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We admitted we were powerless over our addictions
and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become
unmanageable. I know that nothing good lives in
me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire
to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
Romans 7:18 |
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We came to believe that a power greater than
ourselves could restore us to sanity. For it is
God who works in you to will and to act according to his
good purpose. Philippians 2:13 |
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We made a decision to turn our lives and our
wills over to the care of God. Therefore, I urge
you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God -
this is your spiritual act of worship.
Romans 12:1 |
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We made a searching and fearless moral inventory
of ourselves. Let us examine our ways and test
them, and let us return to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:40 |
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We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another
human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for
each other so that you may be healed.
James 5:16 |
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We were entirely ready to have God remove all
these defects of character. Humble yourselves
before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
James 4:10 |
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We humbly asked Him to remove all our
shortcomings. If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and will forgive us our sins and purify us from
all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 |
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We made a list of all persons we had harmed and
became willing to make amends to them all. Do to
others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 6:31 |
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We made direct amends to such people whenever
possible, except when to do so would injure them or
others. Therefore, if you are offering your gift
at the altar and there remember that your brother has
something against you, leave your gift there in front of
the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother;
then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:23-24 |
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We continue to take personal inventory and when
we were wrong, promptly admitted it. So, if you
think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't
fall! 1 Corinthians 10:12 |
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We sought through prayer and meditation to
improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for
knowledge of His will for us, and power to carry that
out. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
Colossians 3:16 |
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Having had a spiritual experience as the result
of these steps, we try to carry this message to others
and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are
spiritual should restore them gently. But watch
yourself, or you also may be tempted.
Galatians 6:1 |
