The Bible teaches that believers are to be controlled by the Holy Spirit, not by substances that can enslave and destroy. According to 1 Corinthians 10:13, God provides a way of escape from temptation, including the temptation to use addictive substances. The apostle Paul warns in 1 Corinthians 15:33 that bad company can corrupt good morals, leading to behaviors like those listed in Galatians 5:19-21, which include drunkenness and other addictive behaviors. As 1 Peter 5:8 reminds us, we must be vigilant against the devil's schemes, and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 emphasizes that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, to be honored and cared for.
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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!