#15 - Dr. Jim Berg's "Help! I'm Addicted" Review (Dr. Shaw)

Dr. Mark E. Shaw introduces us to a brand new resource by Dr. Jim Berg called, "Help! I'm Addicted" available from Shepherd Press.  Dr. Jim Berg is a CABC (Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor) with The Addiction Connection. He is the Executive Director of Freedom That Lasts (R) and hosts Friday night addiction recovery discipleship meetings that are reaching around 100 persons every week. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Shaw reviews and highlights the key elements of Help! I'm Addicted: What is ASAMs definition of addiction? (American Society of Addiction and Medicine)  How does Romans 5:8 apply to addictive struggles? What did Christ's death accomplish for me? In what ways does addiction feel like a disease vs. a "desire disorder"? How has our "image-bearer" nature been vandalized? What do Jeremiah 2:13, Genesis 3, John 8:44, and 2 Peter 1:5-10 have to say to the struggling addict? In what ways do we choose to believe lies as opposed to accepting God's truth and making changes? What is Dr. Berg's "Roadmap to Freedom?"