Do they make a version of THE BIBLE For Dummies?????
Listen, I stayed out of this for the very reason that I feel too strongly about the fact that man has agendas and even many religious men lack the respect for religion that it deserves and will munipulate God's words to best suit him and his agendas.
The Bible is interpretable and that is the very reason that I do not put as much stock in to it as some do.
Good luck with this......
But only ONE true interpretation. It's not now and never has been about religion.
It IS about Christianity and there IS a huge difference.
Snake, Not everything is going to be found in the exact wording you are searching for. You have to look and consider not only drinking, but also other things that it can pollute and cause you to go against other instructions in the Bible.
Drinking in and of itself may not cause you to sin. However, it can lead to a sin depending on the amount drank and that could be way less than a lot of people think.
IF drinking alcohol causes you to stumble in other areas of your life or Christian walk and/or causes someone else to stumble because of your actions,,,,,,,,it is a sin at that time.
Nobody will ever know if they are an alcoholic UNLESS they drink alcohol.
They will know that they are NOT if they do not drink it.
But some put bad apples all in one barrel with the good ones ... the word lead to does not include every one ! All I was trying to do was to answer this question truthfully and scriptually as possible . I know alot of scripture is gray in areas but this one to me is not .. very clear to me . Drunkenness is wrong (sin) to drink a little wine (scripture) is not . Let me give you a hypothetical but could be true situation . An elderly christian lady goes to her doctor and he informs her that it would be good for her health if she would drink a little wine occasionaly. Now being a devoted christian would you condemn this lady ? Judging is scriptually wrong (sin) , is it not ? And once again I do not drink , do not advocate it and in my OPINION it would be better if you never took a drink ! Want a really gray verse ...To know to do good and do it not , is sin to him . 99.9 % of christians fail at this ! Now if we were perfect then Christ would not have had to come , Amen . If a born again christian is having trouble in any area (drinking, drugs, immoraliy,etc) then he/she needs to take to the Lord and lay it down ! As far as this thread goes I'm done with it and if I have offended any one please forgive me (this you have to do).
