#85 - 10 Myths of Addiction: Myths 4 and 5 (Quigley and Dr. Shaw)

Jim Quigley joins Dr. Mark Shaw to discuss the myths of addiction in Dr. Lance Dodes' book, "The Heart of Addiction". Mark and Jim debunk the myths of addiction from a biblical perspective, taking it a step further. Proverbs 3:5-8 What is meant by the world when they use the term, "Surrender?" vs. what Christianity says about our inability to surrender. 8:20 - False humility apart from Christ and what repentance really means 9:47 - What the secular system thinks about will power and a higher power 11:43 - The illusion that the self-help system has helped millions of people but Dr. Dodes says otherwise, and so do we.  13:30-14:30 Jim summarizes what the world self-help system promotes 17:28 - 19:58 Surrender vs Submission and being transformed by God's power from God's Holy Spirit and God's Word 20:23 - Dying to self and still failing to acknowledge the source of the power 22:35 - Myth #5 You should count your days of sobriety.  24:00 - Does the chip system do more harm than good? Going back to zero every time you mess up 26:30 - 30:25 - Pursuing sobriety for the glory of God and knowing the bedrock truth that you are in Christ and don't need a reset 31:00 - Acknowledging God as you make and achieve goals of sobriety 31:45 - Vine and branches idea from Jim Quigley - fruit that remains coming from repentance 35:25 - Salvation cannot be lost because God gave it in the first place