Read this passage, and try to pick out the key word.
“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexual offenders, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
Did you catch it? The key word – were.
The Corinthian believers were slanderers. They were swindlers. They were idolaters. They were adulterers. They were drunkards.”
Were. Were. Were. Were. Were. I love that word – were.
Write this on the tablet of your mind. Stamp it into your memory banks. Imprint it in your heart. You are a were.
Recovery Step: You are a were! It’s time to turn a new page. The things you were do not define who you are!
Author: Mark Denison
Mark and Beth Denison, married for 36 years, launched There’s Still Hope as a national movement to call men and women into lives of sexual integrity. Their ministry offers 90-day recovery plans for addicts and one-on-one and group coaching for addicts and their spouses. TSH also produces resources for pastors and churches to confront the porn epidemic that is destroying so many lives.
Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for over 30 years, NBA chaplain, and board chairman at Houston Baptist University three times. With a Master’s Degree in Addiction Recovery, Mark is a certified PSAP and active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Mark has written four books on recovery: Porn in the Pew, 365 Days to Sexual Integrity, A 90-Day Recovery Guide, and 40 Days to Porn-Free Living. His latest book, Jesus on the 12 Steps, will be released later this year.
