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Exactly. All one has to do is say "I QUIT". And then quit. For further motivation, every addict could add up the cost of cigarettes, alcohol, or narcotics, and see that the cost is horrendous. That is throwing money down the drain. So here's another strong motivator. Let's say that the price...

Since the Christian's body is the temple of God, polluting that body would be a sin. If there was a literal temple on earth, polluting that temple would also be a sin. Does cigarette smoke contain numerous poisons which are poisonous to the body? Absolutely. Even non-Christians will tell you...

Since there are no contradictions in the Bible, the apostles obeyed Christ in all things. However, when Luke wrote Acts, he simply did not repeat the exact words in Matthew 28:19.

Correct. Which means that the new creature in Christ (who has God within) also has the power within to be set free from any and all addictions. Christians should teach new Christians that it is God who sets them free. But they must also die to self and be alive to God. This is why the Bible...

Neither. Addiction means bondage to a habit which is harmful. It is self-induced and may be broken, just like any other harmful habit.

The Holy Spirit will convince other Christians through what is revealed in the Bible whether one is presenting the truth or not. We are not left to our own devices, but the Holy Spirit is the Divine Teacher of every child of God. Let's take the Bible truth that Jesus is God. Is that plainly...

Because He is in fact the only-begotten (uniquely begotten) Son of God. There is an eternal Father-Son relationship within the Godhead, and no mother is involved. Correct. And that is because He took upon Himself humanity when He was conceived supernaturally in Mary's womb. In order to die for...

I have give you the portion in Thayer's which is directly applicable to 2 Cor 2:17. So why are you insisting on going to the meanings WHICH HAVE NO RELEVANCE? That's what the modern versions did, by inserting peddling into this verse.

But we are not talking about the rest of humanity (with which I agree). We are talking about those who possess the gift of the Holy Spirit and the power of the Holy Spirit.

This kind of belief will put people on a slippery slope. There is absolutely no biblical basis for claiming that addictions are more powerful than the working of the Holy Spirit within genuine believers. The new creature in Christ is also expected to walk in newness of life. Which means walking...

It is not the KJV which changed that word καπηλεύοντες (kapēleuontes), but the modern translations which gave people a misleading translation since peddling was not applicable in this context. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2585: καπηλεύω (kapéleuó) ...καπηλεύειν τί was also used as...

I already addressed this in the OP. Taking Scripture out of context means that there was no real support.

The short answer is "No". And if someone thinks otherwise, they are welcome to quote from my posts. Why would any Christian fail to support what he or she believes without what the Bible says?

Since the Bible gives us God's truth, why is this a problem? The Gospel is not a discovery but a PROCLAMATION. And we have to begin with the Gospel.

You need to simply look at some of the threads to see the errors which have been presented.

It is more than likely that Luke was a Hellenistic Jew. We should keep in mind that the Gospel was first preached to the Jews, and on the day of Pentecost thousands of Jews were gathered in Jerusalem from all over the Roman empire. Luke may have been one of them. And in those days, when the...

I have always provided Scripture for any position I have taken.

Scripture is always the final arbiter of the truth. And it should become obvious to any third party as to who has solid scriptural support and who does not.

One of the strangest phenomena of modern Christendom is that many Christians refuse to admit it when they are in error, and their errors are pointed out to them. They refuse to say “I am sorry, I was clearly mistaken, and I need to depart from that error, and hold on to the truth”. This would...

"Pelagianism is the unbiblical teaching that Adam's sin did not affect future generations of humanity." https://www.gotquestions.org/Pelagianism.html 1. Without the divine revelation which is found in the Bible, none of us would understand that Adam's disobedience did in fact seriously impact...