AA says "Not Fininshed" -- Jesus Said "It is Finished"

It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee - Thy will (not mine) be done." These are thoughts which must go with us constantly. We can exercise our will power along this line all we wish. It is the proper use of the will. (AA, pg 85)

"When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." (John 19: 30)

Here is the real issue, without pressing it any further or making it any easier.

Either Jesus died for all of our sins, or He did not. Either God is telling us the Truth, and we believe, that He will remember our sins no more, or He does remember our sins, and believers are of all people the most miserable:

"17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." (1 Corinthians 15: 17-19)

Either we have been crucified with Christ, with all of our fleshly lusts, or we have not.

"And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts." (Galatians 5: 24)

Either "alcoholism" or "drunkenness" is a work of the flesh or it is disease:

"19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." (Galatians 5: 19-21)

AA says "Do not let up". Jesus said: "It is Finished."

The writer of Hebrews encourages everyone who believes on Jesus:

"Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief." (Hebrews 4: 11)

Do you believe that you have been forgiven of all your sins or not? Do you believe that you have been fully justified in Christ or not?

Bill W. offered a "program" that does not work. Jesus is the Way, and He has finished the work (John 17: 4)