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1 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | DocTrinsograce | 203659 | ||
Hi, Turtle... The Lord tells us, "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." (Ephesians 5:15-17 ESV) I've learned that when I drank, I could not be sound in my judgment. So, I drank less. But the less I drank, the less it took to effect my judgment. Finally I decided that it was not possible -- for me at least -- to exercise the kind of soundness of judgment that God calls me to when drinking. Therefore, I quit drinking. In Him, Doc |
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2 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | Hank | 203665 | ||
Doc, sound advice on drinking. What you say about your experiences with drinking seems to parallel my own to some degree. I never really enjoyed drinking all that much and did it I suppose to be "sociable." But it was more of a nuisance to me than anything else. Moreover, I was always bothered by the gnawing feeling that I was compromising my witness as a Christian and my role as a husband and father. So I put it aside years ago and have never once felt any desire to indulge again. ...... Scripture condemns drunkenness in no uncertain terms, and who can say that he is immune to the abuse of alcohol? I suppose no one sets out with the goal of becoming an alcoholic. For me personally the sensible path to take as a follower of Christ is the sober one. ...... Over the years I've done a little work with alcoholics. Alcoholism does not pose a pretty picture I tell you. And my youngest son was killed by a drunken driver in an automobile accident when he was a junior in college. So I am not exactly a poster boy for the joys of alcohol! --Hank | ||||||
3 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | lionheart | 203668 | ||
Hank,Doc This takes me back over eighteen years. October will mark eighteen years clean and sober for me. The one thing I can say at this very moment in time is that I would not be in recovery today without a relationship with Jesus Christ. To those who battle with alcoholism, recovery is a lifetime endever. I will be in recovery for the rest of my life. People none of this is possible without God's involvement. Without God it's not a matter of if but only when. If you do drink then give do consideration to quiting and if you don't drink then don't start. And guess what folks, I don't miss it at all. My worst day as a disiple of Jesus Christ will always be better than my best day as an alcoholic. In Him, lionheart |
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4 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | Thomas8 | 203680 | ||
Hi Doc, Hank and lionheart, I imagine most every drinker has hit bottom and prayed for deliverance. I'm sure that they are sincere when they pray. Why are some redeemed and others not? I believe that sobriety is impossible for many of these people without divine intervention. AA and Rehab fail the people I'm talking about. So ... Why does God answer some prayers, "yes," and not all of them. What is the difference? This question applies to any drug addition or habitual sin. |
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5 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | DocTrinsograce | 203694 | ||
Hi, Thomas... I think that the difference is salvation (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). God has given us everything we need to live righteous lives (2 Peter 1:3-4). People get confused between indicatives and the imperatives that arise from them. I'll post a quote, tonight, from Martyn Lloyd-Jones that brings light to this question. In Him, Doc |
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