- Introduction
- 1. Many suffer from addictions
- 2. Two choices in stopping addictions
- A. Behavior Modification
- B. Conversion
- 3. Behavioral modification does not get rid of the demons
- 4. Conversion destroys the demons
- I. MANY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE HAVE SWAPPED CONVERSION FOR MODIFICATION
- A. How?
- 1. Fear tactic or using a stimuli
- 2. Cover the problem
- II. PAUL THE GREAT EXAMPLE
- A. Paul Converted (Acts 9, 22:6-21, 26:9-18)
- 1. Result of conversion (Galatians 2:20; I Timothy 1:12-16; Ephesians 4:20-24; Colossians 3:9-11)
- 2. Paul was completely changed
- a. His behavior also changed because he was a new person
- b. Compare his life before conversion and after conversion
- III. THE MESSAGE IS NOT THE CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
- IV. THE MESSAGE IS THAT YOU ARE CHANGED ON THE INSIDE
- Conclusion
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