A Biblical Look at Social Drinking Part 3
The “Health” Argument The fourth argument to be examined in this series on “social drinking” is the “health” argument. If drinking alcoholic beverages is healthful to one’s body, then drinking alcoholic beverages contributes to responsible stewardship of one’s body. Certainly, responsible stewardship of one’s body is part of Christian living (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 4:2). However, is the recreational drinking of alcoholic bever...
Am I a Radical?
Recently I read an article by a brother-in-Christ who maintained that Christians were coming out of “liberalism” and “radicalism”. Now I know I am not a liberal (“loosing what God has not loosed”) but I do disagree with this brother on certain issues. He might even maintain that I was a radical (“one who takes an extreme position”). It is a sad day in spiritual Israel when one is called a “radical” for striving to stay wi...
A Biblical Look at Social Drinking Part 2
Last month, we began an examination of “social drinking,” the consumption of alcoholic beverages in relatively moderate amounts, in light of the facts. It was seen that although moderate drinking may be better than excessive drinking in some respects, Scriptural principles forbid recreational drinking of alcoholic beverages in any quantity. This month, we will consider two additional arguments advanced in behalf of “social drinking.” The Social Custom Argument One argu...