Is It Wrong to Drink Alcoholic Beverages?

[mee]

[quote=wil;131775 Do you realize that if JWs across the world do the same and WT doesn't enforce it it may nullify all their copyrights? What does the bible say about this?[/quote]


Its good to know that JW across the world are all doing what Jesus their leader commanded them to do ,in all different ways and settings, unity indeed.



And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”MATTHEW 28;19-20


And especially in this time of the end a great global preaching about GODS KINGDOM and Gods reigning king Jesus christ is going on .

And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come. matthew 24;14



and Jesus has even provided a channel to feed from, matthew 24;45-47



yes unity indeed ,not only in their congregations but the faithful ones spoken of in matthew 24;45-47 are providing many good things to feed from .

so much so ,that abundant knowledge is abundant indeed.


learning how to put ourselves inline with bible teachings is going on all over the world



thats because Jesus is feeding GOOD FOOD

[mee]

is Alcoholism the same as drunkeness?

Drunkenness describes the result of overconsumption


But not everyone who gets drunk is an alcoholic. And not all alcoholics get drunk.

[wil]

Originally Posted by mee

Its good to know that JW across the world are all doing what Jesus their leader commanded them to do ,in all different ways and settings, unity indeed.

For those that don't know the exact scripture. It is Distributions 12:3 And he said to the witnesses present, "Go forth and create pamphlets, distribute them widely, leave them in the screen door handle if the occupants are not present, cut and paste with great abandon..." But so many forget to read, (mayhaps due to prolonged alcohol consumption), Sensibilities 13:6 "It is not wise to berate, cajole, continually beat folks who are already quite spiritual and G!d loving about the head with the same scriptures, while ignoring the rest of the books. This has been shown repeatedly to turn folks who were on the path, and turned them away"

[greymare]

I drink therefore I am.

[Quahom1]

Originally Posted by greymare

I drink therefore I am.

sounds like Irish blood in those veins...

[greymare]

Ive tried to post again but its not working... so this is a bogus try.

[greymare]

it worked. yay. Irish blood, yes and alot of others,,,, Im a heinz variety, mongrel mob..... bit of everything, i wanted to be from a more exotic breed but you just cant help genetic eh???? LOL. Love the whiskey, Love theGrey

[mee]

Originally Posted by wil

For those that don't know the exact scripture. It is Distributions 12:3 And he said to the witnesses present, "Go forth and create pamphlets, distribute them widely, leave them in the screen door handle if the occupants are not present, cut and paste with great abandon..." But so many forget to read, (mayhaps due to prolonged alcohol consumption), Sensibilities 13:6 "It is not wise to berate, cajole, continually beat folks who are already quite spiritual and G!d loving about the head with the same scriptures, while ignoring the rest of the books. This has been shown repeatedly to turn folks who were on the path, and turned them away"

its always best to stick to the bible rather than making up our own thoughts, the bible has a great effect on a person ,it is discribed as a two edged sword.

"The word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints and their marrow, and is able to discern thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)

[mee]

Originally Posted by wil

But so many forget to read,"

and some take it in and thrive ,

This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ. JOHN 17;3



But getting back to drinking achoholic drinks ,

(Ecclesiastes 2:3) I explored with my heart by cheering my flesh even with wine, while I was leading my heart with wisdom, even to lay hold on folly until I could see what good there was to the sons of mankind in what they did under the heavens for the number of the days of their life.

[Bruce Michael]

Considering the well documented damage alcohol does to the brain's frontal lobe, we can now declare the statement:
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" to be a "Hobson's Choice".

[greymare]

I rather like that observation, brucey. (who is hobson?)

[mee]

Originally Posted by greymare

I rather like that observation, brucey. (who is hobson?)

Hobson's choice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered, and one may refuse to take that option.

[mee]

Is It Wrong to Drink Alcoholic Beverages?


not according to the bible nice drop of red YUM YUM


(Ecclesiastes 9:7) Go, eat your food with rejoicing and drink your wine with a good heart, because already the [true] God has found pleasure in your works.



(Ecclesiastes 10:19) Bread is for the laughter of the workers, and wine itself makes life rejoice; but money is what meets a response in all things.

[greymare]

not being disrespectful, but why is it only wine mentioned? never anything else. wasnt other alcohol around in those days??/ im curious. (Obviously not cocktails and liquers but you get my drift) I am asking a serious question by the way.

[mee]

Originally Posted by greymare

not being disrespectful, but why is it only wine mentioned? never anything else. wasnt other alcohol around in those days??/ im curious. (Obviously not cocktails and liquers but you get my drift) I am asking a serious question by the way.

The Bible establishes clearly that from ancient times wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages have been consumed. (Genesis 27:25; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Nahum 1:10)

i found 2 places where beer is mentioned


Although they are being interwoven even as thorns and they are drunken as with their wheat beer,(Or, “their liquor.” )they will certainly be devoured like stubble fully dry......NAHUM 1;10


Their wheat beer( Or, “Their liquor.” Heb., sov·’am′.)being gone, they have positively treated [woman] as a harlot. Her shielders have positively loved
dishonor. Hosea 4:18