The title of my piece today is the same as that of an article in
Redemption Tidings some 35 years ago by the mighty David
Wilkerson.
He was wrong then and Rev. Mark Creech is wrong
now.
There are more injunctions in the
Scriptures against abuse of food than there are against alcohol - so who is
suggesting that we should all quit eating?
God gave us
alcohol.
Christ turned water into wine, the Bible
does not condemn alcohol per se,the
Communion is celebrated with wine - even if your Church substitutes it with
Ribena!
If you cannot control your drinking -
GIVE IT UP! AA will help.
The advice I have given to countless
young people who will simply never shun alcohol just because a few adults tell
them to has long been:- 'Alcohol is a good friend and an evil
enemy.'
(You could say the self same thing about
the Internet!)
If we lecture youngsters to avoid
smoking, drinking and drugs - and they then see the positive side of alcohol,
perhaps even in their own homes, why should they believe us on the other
two?
Sorry. But this is well-intentioned but,
nonetheless, still poor advice.
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