Many Christians who have struggled with addictions don’t feel worthy of the name. Of course, we’re all sinners and not worthy of the sacrifice Jesus made for all of mankind, but the Bible talks of mercy and redemption based on repentance.
Satan likes to keep former addicts thinking that they’re worthless, or at least less worthy than others. By doing so, there’s a higher likelihood of relapse and a decreased chance for spiritual growth.
On the other hand, Christians who not only understand what the Bible says about being a child of God, but also personalize the scriptures, are most likely to move into the sanctification process – a spiritual pattern of growth in which they set themselves apart for holy use.
Christians who have recovered from addictions have a lot to contribute to the Kingdom of God. Below is a list of scriptures with descriptions to help remind recovered addicts who they are in Christ.
• I am a child of God. (John 1:12)
• I am part of the true vine. (John 15:1-5)
• I am Christ’s friend. (John 15:15)
• I am chosen by Christ to bear His fruit.
(John 15:16)
• I am a child of God; God is spiritually my Father.
(Romans 8:14-15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6)
• I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him. (Romans 8:17)
• I am a temple—a dwelling place—of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me.
(1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19)
• I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him. (1 Corinthians 6:17)
• I am a member of Christ’s body. (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 5:30)
• I am a new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• I am reconciled to God and a minister of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
• I am a saint. (Ephesians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2)
• I am God’s workmanship—His handiwork—born anew in Christ to do His work. (Ephesians 2:10)
• I am a fellow citizen with God’s Family. (Ephesians 2:19)
• I am righteous and holy. (Ephesians 4:24)
• I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now. (Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 2:6)
• I am hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:4)
• I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life. (Colossians 3:4)
• I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved. (Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4)
• I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling. (Hebrews 3:1)
• I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life. (Hebrews 3:14)
• I am one of God’s living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. (1 Peter 2:5)
• I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. (1 Peter 2:10)
• I am an enemy of the devil. (1 Peter 5:8)
• I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns. (1 John 3:1-2)
• I am born of God, and the evil one—the devil—cannot touch me. (1 John 5:18)
• I died with Christ and died to the power of sin’s rule over my life. (Romans 6:1-6)
• I am free forever from the condemnation. (Romans 8:1)
• I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God. (1 Corinthians 2:12)
• I have been given the mind of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 2:16)
• I have been bought with a price, I am not my own; I belong to God. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
• Since I have died, I no longer live for myself, but for Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
• I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I am now living is Christ’s life. (Galatians 2:20)
• I was chosen in Christ to be holy before the foundation of the world. I am without blame before Him. (Ephesians 1:4)
• I have direct access to God through the Spirit.
(Ephesians 2:18)
• I have been rescued from the domain of Satan’s rule and transferred to the Kingdom of Christ. (Colossians 1:13)
• I have been justified—completely forgiven and made righteous. (Romans 5:1)
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Satan likes to keep former addicts thinking that they’re worthless, or at least less worthy than others. By doing so, there’s a higher likelihood of relapse and a decreased chance for spiritual growth.
On the other hand, Christians who not only understand what the Bible says about being a child of God, but also personalize the scriptures, are most likely to move into the sanctification process – a spiritual pattern of growth in which they set themselves apart for holy use.
Christians who have recovered from addictions have a lot to contribute to the Kingdom of God. Below is a list of scriptures with descriptions to help remind recovered addicts who they are in Christ.
• I am a child of God. (John 1:12)
• I am part of the true vine. (John 15:1-5)
• I am Christ’s friend. (John 15:15)
• I am chosen by Christ to bear His fruit.
(John 15:16)
• I am a child of God; God is spiritually my Father.
(Romans 8:14-15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6)
• I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him. (Romans 8:17)
• I am a temple—a dwelling place—of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me.
(1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19)
• I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him. (1 Corinthians 6:17)
• I am a member of Christ’s body. (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 5:30)
• I am a new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• I am reconciled to God and a minister of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
• I am a saint. (Ephesians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2)
• I am God’s workmanship—His handiwork—born anew in Christ to do His work. (Ephesians 2:10)
• I am a fellow citizen with God’s Family. (Ephesians 2:19)
• I am righteous and holy. (Ephesians 4:24)
• I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now. (Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 2:6)
• I am hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:4)
• I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life. (Colossians 3:4)
• I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved. (Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4)
• I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling. (Hebrews 3:1)
• I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life. (Hebrews 3:14)
• I am one of God’s living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. (1 Peter 2:5)
• I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. (1 Peter 2:10)
• I am an enemy of the devil. (1 Peter 5:8)
• I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns. (1 John 3:1-2)
• I am born of God, and the evil one—the devil—cannot touch me. (1 John 5:18)
• I died with Christ and died to the power of sin’s rule over my life. (Romans 6:1-6)
• I am free forever from the condemnation. (Romans 8:1)
• I have received the Spirit of God into my life that I might know the things freely given to me by God. (1 Corinthians 2:12)
• I have been given the mind of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 2:16)
• I have been bought with a price, I am not my own; I belong to God. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
• Since I have died, I no longer live for myself, but for Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
• I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I am now living is Christ’s life. (Galatians 2:20)
• I was chosen in Christ to be holy before the foundation of the world. I am without blame before Him. (Ephesians 1:4)
• I have direct access to God through the Spirit.
(Ephesians 2:18)
• I have been rescued from the domain of Satan’s rule and transferred to the Kingdom of Christ. (Colossians 1:13)
• I have been justified—completely forgiven and made righteous. (Romans 5:1)
For more articles about Christian recovery, visit www.thesolidrockroad.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and become a friend on Facebook.
You can also purchase our Christian recovery book on Amazon.com. Click here: http://tinyurl.com/2c3cfem
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