For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.

Romans‬ ‭7‬:‭5

What does it matter what we do unless we know to do otherwise?

How would we know an alternate way unless some sort of law or rule or moral intuition were laid down first?

At what point does what we do become wrong—when we become knowledgeable of the law, or when we first start doing it?

Would it be wrong without the rules in place?

Is complete freedom to our own pursuits so long as they don’t harm others the answer we were looking for in our addiction?

Wouldn’t harming ourselves be just as wrong at some point?

Who would be the judge of when we began harming ourselves? By what standard would we be judged? And isn’t this language of judgement indicative that there exists a standard to begin with?

How can we get out from under the burden of moral law? Why are we subject to something we don’t necessarily believe in?

Can we go on into the abyss of addiction without considering these things? Are we wrong to turn a blind eye? Do we really harm only ourselves?

What constitutes sin? What causes a desire to cross over from obsession into sin? Is there a difference?

Why do I buck up against the prospect of sin? Why do I not more often turn toward God’s wisdom and grace or at least the hope of it?

God, help me ask the right questions.