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1 | making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. | Bible general Archive 1 | gracefull | 68975 | ||
John, I really have no intentions of joining this discussion in length, however I would like to ask you about your statemnt that it takes a great deal of alcohol to become addicted..Having family history with alcoholism, what I have learned is that in most cases of alcoholism there is a chemical imbalance and with a single drink the alcohol becomes a very strong compulsion. The awareness and then the acknowledgement of the alcholic is necessary to even begin to take steps to break the addiction. It becomes a mental as well as a physical addiction as the disease progresses. When an alcoholic stops drinking..say 20 years...and starts back, the progression of the disease has not stopped and the drinker is as addicted as if he had never stopped. I do agree that alcohol cannot be blamed for the pain and heartache, but the person must be held accountable. Accountability is the main force behind sobriety and often the only thing that brings the alcoholic to recovery. Forgiveness is the only thing that brings healing for all the pain an aloholic causes. Often that takes looking at alcoholism for what it really is, a horrific bondage that the bound needs deliverance from. Many do not know the power of God can break that bondage. Having watched several family members suffering this hellish torment and finally breaking free helps me understand because they have shared the terrible guilt that gripped them and instead of causing them to go free, this guilt pushed them deeper into the pit of hopelessness. I think what helped me forgive from my heart the pain of alcoholism was this scripture... We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities...and also Jesus on the cross looking down on the same croud that was blindly screaming for his death and said 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do". Satan blinds the world and it takes the Holy Spirit and God's love to look at those who have caused us such horrific pain and say sincerely 'Father, forgive them...set them free.' But when we realize that there is a demonic spirit that pushes them to sin and denomic spirit that pushes us to not forgive from the heart. From the heart.. |
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2 | making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. | Bible general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 68995 | ||
Dear Gracefull, Thank you for your post. I would like to address your statement concerning tha addictive properties of alcohol. You stated: "I would like to ask you about your statemnt that it takes a great deal of alcohol to become addicted..Having family history with alcoholism, what I have learned is that in most cases of alcoholism there is a chemical imbalance and with a single drink the alcohol becomes a very strong compulsion. First of all, if you were correct in deducing a chemical reaction that would lead to compulsion, then all who indulge (even moderate users)would become addicts. If you re-read my statement, you will notice that I spoke of "physical" addiction. This stage of bondage is accompanied by serious physical reactions to the -absense- of a certain level of alcohol in the bloodstream. It leads to the "DT's and may result in a grand mal siezure. It is a very serious condition. Note: I am not an expert on this subject and what I am telling you is merely "common knowledge" acquired through experience during 70's and 80's. I have not been actively involved since that time. I do not deny that some people take to alcohol like a fish takes to water. It becomes their sin of choice that enables them to go farther into sin they would not dare to while sober (my opinion based on personal experience and Romans 1 and 2). Science has been studying this so-called disease to find a genetic link that would explain why approximately 10 percent of those who drink become drunkards. But the bible says it is a form of sin and not a physical ailment. For instance: God would not condenm a person for being born blind. Do you see the danger in putting the blame on the substance itself? And the defense that the devil made me do it will not wash either! The devil may tempt us to sin by presenting us with forbiddon pleasues, but he has no power to force us to indulge in them. It is the wickedness of the human heart that causes us to rebel against the law of God. Alcohol does not make people do evil things, the natural man is already bent in that direction. He merely uses alcohol to drug his mind against the witness of his conscience. Having begun on this course, God turns him over to a reprobate mind and allows him to go deeper and deeper into the miery pit of sin. John |
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