Does Christianity have an answer for addiction? As longtime pastor Mike Quarles’s alcoholism worsened over eight years, churches and Christians referred him to treatment, 12-Step programs, therapy…nothing worked. Steve McVey, also a pastor, repeatedly dished out the same advice Mike received, with similarly poor results…
…Until, in their frustration, God led them back to basic, addiction-breaking truths of His Word. The authors explain these for readers who want to help someone or who struggle themselves, because freedom from addiction is found only when Christians
- fully believe what God says about their identity
- move beyond the 12-Step concept of inescapable “addict identity”
- stop harboring unforgiveness, get radically right with God, and dwell in who they are in Christ, which excludes engaging in addictive behaviors as a lifestyle
Material on codependency is included, as is information on implementing recovery/support groups for those leaving addiction and starting to live in God’s glorious freedom.
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Helping Others Overcome Addictions: How God’s Grace Brings Lasting Freedom eBook: Steve McVey, Mike Quarles: Amazon.it: Kindle Store
- Sales Rank: #111845 in Books
- Published on: 2012-08-01
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .50″ h x
5.40″ w x
8.40″ l,
.50 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
Does Christianity have an answer for addiction? As longtime pastor Mike Quarles’s alcoholism worsened over eight years, churches and Christians referred him to treatment, 12-Step programs, therapy…nothing worked. Steve McVey, also a pastor, repeatedly dished out the same advice Mike received, with similarly poor results…
…Until, in their frustration, God led them back to basic, addiction-breaking truths of His Word. The authors explain these for readers who want to help someone or who struggle themselves, because freedom from addiction is found only when Christians
- fully believe what God says about their identity
- move beyond the 12-Step concept of inescapable “addict identity”
- stop harboring unforgiveness, get radically right with God, and dwell in who they are in Christ, which excludes engaging in addictive behaviors as a lifestyle
Material on codependency is included, as is information on implementing recovery/support groups for those leaving addiction and starting to live in God’s glorious freedom.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
It is about time someone challenges the “I’m an alcoholic” mentality
By L. Gervais
This book will challenge the status quo in the addiction field. I use to be a heroin addict but with over 39 years clean I can’t introduce myself as an addict. Shooting heroin was what I use to do, not who I was. I am a believer in Christ and not an addict. For the past 30 plus years I have been working within the recovery field and I have seen many people come and go as they enter recovery, relapse and start over again in recovery. I have always believed that being sober was one level in recovery but that there is another level that I call FREEDOM. I believe that because I have experienced it and so have others. This book outlines how a person can move from recovery to freedom from addiction. It is well worth the read and re-read. However let me warn you that if you have swallowed the, “once an addict always an addict” belief you might have a little trouble with this book. This is a book that I would buy by the case and give away to everyone I know in recovery. My only regret is that the book wasn’t written forty years ago. Had this book been written 40 years ago the addiction field might look a whole lot different today.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
some great Biblical advice to combat the addiction identity
By Mark B
I have read and seen a lot of books and advice on breaking addictions over the years, but these guys approach it from a different angle, and I think they nailed it. So many programs and books, even Christian ones, focus so much on God plus something else, and the authors present a great case that it is God alone that can break addictions.They also talk a lot about forgiving others – and ourselves, and how unforgiveness can often be a hold up in breaking free from addictions. There are a lot of charts, comparative examples, and Scripture verses to support their points. I found the book both interesting and helpful. It would make a great tool for people dealing with addictions, or as the title says, those who want to help someone with an addiction.The book contains an extensive appendix to further offer advice on how to set up a recovery group and other advice.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Not an Addict. Free Indeed!
By Robert Michael Read Jr.
The Lie: Addiction is so powerful that you need something other than Christ to help you get free.The Truth: He whom the Son sets free, shall be free indeed.Finished reading this book a week or so ago and it was amazing. If you are struggling with addiction, know someone who is, or have a burden to help others that are, then I highly recommend this book. Most secular and Christian rehabilitation programs will tell people that they are addicts and always will be addicts. That is not the truth for a child of God. We are not addicts. We are not sinners. We are the righteousness of God in Christ. We are sons of God, and we are FREE! Addiction is a spiritual problem and it can only be truly conquered in the spirit. This book would be good for anyone to read, as it has the best definition of the flesh that I have ever heard, and it helps you to rest in and walk out your identity in Christ. It was written by two authors. One of whom, was an acoholic that has been clean for decades now. All through the power of Grace. And as Romans 6:14 says, “Sin [and/or addiction] shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace.”
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