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1 | What is 'the fruit of the vine'? | Matt 26:29 | Hank | 34659 | ||
Good post, Raven! No one yet has even been able to define what they really mean by the word "moderation" when they apply it to the volume of alcohol that is "safe" to consume. I have known many people who said they were moderate drinkers, and I have seen many of these same people get as drunk as fiddlers on a regular basis. There is a wide amount of pretense, denial, and refusal to look squarely at the facts to be found among drinkers and proponents of drinking. They are either ignorant of or simply choose to ignore the darker sides of alcohol consumption: the carnage on our highways, the broken homes and orphaned children, the serious health damage, the economic losses, the pain and misery inflicted upon both the user of alcohol and his friends and family. The pat answer always is, "Oh, but you are talking about the abuse of alcohol, not the use of it." But those who take this position are at a loss to define the line at which use becomes abuse. And perhaps the crucial question we should ask (and especially Christians) is not, "How much alcohol consumption is moderate and "safe"? but "Why do I feel I want to drink, or indeed need to drink, in the first place? For Christians in particular, is there truly a void in our lives that we need to fill with alcohol? If there is, that Christian had better get alone with God and do serious business with Him! --Hank | ||||||
2 | What is 'the fruit of the vine'? | Matt 26:29 | Mommapbs | 34677 | ||
Greetings Hank! This is an odd request. Since Raven wrote this post to you (2:50PM) and you adhere to a Baptist statement of faith,I am interested in your response! Raven writes: "And I also considered myself a good person with good morals who believed in God and in Jesus Christ as my savior. But I was not a Christian, and I knew it. But as of January 23, 2000 I obeyed they gospel and came in contact with the blood of Christ through baptism and became a Christian." How does one obey the Gospel and come in contact with the blood of Christ through baptism? Mommapbs |
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3 | What is 'the fruit of the vine'? | Matt 26:29 | Hank | 34681 | ||
Well, Mommapbs, I have my thoughts, certainly. But since it was Raven who made the statement about coming into contact with the blood of Christ through baptism, perhaps I should defer to Raven to supply you with an answer to your question. --Hank | ||||||
4 | What is 'the fruit of the vine'? | Matt 26:29 | Mommapbs | 34688 | ||
I was hoping that YOU would respond to this post! Oh well . . . I'll ask the question. | ||||||