{"id":817,"date":"2013-07-22T07:15:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T11:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/?p=817"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:31:44","slug":"the-heart-of-addiction-watch-your-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/2013\/07\/22\/the-heart-of-addiction-watch-your-language\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart of Addiction: Watch Your Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to class today, students. Please take your seat and open your books, \u201cThe Heart of Addiction,\u201d to the introduction. And so it begins\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

In group class Tuesday morning, we read the introductory section to Pastor Mark Shaw\u2019s book, \u201cThe Heart of Addiction.\u201d While I don\u2019t want to ruin the entire book, I do admit there are some spoilers in the introductory section. As Pastor Shaw told the ladies himself, \u201cwe don\u2019t need to read any of the rest do we? We got the heart right here and that\u2019s all we really need.\u201d He teased them that the rest of his pages were superfluous now that the heart was exposed. Yet, the girls called his bluff, and are excited about continuing the book. <\/span><\/p>\n

The introductory section was hearty. Literally, it presents the \u201cheart\u201d of addiction in a matter of paragraphs. One of the main discussion points in class today was \u201cworldly wisdom\u201d vs. Biblical understanding. The wisdom of the world comes from the heart of the world, the heart of man. The heart of man is undeniably and irrevocably prideful, idolatrous, deceitful, and desperately sick (see Jeremiah 17:11). This is the heart that underlies our philosophy, our reasoning, etc. In other words, not a trustworthy instrument of interpretation! Yet, this is the background and trajectory of our world. <\/span><\/p>\n

This relates to the area of addiction in many areas, one of which is terminology or \u201clanguage\u201d used by the world to describe sin (yes, sin). The world does not like the word \u201csin.\u201d (granted, it is offensive to look at; it\u2019s meant to be). Instead, the world is in the business of masking, minimizing, and justifying. The world will tell you, \u201cIt\u2019s not a sin, it\u2019s a struggle,\u201d or \u201cit\u2019s not an idol, it\u2019s an addiction,\u201d or \u201cit\u2019s not gluttony, it\u2019s a binge.\u201d These were all examples given in class when the residents (as well as myself) were challenged to compare\/contrast the world\u2019s language with the Bible\u2019s. <\/span><\/p>\n

Another crafty \u201clanguage\u201d used by the world is not in term, but in attribution. A disease, an illness, a struggle, an addiction (I could continue) carry an air of \u201cfrom the outside in\u201d attack on our person. With this attitude, a disease, illness, struggle, addiction, etc is not OUR fault, really. It attacked us! I mean, what could we do? We are innocent. This is, fortunately, incorrect: we are totally and inexcusably guilty. Our wickedness is our fault. Our sin is our sickness AND our choice. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now, you may have caught my use of \u201cfortunately\u201d in the previous sentence and are confused. It wasn\u2019t a typo, and here\u2019s why:<\/span><\/p>\n

The tragedy of minimizing sin lies in consequently minimizing the message of the gospel. \u201cThe Heart of Addiction\u201d states it this way: \u201cif sin is rarely mentioned, the cross becomes less important (viii).\u201d When sin is belittled, so is grace. FORTUNATELY, when sin is acknowledge, grace abounds, and mercy is given (see proverbs 28:13). The power of the Gospel is not magnifying sin, however. It is magnifying grace through the radical act of facing heinous depravity. \u201cBut God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while were yet sinners, Christ died for us\u201d (Romans 5:8, NASB). Remember, God did not come to make the good better, but to heal the sick, the desperate (see Mark 2:17). <\/span><\/p>\n

The truth: Jesus died for me; I am a wicked person who does wicked things and thinks wicked thoughts; wow, Jesus died for ME! That\u2019s the Gospel. <\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just the beginning of \u201cThe Heart of Addiction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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