I am a recovered addict! Addict of what you may ask? Well the truth is I am an addict of whatever Satan was able to shackle me with. For a season and a season again it was alcohol. For a longer season it was pornography. But let's focus on the alcohol for now. Do I think it is out right sin for a person to drink? Suprisingly no. I do believe that alcohol is able to alter your mind temporarily.
So herein lies my problem with alcohol. What is your motive? I would guess because you enjoy a good glass of wine or an ice cold beer on a hot day. Hey if your a golfer nothing better.
I submit that in a small amount your thoughts can be different and you feel the effect. This alone is not condoned by scripture. We are called to be sober and of sound mine bringing every thought to captivity to the obedience of Christ.
Well Jesus made wine? I was told that by a pastor and that it is mentioned in the scripture. Well yes and it is also mentioned a hundred other places not to allow anything that pulls you or your thoughts from Christ. So does alcohol pull you to Christ? Does it increase your walk? Is it necessary for the body to be sustained? Does alcohol tend to make relationships better? Hmm I think no, no and even more no's!
So why take the risk?
So now here is my real reason to abstain.
I am.involved with people that are recovering heroin and meth. addicts. Is alcohol a safe alternative? No! Even if you believe that addiction is all physical it is still not a safe alternative. Addiction is spiritual and any substance is replaceable by satan with another substance.
The wine theology that I keep hearing from.pulpits is nothing short of heresy to me. We are called to be light and life and to be different.
If all that isn't enough then let me say this. One of the people you are talking to or a person in your congregation may have an addiction problem! Will you cause them to stumble for your own pleasure?
I heard a man stand up from and say how God blessed him.because he was able to get a bottle of wine cheap at a restaurant. I later read his testimony on his Facebook page how God had delivered him from alcoholism. Should we return to the place of our sin? Does a former slave take his children to play with the chains that once bound him?
Satan is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour!
Blessings! Seek the Father's heart with ALL of yours!!
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