Download or read book OVERCOMING ADDICTION Through JESUS CHRIST written by Michael J Byrne, PhD and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-08 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THESE ORDINARY PEOPLE, SIMILAR TO YOU; EXPERIENCED VICTORY OVER ADDICTION AT AMERICA'S KESWICK. THEY CONTINUE TO ENJOY "THE VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE" AND AN ADDICTION-FREE LIFESTYLE YEARS AFTER GRADUATION; SO COULD YOU! They anguished over their sinful, addictive behaviors; which wounded many hearts; ravaging many lives. Nevertheless, they could not stop in their own strength. Their help came from the GOSPEL of AMAZING GRACE through regeneration. Through Scripture; they learned who GOD is and who they are In JESUS CHRIST. As regenerated children of GOD; they chose to daily cultivate an intimate, divine-human relationship. Their daily cultivation of an intimate friendship with JESUS as their LORD and SAVIOR and ABUNDANT LIFE; gave them DIVINE-POWER to obey GOD. HIS DIVINE-POWER equipped them to victoriously overcome their sinful addictive behaviors that had imprisoned them. They joyfully testified that habitual engagement in Christian spirituality transformed their thinking, attitudes and worldview. They progressively assimilated their new identity as beloved, children of GOD; adopted into HIS forever family. ...You were His enemies, separated from Him by your evil thoughts and actions, yet now He has brought you back as His friends. He has done this through His death on the cross in HIs own human body. As a result, He has brought you into the very presence of God and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault. How we thank God, Who gives us victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Colossians 1:20-22; 1Corinthians 15:57NLT) THESE ORDINARY PEOPLE, SIMILAR TO YOU; desire to HONOR GOD in every thought, word, and deed. They ask JESUS to live through them daily,"The Exchanged Life;" loving GOD supremely; and their neighbor as themselves; in thankfulness for HIS redemptive love; SO COULD YOU! @font-face {font-family: Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family: auto; mso-font-pitch: variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face {font-family: Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family: auto; mso-font-pitch: variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; margin:0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height:200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type: export-only; mso-default-props: yes; font-size:11.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;}.MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type: export-only; margin-bottom:8.0pt; line-height:107%;}div.WordSection1 {page: WordSection1;}