Romans 6:19: Addictions, Part Three
Nick tells the story of Thomas Cranmer, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, as he brings his three-part series on Romans 6:19 to a close with a message on overcoming addiction. He works through amputation of the occasions of sin, the real difficulty of change, and the discipline of self-control as the practical path out of addiction’s grip.
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Romans 6:19: Addictions, Part Two
Nick continues his series on addiction from Romans 6:19, describing the devil as the father of lies whose web of falsehood holds the addict fast. He shows how addiction is fed by lies about God, about ourselves, and about the idols we run to, and how the truth alone is what breaks the chain.
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Romans 6:19: Addictions, Part One
Nick compares a good doctor’s honesty about a fatal diagnosis to the kind of clear-eyed diagnosis Christians need about addiction, opening the first of three messages on Romans 6:19. He surveys the models, universality, and progression of addiction, insisting that addiction be understood biblically as lawlessness rather than merely as a medical condition.
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