What are the benefits and flaws of the harm reduction exchange centers?
Is the focus upon reducing harm ironically enabling the continuation of addiction? What does the gospel's compassion have to say?
What did Paul tell the Corinthians about their lives and sin choices?
I Corinthians 6:9-11 "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." (ESV)
Tim Brown of His Steps Ministries and Dr. Mark E. Shaw highlight these questions and share a former addict's review of harm reduction methods. This conversation is around a recent article on Harm Reduction found in The Enquirer at Cincinnati.com
Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection and serves on the Board with TAC.
Dr. Mark E. Shaw is the author of over 20 publications on biblical counseling and addiction and has a curriculum for local churches and ministries to utilize for a genuinely biblical approach to help people who are struggling with addictions of all kinds. Find out more at www.theaddictionconnection.org
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