When we demonize substances, they end up becoming gods to us. The key is to be free from our focus on the substances, and look at the heart condition that drives the abuse. Only the non-condemnation and resulting acceptance that comes through dependence on the death of Jesus begins to fill the hole in our inner being, and to free us from the craving for our non-gods.
The old covenant focuses mainly on external instances of negative behavior, "Don't steal" for example. Here's how bad our fallenness is: it takes these commands that represent GOOD moral values, and uses them to fool us into thinking that the behavior is more desireable than it actually is.
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