Posts Tagged ‘Abstinence’
Review: Christians and Alcohol: A Scriptural Case for Abstinence
Christians and Alcohol: A Scriptural Case for Abstinence by Randy Jaeggli, published by Bob Jones University Seminary © Bob Jones University Press, 2014. Reviewed by Don Johnson The subject of alcohol has been a contentious one among Christians since at least the beginning of the Temperance Movement in the 19th century and continues to trouble…
Read MoreBeverage Alcohol? Don’t Give Yourself a Headache over This!
FrontLine 20th Anniversary Edition How hard can this be? We honestly have to wonder if anyone who is toying with the idea of drinking alcohol has ever had a drunk in the family. Broken homes, abuse, disease, early death, financial ruin, reckless homicide—the list goes on and on. The next time you hear Dave Ramsey…
Read MoreMay Christians Drink Beverage Alcohol?
Chuck Phelps In 1979 a drunk driver veered off the road, tore across a well-manicured lawn, and struck a parked car. In that car, tucked safely into her baby seat, was my friend’s infant daughter. While the little girl’s mother was escorting her brother and sister into her grandma’s house, the drunk driver struck, and…
Read MoreAlcohol and Beyond – Biblical Convictions
by Pastor Douglas B. Wright I am preaching through I Timothy and have come to a passage often used and abused by proponents on both sides of the alcohol debate. Timothy’s “frequent ailments” elicited practical advice from Paul to “use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.” Timothy concluded that he…
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