Alcohol - a world wide phenomena

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Christians should drink alcohol ...

  • Never, it is forbidden of God at all times.

    Votes: 4 13.8%

  • Occasionally, it is allowed by God for festive, or social occasions.

    Votes: 5 17.2%

  • In moderation, it is allowed by God for each person depending on their situation.

    Votes: 22 75.9%

  • Only once in a great long while, and only for special occasions chosen by God.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • In any amount, at any time, for God placed no restrictions on the drinking of alcohol.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • ???, I don't know if or when God allows the drinking of alcohol, as I am still studying this out.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Oh, who cares what God thinks, Do what you feel is right for you, drink or not, up to you.

    Votes: 1 3.4%

  • They can drink alcohol if and when they want, the Bible/God doesn't say one way or another.

    Votes: 1 3.4%

  • Can only drink alcohol when not in God's service or ministry.

    Votes: 3 10.3%

  • Can only drink alcohol when in God's service or ministry.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
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kaylagrl

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Oblio said:
When does eating become gluttony? You are your own liquor control board.
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Gluttony is wrong clearly. But gluttony really just hurts you and your health. Alcohol has torn marriages and families apart. Endless people have been killed by drunk drivers. I have seen it do so much damage in my own family. It just a path I don't see a reason to go down.

My cousin fell away from church, he married a woman that drinks and before long he was following her. He went to visit his sister and her husband. She told me that they brought alcohol on their visit. The whole time her brother was there, they had something to drink when they ate. After her brother left there was alcohol left over. So they continued to drink. She said after a while she noticed when the kids began to get to her, she would drink. If her husband had a hard day at work, take a drink. One night they were having an upset and reached for a drink. She said her hubby looked at her and she said " Is this what we want to teach our children? That drink is the way to cope with issues?" They agreed it wasn't. They poured the alcohol down the sink and stopped drinking. I just don't see any good argument for alcohol as a Christian. I see no benefit in it. If you're not drinking to get a buzz, why drink? Maybe I'm missing something...
 
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Sipsey

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Oblio said:
You obviously have no understanding of the nature of addiction. If we are going to toss out alcohol, then let's make sure we also get rid of all sedatives and opiates. After all, people could abuse them.
PARB - post and rubber band...a waste of time.
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I’m sorry you thought this post was for you, it was not, it was directed at the CSM
 
tourist

tourist

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Oblio said:
I saw a video awhile back where a woman had a gasoline-drinking problem. That, I'd imagine, would qualify as sin. I thought that would kill you! I remember as a kid siphoning gas out of the car for the lawnmower and getting a mouthful. I never imagined someone would do that on purpose!
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Apparently, that woman was high octane.
 
Aaron56

Aaron56

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kaylagrl said:
Gluttony is wrong clearly. But gluttony really just hurts you and your health. Alcohol has torn marriages and families apart. Endless people have been killed by drunk drivers. I have seen it do so much damage in my own family. It just a path I don't see a reason to go down.

My cousin fell away from church, he married a woman that drinks and before long he was following her. He went to visit his sister and her husband. She told me that they brought alcohol on their visit. The whole time her brother was there, they had something to drink when they ate. After her brother left there was alcohol left over. So they continued to drink. She said after a while she noticed when the kids began to get to her, she would drink. If her husband had a hard day at work, take a drink. One night they were having an upset and reached for a drink. She said her hubby looked at her and she said " Is this what we want to teach our children? That drink is the way to cope with issues?" They agreed it wasn't. They poured the alcohol down the sink and stopped drinking. I just don't see any good argument for alcohol as a Christian. I see no benefit in it. If you're not drinking to get a buzz, why drink? Maybe I'm missing something...
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We agree on most all accounts. We’ve, as a people, largely lost that alcohol was once food and not just something to get drunk or buzzed on. Wine was as normal as bread in Jesus’ day. God always chooses the most common things to show us the deepest truth. Wine and bread would have been most common staples on the tables in home. No responsible person, even without Christ, would have gotten drunk. I have wine in my home. No one living here or those I count as friends ever get drunk.
 
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Oblio

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#607
kaylagrl said:
Gluttony is wrong clearly. But gluttony really just hurts you and your health. Alcohol has torn marriages and families apart. Endless people have been killed by drunk drivers. I have seen it do so much damage in my own family. It just a path I don't see a reason to go down.

My cousin fell away from church, he married a woman that drinks and before long he was following her. He went to visit his sister and her husband. She told me that they brought alcohol on their visit. The whole time her brother was there, they had something to drink when they ate. After her brother left there was alcohol left over. So they continued to drink. She said after a while she noticed when the kids began to get to her, she would drink. If her husband had a hard day at work, take a drink. One night they were having an upset and reached for a drink. She said her hubby looked at her and she said " Is this what we want to teach our children? That drink is the way to cope with issues?" They agreed it wasn't. They poured the alcohol down the sink and stopped drinking. I just don't see any good argument for alcohol as a Christian. I see no benefit in it. If you're not drinking to get a buzz, why drink? Maybe I'm missing something...
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People abuse all kinds of things. I'm not advocating drinking, I'm just facing reality. I guess some people have a drink at the end of the day to unwind. If one wants to interpret scripture to say that it bans drinking, that's their business. It's not how I see it. I want to know what God's word really says. I strive to listen to what the Lord tells me, not man's tradition.
 
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Oblio

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#608
Sipsey said:
I’m sorry you thought this post was for you, it was not, it was directed at the CSM
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Oops...I was surprised as I thought we were getting on. I have no problem with someone disagreeing with me, however rudeness is another issue.
 
tourist

tourist

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John146 said:
Wine is a mocker…not maybe or can be if over consumed…wine is a mocker. Don’t be deceived into thinking otherwise.

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
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Wonder why Jesus turned water into wine at the Wedding at Cana.
 
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John146

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tourist said:
Wonder why Jesus turned water into wine at the Wedding at Cana.
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It mimicked the first public miracle of Moses turning water into blood, turning water into wine, the blood of grapes. As the signs were for the Israelites to get them to believe that God has sent their deliverer in Moses, so too were the signs given to the Jews to get the people believe that Jesus was God’s deliverer sent to them.
 
Dino246

Dino246

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John146 said:
It mimicked the first public miracle of Moses turning water into blood, turning water into wine, the blood of grapes. As the signs were for the Israelites to get them to believe that God has sent their deliverer in Moses, so too were the signs given to the Jews to get the people believe that Jesus was God’s deliverer sent to them.
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Which says absolutely nothing about the alcohol content of the ensuing wine.
 
posthuman

posthuman

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Dino246 said:
It doesn't require scriptural backup; use the brain God gave you. Do you control what goes into your mouth, or does someone else control that?
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for the record if someone were to strap you to a table and force alcohol into you throat i don't think that counts as sin on your part.
in the same way being raped, IMO, is not tantamount to fornication.
 
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