Addictions : a banquet in the grave : finding hope in the power of the Gospel
(2001)
Nonfiction
Book
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Call Numbers:
248.8629/WELCH,E
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PUBLISHED
Phillipsburg, N.J. : P & R Pub., [2001]
©2001
©2001
DESCRIPTION
xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0875526063 (pbk.), 9780875526065 (pbk.)
LANGUAGE
English
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NOTES
Will we worship ourselves and our own desires, or will we worship the true God? Scripture reveals addicts' true condition: like guests at a banquet thrown by "the woman Folly," they are already in the grave. (Prov. 9:13-18) Can we not escape our addictions? Following Jesus, we have immense hope that God can give power so that we are no longer mastered by the addiction. - Publisher
CONTENTS
Part 1: Thinking theologically -- Practical theology --
Sin, sickness, or both? --
New ways of seeing --
Descent into addiction --
Part 2: Essential theological themes -- Speaking the truth in love --
Respecting, listening, and inviting --
Knowing the Lord --
Fearing the Lord --
Turning from lies --
Saying "No" --
Staying violent --
Being part of the body --
Conclusion: where two or three are gathered