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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Unanswered Bible Questions Author: rwash Ordered by Verse |
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1 | Can a deacon drink wine with dinner? | 1 Tim 3:3 | rwash | 2960 | ||
Ref. Romans 14 Jesus and Paul repeatedly direct us to love God and love each other as ourselves. All of the Law and the Prophets are summed up in these two commands. By grace are we saved lest anyone should boast. Paul says we have freedom in Christ and that those who are trying to earn favor with God by "keeping the law" are wasting their time. "Keeping the law" to most of us is the modern day equivalent of "don't drink, don't dance and don't smoke, etc." Romans 14 says we are to keep our interpretation of "freedom in Christ" between ourselves and God, however, we are not to do anything that would cause our brother to stumble. If a deacon or elder, or pastor for that matter, desires to have a glass of wine with dinner for the culinary experience, should he or she be able to do this in moderation in his own home without guilt? And without having to explain to those who are "weak"(still seeking to obey the law in order to find favor with God - Rom. 14:1) in a deacons accountability group. Is a church within Christ's teaching to ask a deacon to abstain from every type alcohol, even in the privacy of his own home if he does not act in any way to cause his or her "brother" to stumble. All of our deacons are screened to meet the requirements for deacons and elders in I Tim. 3. Tithing and abstinence from alcohol are the two issues that are church requirements but not New Testament requirements. What say the Lochman Foundation? |
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