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Last Updated on : November 23, 2014

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DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD
A Short Treatise On Standards For Christadelphians

Drinking

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Drinking is another practice which has become accepted in some circles of Christadelphia today. It is not uncommon for liquor to be served at weddings, or for brethren to drink openly and socially with each other -- something which was not done even a generation ago.

Jesus issued a specific warning to saints of the last days when he spoke of the dangers they would face: "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (gluttony), and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares ... watch ye therefore and pray always" (Lk. 21:34-36). 'Wining and dining' is widespread and, in its present proportions, a peculiarity of our age.

Drinking reduces one's power of thinking. How can one "watch" with a dull mind? Business can take a brother to luncheons where drink is served. There is the temptation to partake in order to be sociable. In such circumstances, a brother should firmly, but politely, make his position known from the outset.

Habitual drinking can lead to one becoming an alcoholic and even brethren have been caught in the stranglehold of alcohol. This fact should be a warning to us to refrain. We might think that we are strong and have this matter under control, but the day could come when it controls us. No alcoholic would ev er have believed, when he took his first drink, that he would become addicted. Consider Paul's warnings: "Be not deceived; neither fornicators . . . nor drunkards . . . shall inherit the kingdom of God" (I Cor. 6:9, 10); and again: "Let us walk honestly ("decently" - margin), as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness" (Rom. 13:13).

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