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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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2 | Can a deacon drink wine with dinner? | 1 Tim 3:3 | reformedreader | 2961 | ||
rwash, The qualifications for a Deacon in 1 Tim. 3:3 do not forbid him from drinking wine, it only disqualifies him if he is an abuser (addicted) to wine. "When" one has a glass of wine I think to be irrelavent. "Why" one desires a glass of wine I think to be very relavent. I would also think that any church who raises its standards above that of the clear and unambiguous testimony of Holy Scripture has more with which to be concerned than a Deacon who has an occassional glass of wine. Keeping the law is not the same as re-creating the law, which is what the Pharisees did and for what Christ condemned them. Sam Hughey |
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3 | Can a deacon drink wine with dinner? | 1 Tim 3:3 | rwash | 2975 | ||
Sam, Thanks for your reply. Keeping the "law" has everuthing to do with what you call the law. Ten Commandments (which is what the 'law' is based on) no problem. Deuternomy, Leviticus, etc. were given to show mankind right from wrong and to lead them to Christ, who is the final authority........ There is no contadiction between what Jesus taught and modeled and what God wanted for his people. Grace supplanted work as the answer to finding favor with God.... |
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4 | Can a deacon drink wine with dinner? | 1 Tim 3:3 | reformedreader | 2979 | ||
rwash, Thanks for responding but I think somehting has been missed in our communication. I merely presented what 1 Timothy 3:3 correctly states about the qualification for a Deacon and the consumption of wine. I also stated that churches have no authority from God to create standards not already created in Holy Scripture. I don't understand your response about a contradiction between what Jesus taught and what God wanted for His people. Perhaps you could explain that and also what you meant by "Grace supplanted(?) work as the answer to finding favor with God." Thanks, Sam Hughey |
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