addiction Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:50:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg addiction Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 When God Redeems https://baonline.org/when-god-redeems/ Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:57:02 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24650

Person with head in hands, appearing stressed or upset, looking downward.I woke up in the dark, barely able to breathe in the heat. I had no idea where I was, how I got there, or what had happened to me. I stood and banged on the door. As my eyes adjusted, I realized I was in a garage. I banged again. Someone I didn’t know […]

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]]> I think my family is addicted to their smartphones. How should I address this problem? https://baonline.org/i-think-my-family-is-addicted-to-their-smartphones-how-should-i-address-this-problem/ Sun, 01 Jul 2018 14:37:22 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=23950

Young adults sitting outside using smartphones, enjoying sunny weather.

I think my family is addicted to their smartphones. How should I address this problem?   Electronic devices are addictive and damaging to people when their use becomes a way of avoiding people; you hold them in one hand and drive with the other;  their use means that you are often inattentive to others; you […]

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]]> Of Pharaoh and Pharmaceuticals https://baonline.org/of-pharaoh-and-pharmaceuticals/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:36:52 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4384
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Hand with black nails amidst scattered colorful pills on surface.

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Bondage is no archaic reality; it’s alive and well. This fact has been impressed on me repeatedly this week. First, my daily Bible readings have taken me through the early chapters of Exodus and the last chapters of Galatians. Bondage is a key theme in both. These passages remind us that freedom is God’s gift […]

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]]> Should I question my salvation because I can’t break a bad habit? https://baonline.org/should-i-question-my-salvation-because-i-cant-break-a-bad-habit/ Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:07:21 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24477 I am not sure of my salvation. I tried to repent of cigarette smoking, but it won’t go away. I came as I was, asking Jesus to save me, but nothing makes any difference. Now it seems no hope is left. Will this sin keep me out of heaven? Sin is often experienced in the […]

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]]> Is it wrong to smoke? https://baonline.org/is-it-wrong-to-smoke/ Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:59:49 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24061 Where does the Church stand on smoking? I have read many opinions ranging from it being a blatant sin to it being a form of God-given pleasure when done in moderation. Thanks for your question, not often asked anymore. With anti-smoking efforts now in vogue, the Church says less about tobacco than it once did. We […]

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