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Which is a greater sin: to falsely accuse the brethren, or to drink?
If drinking in moderation was condemned in Scripture, Scripture would have said this -- the very same Scripture which clearly predicted this day.
While those who have not read the Gospels or Ecclesiastes or Timothy may be confused: God does not condemn drinking in moderation.
The same Pharisees who put Jesus to death did. They claimed Jesus was an "alcoholic". Jesus responded, 'God asks for mercy over sacrifice, go and learn what that means'.
Personally, I think it is fine when someone chooses not to drink: as long as this does not lead them to make false accusations or insinuations against those Christians who do.
There are plenty of fine Christians who drink in moderation and God is their judge.
Be wary of setting up false standards of judgement thinking, "Well, I do not drink, so I may condemn those who do". Because when you set up any false standard you open the door to being judged by an equal standard that may be different.
If someone says, "Drinking encourages rape, incest, murder" and so on: they are insinuating then that Christians drinking are a party to such foul crimes.
They forget, the Bible condones drinking and Jesus Himself drink, so their accusations ultimately are hitting against Christ.
So, it is real simple: if you do not wish to drink and wish to encourage that, what problem is there in that? But, when one starts to actually distort Scripture and use their own sacrifice for a point of accusation against fellow Christians they are putting themselves in judgement for they are accusing the One who sanctifies these Christians and doubting the salvation of that Spirit, in the Blood of Christ.
Regardless, false accusations in no way hurt Christians whom they are aimed at, but they do hurt those who think them. God spoke heavily against 'thinking evil of your neighbor'. We are not under Law, but we are under the word of Christ which warns against wrongful judgement.
Usually, those who have some such slim standard to judge people's salvation also have many others. Ultimately, whether these rules are written or not, they are teaching people salvation is by following their rules, and thereby preventing salvation by grace. This is exactly the message the Pharisees taught -- and Christians should take heed, not to be like them.
The Pharisees were not risen up by accident that they were the primary nemesis of the Lord Jesus Christ. But they were risen up specifically to show what sorts of enemies the message of grace has.
If someone were to choose between being judged a drunk or a Pharisee, they would do well to worry more about being a Pharisee then a drunk.
It is not drunks that put Jesus to death.
I have nothing more to say on this matter, as it is a trivial matter which no one should pretend confusion on.
If drinking in moderation was condemned in Scripture, Scripture would have said this -- the very same Scripture which clearly predicted this day.
While those who have not read the Gospels or Ecclesiastes or Timothy may be confused: God does not condemn drinking in moderation.
The same Pharisees who put Jesus to death did. They claimed Jesus was an "alcoholic". Jesus responded, 'God asks for mercy over sacrifice, go and learn what that means'.
Personally, I think it is fine when someone chooses not to drink: as long as this does not lead them to make false accusations or insinuations against those Christians who do.
There are plenty of fine Christians who drink in moderation and God is their judge.
Be wary of setting up false standards of judgement thinking, "Well, I do not drink, so I may condemn those who do". Because when you set up any false standard you open the door to being judged by an equal standard that may be different.
If someone says, "Drinking encourages rape, incest, murder" and so on: they are insinuating then that Christians drinking are a party to such foul crimes.
They forget, the Bible condones drinking and Jesus Himself drink, so their accusations ultimately are hitting against Christ.
So, it is real simple: if you do not wish to drink and wish to encourage that, what problem is there in that? But, when one starts to actually distort Scripture and use their own sacrifice for a point of accusation against fellow Christians they are putting themselves in judgement for they are accusing the One who sanctifies these Christians and doubting the salvation of that Spirit, in the Blood of Christ.
Regardless, false accusations in no way hurt Christians whom they are aimed at, but they do hurt those who think them. God spoke heavily against 'thinking evil of your neighbor'. We are not under Law, but we are under the word of Christ which warns against wrongful judgement.
Usually, those who have some such slim standard to judge people's salvation also have many others. Ultimately, whether these rules are written or not, they are teaching people salvation is by following their rules, and thereby preventing salvation by grace. This is exactly the message the Pharisees taught -- and Christians should take heed, not to be like them.
The Pharisees were not risen up by accident that they were the primary nemesis of the Lord Jesus Christ. But they were risen up specifically to show what sorts of enemies the message of grace has.
If someone were to choose between being judged a drunk or a Pharisee, they would do well to worry more about being a Pharisee then a drunk.
It is not drunks that put Jesus to death.
I have nothing more to say on this matter, as it is a trivial matter which no one should pretend confusion on.
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