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VERSES ABOUT VICES AND ADDICTIONS
Addiction and bad habits can be so destructive. Think about it, addiction is clinging to something—a behavior, a substance, an activity, even a person—that's actually harming you. So many of us struggle with these things, feeling trapped by a vice or an addiction. Sometimes, we feel like it's because of our past.
But here's the truth: in God, we're free. Christ set us free from all of that and forgave our sins. If you keep dwelling on the past, those chains can really hold you back. Sometimes, these struggles can even stem from negative spiritual influences, finding a foothold and coming to light when we unknowingly open a door, giving the enemy a legal right to step in.
You have the power to let go of what's binding you. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any areas of bondage you need to address. Receive God's forgiveness and His healing. He's there for you.
I pray that we all find freedom from anything that's hurting us and holding us back. Just like it says in John 8:36, "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.
If a man and a woman have been married less than one year, he must not be sent off to war or sent away to do forced labor. He must be allowed to stay home for a year and be happy with his wife.
Someone might be able to beat up one of you, but not both of you. As the saying goes, "A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break."
For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love.
Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.
Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good.
A wife must put her husband first. This is her duty as a follower of the Lord.
A husband must love his wife and not abuse her.
Husbands and wives should be fair with each other about having sex.
A wife belongs to her husband instead of to herself, and a husband belongs to his wife instead of to himself.
As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother to get married, and he becomes like one person with his wife."
God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient.
Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you.
Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace. So let the peace that comes from Christ control your thoughts. And be grateful.
Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.
Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.
That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person.
You are God's people, so don't let it be said that any of you are immoral or indecent or greedy.
Don't use dirty or foolish or filthy words. Instead, say how thankful you are.
Being greedy, indecent, or immoral is just another way of worshiping idols. You can be sure that people who behave in this way will never be part of the kingdom that belongs to Christ and to God.
Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head
A wife should put her husband first, as she does the Lord.
A husband is the head of his wife, as Christ is the head and the Savior of the church, which is his own body.
Wives should always put their husbands first, as the church puts Christ first.
A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.
Christ did this, so that he would have a glorious and holy church, without faults or spots or wrinkles or any other flaws.
In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows that he loves himself.
None of us hate our own bodies. We provide for them and take good care of them, just as Christ does for the church,
because we are each part of his body.
As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother to get married, and he becomes like one person with his wife."
This is a great mystery, but I understand it to mean Christ and his church.
So each husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself, and each wife should respect her husband.
A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
A husband is the head of his wife, as Christ is the head and the Savior of the church, which is his own body.
Love never fails! Everyone who prophesies will stop, and unknown languages will no longer be spoken. All that we know will be forgotten.
Well, having your own husband or wife should keep you from doing something immoral.
Let love and loyalty always show like a necklace, and write them in your mind.
God and people will like you and consider you a success.
If you are a wife, you must put your husband first. Even if he opposes our message, you will win him over by what you do. No one else will have to say anything to him,
because he will see how you honor God and live a pure life.
Don't depend on things like fancy hairdos or gold jewelry or expensive clothes to make you look beautiful.
Be beautiful in your heart by being gentle and quiet. This kind of beauty will last, and God considers it very special.
Long ago those women who worshiped God and put their hope in him made themselves beautiful by putting their husbands first.
For example, Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her true children, if you do right and don't let anything frighten you.
If you are a husband, you should be thoughtful of your wife. Treat her with honor, because she isn't as strong as you are, and she shares with you in the gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.
Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven.
Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.
You have accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord. Now keep on following him.
Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful.
Don't let anyone fool you by using senseless arguments. These arguments may sound wise, but they are only human teachings. They come from the powers of this world and not from Christ.
God lives fully in Christ.
And you are fully grown because you belong to Christ, who is over every power and authority.
The LORD God said, "It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him."
Life is short, and you love your wife, so enjoy being with her. This is what you are supposed to do as you struggle through life on this earth.
They want to be teachers of the Law of Moses. But they don't know what they are talking about, even though they think they do.
What if I could speak all languages of humans and of angels? If I did not love others, I would be nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, or
rude. Love isn't selfish or quick tempered. It doesn't keep a record of wrongs that others do.
Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil.
Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting.
My darling, I am yours, and you are mine, as you feed your sheep among the lilies.
You know the commandment which says, "Be faithful in marriage."
But I tell you that if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts.
Always keep me in your heart and wear this bracelet to remember me by. The passion of love bursting into flame is more powerful than death, stronger than the grave.
Love cannot be drowned by oceans or floods; it cannot be bought, no matter what is offered. Their Friends Speak:
So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women.
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
A truly good wife is the most precious treasure a man can find!
Her husband depends on her, and she never lets him down.
She is good to him every day of her life,
Always be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other.
Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this by living at peace.
Well, having your own husband or wife should keep you from doing something immoral.
Husbands and wives should be fair with each other about having sex.
A wife belongs to her husband instead of to herself, and a husband belongs to his wife instead of to himself.
So don't refuse sex to each other, unless you agree not to have sex for a little while, in order to spend time in prayer. Then Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Now make me completely happy! Live in harmony by showing love for each other. Be united in what you think, as if you were only one person.
Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.
Care about them as much as you care about yourselves
My friends, you were chosen to be free. So don't use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love.
I would prefer that young widows get married, have children, and look after their families. Then the enemy won't have any reason to say insulting things about us.
(A song by Solomon for worship.) Without the help of the LORD it is useless to build a home or to guard a city.
Husbands and wives should be fair with each other about having sex.
A wife belongs to her husband instead of to herself, and a husband belongs to his wife instead of to himself.
So don't refuse sex to each other, unless you agree not to have sex for a little while, in order to spend time in prayer. Then Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Jesus answered, "Don't you know that in the beginning the Creator made a man and a woman?
That's why a man leaves his father and mother and gets married. He becomes like one person with his wife.
Then they are no longer two people, but one. And no one should separate a couple that God has joined together."
I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband
should either stay single or go back to her husband. And a husband should not leave his wife.
You have been taught that a man who divorces his wife must write out divorce papers for her.
But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin. If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife.
People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.
God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful,
gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.
You may inherit all you own from your parents, but a sensible wife is a gift from the LORD.
My bride, my very own, you have stolen my heart! With one glance from your eyes and the glow of your necklace, you have stolen my heart.
Let my words and my thoughts be pleasing to you, LORD, because you are my mighty rock and my protector.