Bible Question: I was ministering to one of my friends and i was telling her that the bible says to be sober at all times. She stated to me that Jesus drank wine and for one of his miracles turned water into wine. What do i tell her about drinking? i know it's not okay to drink, so how do i answer her question and still prove to her that she shouldn't drink? |
Bible Answer: Hello Annointed, It doesn't matter who you might be ministering to, friends or strangers, 1Corinthians 1:18 says, "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." Your friend is twisting the Word of God for her favor, not knowing the truth that lays within. 1John 4:4-5 says, "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them." in other words my friend, your friend, no matter how close she may be towards you, is spiritually dead. What do you tell her about drinking? NOTHING! Drinking is not her problem, the problem lays within, she is a sinner. She needs to know that God loves her and wants to guide her in life, the true way, the only way, through Christ. Her purpose in this life was not to drink, but to fullfill the calling that God has on her life. One last comment, yes Jesus turned the water into wine, but notice what Jesus said to the Samaritian woman in John 4:7-9. And in verse 10 Jesus answered her, "if you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you LIVING WATER." You see, no wine spoken of here! You will never prove to her that she shouldn't drink, she needs to taste for herself, how good God is. May Our Lord continue to bless you in your reaching out. "A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Proverbs 11:25 |