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me."
— Psalm 119:133
Context: Pray for God to direct steps and prevent sin's rule.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
— Galatians 5:22-23
Context: Spirit produces self-control - key for victory.
"His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."
— 2 Peter 1:3
Context: God's power gives everything needed for godly life.
"Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh."
— Romans 13:14
Context: Clothe yourself with Christ, not fleshly desires.
"To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy."
— Jude 1:24
Context: God is able to keep you from stumbling.
"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:23
Context: God sanctifies and keeps you blameless.
"for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."
— Philippians 2:13
Context: God works in you to will and to act.
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."
— 1 Peter 5:10
Context: God will restore and make you strong and steadfast.
"Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
— Hebrews 13:20-21
Context: God equips you with everything good for His will.
"But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere."
— 2 Corinthians 2:14
Context: God always leads us in triumph in Christ.
"It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure."
— Psalm 18:32
Context: God arms with strength and keeps way secure.
"But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one."
— 2 Thessalonians 3:3
Context: God is faithful to strengthen and protect.
"The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand."
— Psalm 37:23-24
Context: God upholds so you won't fall even when stumbling.
"They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death."
— Revelation 12:11
Context: Triumph by the blood of the Lamb and testimony.
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