___________ had a well-written and interesting article in a recent __________________. In the article, _____ started by saying, “I’ve recently become deeply concerned over what appears to be a trend toward drinking among young church leaders.” By leaders he was referring to preachers. _________’s article is one that is worth reading.
Drinking is not a new problem. Noah was the first that we have record of to drink and get drunk. There are many references in the Bible that tell us not to get drunk. But the question that is asked is: “Is it O.K. for a Christian to drink alcohol?” and that question is usually tagged with the thought that, “Well, they drank wine in the Bible.”
The question and thought presuppose that wine in the Bible always had an alcoholic content. It also says the ancients were such dummies that they knew of no way to preserve grape juice without it fermenting. If they couldn’t figure that out, then I guess that means that the pyramids had to have been built by aliens from outer space. It is truly a wonder that man ever progressed to his brilliance of the 21st century. By the way, does anyone really think that when Jesus turned water into wine that it was fermented? Can one really think and believe that Jesus would have made something, and so much of it, that could actually hurt people?
Is there no other drink than alcohol around to drink? What good will come from drinking alcohol? Attend an AA meeting and hear all the good stories they have about alcohol. If drinking alcohol is O.K., when does it become bad? In other words, which drink of alcohol makes drinking alcohol bad? Brief hint: no alcoholic or drunk ever became that way without the first drink!
A Scotsman was seen by his wife, taking a shirt from the closet to the window to put in the sunlight to check to see if the shirt was clean enough to wear again. She spoke to her husband and said, “If it’s doubtful, it’s dirty!”
Wise words for anytime a choice is necessary.
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