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2 Peter 2:11

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

Thats the only Scripture I know where the word "Railing" is used. :laugh:

 

Frankly Ive never heard of this stuff nor have I seen it at parties etc. My wifes German side were brew masters in Europe, Muller's (Millers of Miller Brewing Co actually) & they refuse to drink Miller Beer....American (Urine) Water is the common critique. You should note that a good Micro Brew , they are becoming more popular than wine variations with micro brews coming to trade centers as beer festivals to sample their concoctions....good marketing.

 

Please clarify ministry's sake, and how it compares with your witnessing's sake, and example's sake and give your opinion of when it's okay or not okay to partake in each sake.

 

Yes, i can tell by your posts

 

One may think it is OK to drink just one drink now and then, and even argue online that one drink is permissible.

But in arguing for that one drink, they don't realize that there may be some who read their posts who will believe it is OK to drink just one and that one leads to addiction.

Every drunkard started with just one drink. And many drunkards started because someone else told them one drink won't hurt. Those have put a stumbling block in another person's path which the Bible tells us not to do.

How many have become drunkards because they heard someone say, or read someones post, that it is OK to drink and that one drink eventually led to another and then another??

I haver a feeling many are going to be ashamed at the number of people they caused to stumble when they stand before God. Even if it is just one person that stumbles because of someone telling them it is OK to drink, that is one too many.

 

Alcoholics beat their wives and kids and kill people all the time by drunk driving. Alcohol is like heroin. You don't become an addict if you don't use it.

 

:applause: And THAT pretty much sums it up.:thumbs:

 

Thanks for your response. What then for your example's sake?

 

In another way, why should our "ministry's sake" be any different than when we're actively witnessing to a lost person or just being a Christ-like example in public?

 

One may think it is OK to eat just one piece of cake now and then, and even argue online that two pieces of cake is permissible.

But in arguing for that one piece of cake, they don't realize that there may be some who read their posts who will believe it is OK to have just one and that one leads to addiction to sweets.

Every glutton started with just one piece of cake. And many gluttons started because someone else told them one piece of cake won't hurt. Those have put a stumbling block in another person's path which the Bible tells us not to do.

How many have become gluttons because they heard someone say, or read someone's post, that it is OK to have a piece of cake and that one piece eventually led to another and then another??

 

You didn't finish it:

I have a feeling many are going to be ashamed at the number of people they caused to stumble when they stand before God. Even if it is just one person that stumbles because of someone telling them it is OK to eat cake, that is one too many.

 

I was thinking the exact same thing. There are a lot of flippant answers and folks who want to do whatever they want just like an unsaved world.But they neglect that we will give an account for EVERYTHING.

Sure it's possible for God to draw folks unto himself even through our unGodly behavior. But what might He do if we were concerned more about HOLINESS than we were about Heineken?

 

Strictly my opinion, but I believe that much of the zeal of the Alcohol-Equals-Sin mindset is societal and influenced by the temperance movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s.