“Until he met the Lord Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus, the Apostle Paul spent his entire life being willing to have God remove all the defects of his character.” JesusBibleSalvationAddictionRecoveryPaulTwelve Steps Book:12 Steps to Destruction: Codependecy/Recovery Heresies Source: 12 Steps to Destruction: Codependecy/Recovery Heresies
“The law of God, clarified by Jesus throughout His ministry, together with the good news of God's mercy and salvation, will motivate people to open their hearts to Him or to harden their hearts. When a person exercises saving faith, given to him by the grace of God, he believes both the law which would condemn him and the gospel which saves him from that condemnation and gives him new life. When a person hardens his heart, he may believe enough of the law to feel threatened, but instead of accepting the death blow to self and the offer of new life in Jesus, he defends himself with self-justification (excuses), self-righteousness (developing his own moral character), and self-deception (avoidance of the truth through rationalizing or anesthetizing the mind with distractions or drugs).” JesusGraceSalvationGrace Of GodGospelSelf RighteousnessHard Heart Book:12 Steps to Destruction: Codependecy/Recovery Heresies Source: 12 Steps to Destruction: Codependecy/Recovery Heresies