JimB
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I'm 33 and I've never had a drink of alcohol. In social situations, this often makes me stand out as weird. I typically have to explain my reasons; I don't want to become an alcoholic and my grandfather drunk himself to death.
Sometimes I feel pride about my choice not to drink. Being that pride is a sin, I sometimes wonder if I should just take a drink so I don't have this area of pride in my life.
Now, I actually think it's ok to drink as long as you can control yourself, my reasons for not drinking are a fear of becoming a drunk. Probably irrational, but, I just see way more negatives coming from drinking than not.
I have the same issue with swearing, as I haven't swore since 1988.
Should I swear too and free myself of this pride?
Pride exists with or without ones choice of beverages. Some Christians are filled with pride because they are tee-totalers and others are swelled with pride because they can drink a beer in public.
It is a matter of conscience and one person’s liberty (to drink or abstain) should not be judged by another man’s conscience?
~Jim.
God brings us into deep waters not to drown us, but to cleanse us.
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