Subject: word for wine in the original text? |
Bible Note: Inmyheart, Whoever sins is a slave to sin. Alcoholic is a term not found in Scripture, drunkard is. In modern day culture, there are no sinners only victims. Victims of pornography, of alcohol, of drugs, of bad parenting etc., etc.. One of the happiest days of my life was when I "discovered" I was an "alcoholic". I thought I was an evil person controlled by the devil. Imagine that! It was not for many years later that God revealed to me that sobriety did not equal sainthood. He showed me that heaven was not a big AA meeting in the sky. In fact He convinced me that my first suspicion was the right one. I was an evil person and the devil was my master. Halleluia! He set me free!!! I am no longer under the dominion of sin but am now free to love His law and to obey it out of sheer joy and gratitude for the gift of His precious Son. Praise His holy Name! Let us not judge each other in what we eat or drink. Rather let us do all to the glory of Him who has saved us. This is my last word on the topic: Do not touch a drop of alcohol if your conscience has not convinced you of it's lawfulness. In Love. John |