Download Free Apps & Games @ PHONEKY.com
Download Free Apps & Games @ PHONEKY.com
Subject: Bad ways
Replies: 10 Views: 860
tsotang 30.05.09 - 09:44am
Some the pastor are bad things like 2 drinking a beer,smoking. So tell ur thy're realy witnesses of Christ or not? *
endtimes 8.07.09 - 11:17pm
I think we should all rather look at our own lifes rather than what others do wrong or right. Christ Jesus is the example we must follow, and not the example of fallable humans including pastors. *
oubaas 2.08.09 - 06:44am
I agree with you endtimes. *
solvent1 20.09.09 - 12:38pm
If i meet any person that calls himself a Christian and he touches one drop of alcohol i will turn my back on him. *
solvent1 20.09.09 - 12:40pm
That is even members of my own faith. *
ray777 20.09.09 - 09:28pm
What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol / wine? Is it a sin for a Christian to drink alcohol / wine?
Answer: Scripture has much to say regarding the drinking of alcohol (Leviticus 10:9; Numbers 6:3; Deuteronomy 29:6; Judges 13:4, 7, 14; Proverbs 20:1; 31:4; Isaiah 5:11, 22; 24:9; 28:7; 29:9; 56:12). However, Scripture does not necessarily forbid a Christian from drinking beer, wine, or any other drink containing alcohol. In fact, some Scriptures discuss alcohol in positive terms. Ecclesiastes 9:7 instructs, Drink your wine with a merry heart. Psalm 104:14-15 states that God gives wine that makes glad the heart of men. Amos 9:14 discusses drinking wine from your own vineyard as a sign of Gods blessing. Isaiah 55:1 encourages, Yes, come buy wine and milk
What God commands Christians regarding alcohol is to avoid drunkenness (Ephesians 5:18). The Bible condemns drunkenness and its effects (Proverbs 23:29-35). Christians are also commanded to not allow their bodies to be mastered by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12; 2 Peter 2:19). Drinking alcohol in excess is undeniably addictive. Scripture also forbids a Christian from doing anything that might offend other Christians or encourage them to sin against their conscience (1 Corinthians 8:9-13). In light of these principles, it would be extremely difficult for any Christian to say he is drinking alcohol in excess to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31).
Jesus changed water into wine. It even seems that Jesus drank wine on occasion (John 2:1-11; Matthew 26:29). In New Testament times, the water was not very clean. Without modern sanitation, the water was often filled with bacteria, viruses, and all kinds of contaminants. The same is true in many third-world countries today. As a result, people often drank wine (or grape juice) because it was far less likely to be contaminated. In 1 Timothy 5:23, Paul was instructing Timothy to stop drinking the water (which was probably causing his stomach problems) and instead drink wine. In that day, wine was fermented (containing alcohol), but not necessarily to the degree it is today. It is incorrect to say that it was grape juice, but it is also incorrect to say that it was the same thing as the wine commonly used today. Again, Scripture does not forbid Christians from drinking beer, wine, or any other drink containing alcohol. Alcohol is not, in and of itself, tainted by sin. It is drunkenness and addiction to alcohol that a Christian must absolutely refrain from (Ephesians 5:18; 1 Corinthians 6:12).
Alcohol, consumed in small quantities, is neither harmful nor addictive. In fact, some doctors advocate drinking small amounts of red wine for its health benefits, especially for the heart. Consumption of small quantities of alcohol is a matter of Christian freedom. Drunkenness and addiction are sin. However, due to the biblical concerns regarding alcohol and its effects, due to the easy temptation to consume alcohol in excess, and due to the possibility of causing offense and/or stumbling of others, it is usually best for a Christian to abstain entirely from drinking alcohol.
*
dogwil 26.09.09 - 06:13am
The wine which da people used in the olden days was pure wine.where as the wine which we use today contains a mixture of alcohol in it. *
afroguy 16.10.09 - 05:55am
The bible says 'ye are the temple of the Holyghost'To walk in the light of God's word,your mind has to be sound,free from alchohol *
4mygod 17.10.09 - 09:03pm
Amen, blessings to all, thank you Ray, you posted it very well and with Scriptures. GBYA!!! *
waittiki 17.10.09 - 09:46pm
Christ is the only wine good enough to drink cause He's the only one that can fill the heart with joy better then any kind of wine. *
endtimes 19.10.09 - 06:06am
Amen 
*
