Question 1: From Chapter 3 of Addictions, discuss the nature of addictions. Why do people fall into addictions? What are some examples of common addictions (Chapter 1 has a list of common addictions)? Do you know someone who has struggled with addictions? What does the Bible have to say about such matters?
Common addictions: alcohol – anger – love – weightlifting – sleep – nicotine – pain – TV – exercise – gambling – nose drops – cocaine – work – sports – sugar – people – sex – caffeine – shoplifting – lying – chocolate – risk – success/winning – pornography
Question 2: From the lectures and Chapter 5 of Timothy Keller’s Every Good Endeavor, discuss why everyday work feels fruitless, meaningless, and even frustrating for so many. Give some light personal reflection on your experience working in the world.
Each questions should be 250 words
Requirements: 250 words
Answer preview
Addictions are drug-related and can be defined as the desire to do anything against the individual’s will. This desire could be the consumption of alcohol, cocaine, or nicotine (Barreto, 2015). It could also be taking something as harmful as caffeine that is consumed on a day-to-day basis (Barreto, 2015). Addiction could also take the form of doing something in excess, such as gambling, exercise, watching TV, working, sleeping (Barreto, 2015). Furthermore, addiction could also be enjoying an everyday act in excess to the point of disrupting one’s life, for example, weightlifting, sex, pornography, and winning. Such actions could bring harm or imbalance in an individual’s life (Barreto, 2015).
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