#113 - Identity (Dr. Shaw and 3 Guests)

Three guests join Dr. Mark E. Shaw in the studio for this special podcast. Oliver Underwood, Kirby Johnson, and Bethany Roseberry are all CABC (Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselors) with The Addiction Connection, which means that they utilize a genuinely biblical approach to addiction and are committed to offering The Hope of the Gospel for the Heart of Addiction. To find other CABC's in your area visit our map at www.theaddictionconnection.org/people 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." (ESV) [1] Mark poses the question to the podcast guests: "How does your identity impact your daily life?" 1:20 Kirby opens the discussion 2:18 Oliver gives his input 3:25 Bethany adds her answer. What about social media and the fueling of discontentment? And how can we check our thinking? 7:00 What about the person who says, "I'm an alcoholic." 12:45 Oliver reads 1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." (ESV) 14:10 Kirby comments on using a world label identity as a "crutch." 15:30 What does it mean to be at rest as a Christian? Mark discusses Exodus 34:6-7 and what mercy is like. Bethany - How the community of the body of Christ compares with the community or unity that alcoholics believe they have. Kirby - One of the best ways to glorify God. Mark - From vessels of wrath to vessels useful for God's Kingdom Oliver - How self-exaltation can manifest as an alcoholic identity or as one becomes puffed up by his or her days of sobriety. [1] Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. May not copy or download more than 500 consecutive verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible.