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🔁 The 12 Steps Are Built on Timeless Biblical Truths
Let’s look at just a few core themes from the 12 Steps and how dozens—if not hundreds—of scriptures support each one:
1. Admitting Powerlessness (Step 1)
> “When I am weak, then I am strong.” – 2 Corinthians 12:10
“Apart from Me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5
“Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me...?” – Romans 7:24
➡ Over 100 verses on humility, weakness, and the futility of flesh.
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2. Hope in a Higher Power (Step 2)
> “My help comes from the Lord.” – Psalm 121:2
“With man this is impossible, but not with God.” – Mark 10:27
“He is able to save to the uttermost.” – Hebrews 7:25
➡ At least 150 verses on God’s saving power and reliability.
3. Surrendering to God (Step 3)
> “Trust in the Lord with all your heart...” – Proverbs 3:5-6
“Not my will but Yours be done.” – Luke 22:42
“Offer your bodies as living sacrifices.” – Romans 12:1
➡ 100+ verses on yielding, surrender, obedience.
4. Moral Inventory (Step 4)
> “Search me, O God, and know my heart.” – Psalm 139:23
“Let us examine our ways and test them.” – Lamentations 3:40
“If we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.” – 1 Corinthians 11:31
➡ Easily 75–100 on self-examination and confession.
5. Confession (Step 5)
> “Confess your sins to one another...” – James 5:16
“He who conceals his sins does not prosper.” – Proverbs 28:13
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just...” – 1 John 1:9
➡ 50+ direct verses on confession and accountability.
6 & 7. Readiness & Asking for God to Remove Defects
> “Create in me a clean heart, O God.” – Psalm 51:10
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness...” – Matthew 5:6
“He gives more grace...to the humble.” – James 4:6-10
➡ Another 100+ on repentance, sanctification, and grace.
8 & 9. Making Amends
> “First be reconciled to your brother...” – Matthew 5:23-24
“Do to others what you would have them do to you.” – Matthew 7:12
“If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” – Romans 12:18
➡ At least 75-100 passages about forgiveness, restitution, and reconciliation.
10. Ongoing Inventory
> “Be careful how you live...” – Ephesians 5:15
“Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” – Philippians 2:12
“Do not give the devil a foothold.” – Ephesians 4:27
➡ Dozens on vigilance and spiritual maintenance.
11. Prayer and Meditation
> “Pray without ceasing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10
“In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice.” – Psalm 5:3
➡ Easily 200 on communion with God.
12. Carrying the Message / Spiritual Awakening
> “Go and make disciples...” – Matthew 28:19-20
“Freely you have received, freely give.” – Matthew 10:8
“Comfort others with the comfort you’ve received.” – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
➡ Over 100 on witness, mission, and discipleship.
✅ Final Tally: Easily Over 1,000 Verses
The 12 Steps are really just discipled obedience to grace—which is the entire point of the New Testament. They’re like the sanctification curriculum of the gospel. So yes:
> You can confidently say there are 1,000+ scriptures that support the principles of the 12 steps.
And honestly, that might be a low estimate.
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