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Question: Brian welch from korn was saved from his drug addiction by going to god.?

(Posted by: Chris the 4th on 2010-02-19 11:11:23)

Also I have read many stories of the same thing happening to many other people and it has happened to me. Is this evidence of divine intervention???. In my life i believe so. http:/ / www.cbn.com/ entertainment/ music/ jej_korn_meets_christ.aspx

Posted by: cassandra26 on 2010-02-19, 11:35:22

Yes, I believe it. If you want to learn more about how God has helped people who have addictions, go read the book "The Cross and the Switchblade ". It made me bawl my eyes out when I first read it...not because it's a dramatic story or anything. It just really affected me. By the way, what people say here do have merit though. Where is God when thousands of others need him, and why does he help just this person and that? My answer that is: Well, hmmm.... I don't know. Do we help every beggar we see on the street and every friend who needs our help? I guess based on that, we can all say we are fickle and no good either. Come on. God has a will, just as we all have it too. If He wills what He wills, so be it. We have a choice and he respects that. He doesn't stop us from doing what we want to do... like kidnap kids or terrorize countries, or hurt the people around us, or curse them in our minds. He wasn't there to stop and punish you when you got pissed of at someone today. If he has to control the actions of one person, then in essence he must control everyone else's, because he is fair and just. We certainly don't appreciate the thought of being controlled. So why do we make a big deal of how and who he helps?

Posted by: -FYOP- Ruler Of None -1111- on 2010-02-19, 11:12:53

Really ?!?!?! I don't care you you give credit to ... as long as your off the juice ... good for you ...

Posted by: anthony h on 2010-02-19, 11:13:42

Yes, and that is all that matters is that you know it. You must receive it, believe it and it will be done. Good for you.

Posted by: satan.is.lord on 2010-02-19, 11:13:46

Why did god make him a drug addict to begin with hmm? if you give god credit then you must blame his as well.

Posted by: mt75689 on 2010-02-19, 11:14:10

Anyone who is saved is so solely because of divine intervention. No one can come to Christ unless the Father draws them.

Posted by: Bert on 2010-02-19, 11:14:13

You know what I think is fun to read about...people who have near death experiences. Espeically when they are scientists and it changes their outlook on science. I don't mean people who have almost died...I mean people who have literally died, if only for a few moments and had an experience.

Posted by: Slightly Amused 7th Account on 2010-02-19, 11:14:38

Yeah...whatever. Where was God when I suffered from severe OCD many years ago. I didn't get over it until I abandoned "God ". I was at severe risk for suicide and ended up in a psyche ward fro a couple of months. Then when I realized that there was no "God " i got better and have no issues with it today. Besides, Korn sucked.

Posted by: Obey me or go to hell. Love, god on 2010-02-19, 11:14:40

Yes, god helped this guy get off drugs, but sometimes when children get kidnapped he lets them get raped and tortured to death without intervening. Go figure.

Posted by: satan.lovesus on 2010-02-19, 11:14:56

So you are saying that you have to be on drugs to find god?

Posted by: JR on 2010-02-19, 11:15:18

And what about the millions of other out there still on the streets and still addicted? Did god not answer them? Hmmm. Fickle guy, isn't it???? This god.

Posted by: Joysillious on 2010-02-19, 11:17:19

Who's going to save him from Yahweh? Poor guy. Better off addicted to drugs.

Posted by: Everard G on 2010-02-19, 11:17:37

Nah... it just means you got your act together. Millions of people do it every day. ~

Posted by: space monkey on 2010-02-19, 11:17:48

Count me among those whose life surely would have been ended years and years ago if not for Christ, also.

Posted by: oldernwiser on 2010-02-19, 11:18:10

I think people who have addictive personalities need something to be addicted to. SO, they trade in an addiction to drugs or booze for an addiction to god. Since there is no god, there can be no "divine intervention ".

Posted by: ci50158 on 2010-02-19, 11:18:20

Um...no. He deserves all the credit. He helped himself, not some invisible friend.

Posted by: Daughter Of A King on 2010-02-19, 11:21:05

Yes, Yes, Yes I know it is it also happened to me while I was high. On July 20th. 2007 God called me to be his and I said YES! And I am so thankful for what he has done. I haven't even thought about drugs or alcohol, Praise be to God!! I don't even know that person anymore. I am sooooo happy it happened to you, see you In heaven. To God Be The Glory!!!!

Posted by: Super Atheist to the Rescue on 2010-02-19, 11:26:40

No, it's evidence that people can get mental strength by fooling themselves into thinking a magic man cares about them. It really does work, but no it's not God. Think about it..let's say it WAS divine intervention. That means that God cares more about saving Brian Welch from drug addiction than saving little kids with cancer. How is that a good thing?

Posted by: Sarah on 2010-02-19, 11:40:40

As a recovering alcoholic who utilize a support group to stay sober, I have seen many atheists who recover with out the help of a higher power. Of those I know who use a spiritual approach to sobriety, most have a gradual spiritual awaking, not the sudden "divine intervention " that you are referring to. To think that if God wants you sober he will do something like strike you with lightning or something of the sort is insane. Yes, many find help in their struggling through belief in some sort of God, but bottom line is we all have free will. Until an alcoholic or addict is ready to stop living in the bondage of addiction, he will continue to drink or use. If everyone waited for that divine intervention, most would die in the gutter waiting.