2006-11-12 10:18:44 · 18 answers · asked by bethybug 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, in a way.
God created all of us to seek after Him. To fill a void in our hearts which nothing on this earth can satisfy. We seek true, lasting satisfaction in the things which this world has to offer only to have pleasure for a moment. After that it always fades away. Tell me, have you ever been happy consistently, without ceasing? No. No one has. God didn't create us to gain eternal satisfaction in anything other then Himself. Therefore, we DO become addicted to other things when we don't know Him because we're looking for that love we all long and have been created for.
2006-11-12 10:24:33 · answer #1 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our need for God gives us a sense of purpose and a sense of peace that there is life after death. Even some christains fall from grace like doing drugs and drinking. Some pastors cheat on their wive and smoke a little now and again. As for a person that doesn't know him, doesn't mean that they are an addict of one form or another. Some don't know him cause they haven't been taught. I'm not trying to defend them, I know God. A pastor asked me one day on our way back from family camp, have you met any new friends and I said yes I have and his name is Jesus. Good question though.
2006-11-12 18:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by youngpoet_33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that were the case, then Christians wouldn't become addicts or alcoholics. Your logic fails. Do you think that Christian alcoholics are simply people who haven't given themselves to Jesus? Are you judging their salvation because they have an illness?
People are BORN alcoholic or addicts; It's been shown that there is a chemical difference in the way alcoholics deal with alcohol, and when such a person begins to drink, he or she has no control over their consumption. That's why it's a disease.
It would be nice if people would become educated enough about addiction to take it off of a moral issue.
2006-11-12 18:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more likely that people who have an addictive personality are also ripe for cult indoctrination. They have a 'hole' and religion is one of many things that could fill it.
Smart churches are aware of this and use the 12-step programs to funnel in new converts.
2006-11-12 18:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by randomstupidhandle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is universally observable, whether it's the wooden idols of primitive societies or the gods of success, money and material possessions of so-called sophisticated civilizations. We all have an innate need & knowledge of God (like an adopted child seeking their roots).
2006-11-12 18:32:42 · answer #5 · answered by me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it causes some to make up a God.
2006-11-12 18:25:55 · answer #6 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that all addictions are substitutes for something that is really needed, and I certainly believe that knowing God is the major one.
2006-11-12 18:21:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
without the saving grace of Jesus Christ, I would still be addicted to many illegal substances. I wouldn't say that God causes those who don't know Him to be addicts either.
2006-11-12 18:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by onethess29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. I'm addicted to urination and deification. No matter what I do, I can't stop. Does that mean that if I believe in something else I can rid myself of this addiction? Of course not.
2006-11-12 18:24:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Look at some who had the christian deity and needed other addictions in their lives - Ted Haggart, Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker..
2006-11-12 18:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋