Drinking?

[PrayerLisanthe]

I have a friend who has recently begun to drink at gatherings and parties. They have gotten to a point of inebriation and when told not to consume alcohol by her parents, she considered taking a painkiller and an energy drink to experience a high.

I am deeply saddened that my friend who was such a passionate and awesome Christian is slowly turning away from God.

The main problem I have with this situation is that I do not have any 'rebuttal' to their opinion and convictions in the matter. My friend believes that when she drinks and associates with other people who are not Christian that it is a form of ministry and witness. I feel helpless as a friend and I feel as though any advice I might have is judgmental and misinformed.

I have a feeling in my heart that what she is doing is not completely 'right' but the only evidence I know of this from the Word is that, as Christians, we should bow to authority and follow the laws of the land.

Please give me some advice, opinions on the matter and explanations of as to why their actions are okay or not okay.

Thankyou, and I am sorry if I have posted this in the wrong thread.

 

[Mr.Cheese]

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[MariaRegina]

I have a friend who has recently begun to drink at gatherings and parties. They have gotten to a point of inebriation and when told not to consume alcohol by her parents, she considered taking a painkiller and an energy drink to experience a high.

I am deeply saddened that my friend who was such a passionate and awesome Christian is slowly turning away from God.

The main problem I have with this situation is that I do not have any 'rebuttal' to their opinion and convictions in the matter. My friend believes that when she drinks and associates with other people who are not Christian that it is a form of ministry and witness. I feel helpless as a friend and I feel as though any advice I might have is judgmental and misinformed.

I have a feeling in my heart that what she is doing is not completely 'right' but the only evidence I know of this from the Word is that, as Christians, we should bow to authority and follow the laws of the land.

Please give me some advice, opinions on the matter and explanations of as to why their actions are okay or not okay.

Thank you, and I am sorry if I have posted this in the wrong thread.

I am saddened for your friend too, and I will pray for both of you and all your friends.

Does she not know that she is giving scandal by becoming drunk? That is not good Christian witnessing. Christ said that we are to be sober and watchful. Read the Gospel of St. Matthew and the Epistle of St. Jude.

Can you encourage your friend to talk to her pastor/minister/priest?
Mixing alcohol with drugs can be dangerous -- very dangerous.
Mixing drugs with Energy Drinks can be fatal too.

She needs help. Are you still in high school? If so, please talk with a counselor and encourage her to do the same.

Drinking at parties is not good especially when guys might slip a date rape drug into the drink.

 

[Jeffz]

You might want to let your friend know that we are to be the light and salt to the lost. Holy spirit is what we are to be filled with, alcohol is called spirits I wonder why that is?
When others know that we call ourselves Christians or Christ followers they will watch us. We are to give honor the the Lord that is within us, and getting tipsy or drunk does not give honor to God and we become ones who bring ilreput to the name of Jesus. This should not be. Speak to your friend in love and share with her how she can not reach the lost by participating in the unrightious acts.
one man set free,
jeffrey

 

[BobW188]

One of Satan's oldest and most effective tricks: get a Christian to "witness" to those in one form of vice or other and, "just to show I'm one of the crowd," indulge in that vice, or those vices, "just a wee bit." Only it doesn't stay a wee bit very long. Soon the "witness" is up to his or her hips (for want of a better word) in the problem he or she said she wanted to help others out of.

That, her parents having properly put a stop to the drinking (we'll hope), she now wants to get high some other way should be enough to show your friend that there's little of "witness" to this. As the little boy said when he read the epitaph, "Not Dead But Sleeping," ...

"That dude ain't foolin' nobody but hisself."

 

[UnitynLove]

"I have a friend who has recently begun to drink at gatherings and parties. They have gotten to a point of inebriation and when told not to consume alcohol by her parents, she considered taking a painkiller and an energy drink to experience a high."

I believe that your friend is in some way hurting and she is using alcholo and socializing to get rid of the pain. I think you should ask her if something is going on in her life that she wants to tell you and if not then respect her privacy. But also always pray that she receives healing in whatever area that may have cause he to do this action in the first place and pray that God will convict her of her actions so that she will see the error of her way and turn from what she is doing.

 

[Ayersy]

I honestly wouldn't worry about it, too much. If she's drinking socially, that's not the problem, its solitary drinking that's the bad one.

As for the energy drink + painkiller thing. Doesn't work. Trust me. I have a leg injury that causes me pain alot of the time, I basically live on painkillers, alcohol and energy drinks, and apart from being a little overweight, I'm fine. In the future I won't be, but ah well, I'll jump that hurdle when I limp up to it.

I wouldn't worry, too much, though, just wait and see what happens.