Is Addiction Really a Disease? - E.9 - Life Without The Numb - Greg Gifford
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Is addiction a disease, a disorder, or something else entirely?
Dr. Greg Gifford brings biblical clarity to one of the most debated issues of our day. He argues that while substance abuse and pornography can damage the brain, addiction doesn’t begin with a broken brain—it begins with the choices of the mind.
Dr. Gifford shows why shifting language from “sin” to “disease” removes responsibility and strips people of hope. Drawing from Romans 6, he shows that Christians are never enslaved to sin. The power of sin is broken at salvation, and no believer can say, “I had no choice.”
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