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Hello Eric,
This may be a silly question, but I am teaching a bible study for the first time and we looked at Proverbs 31 last week, and we got to verses 5-9, and I was wondering if you could tell me what you think we are supposed to take from those verses?
I would appreciate as quick of a reply as possible because I have my Bible study within the next hour. Thanks.
-Laura
Hi Laura,
I love your name! Laura is one of my favorite girl names. I've always liked it.
About your question. Sorry I couldn't get to it sooner, but I worked today and am now just getting to answering my email.
As a casual drinker myself, I would say that those verses speak of leaders not to be drunk. Leaders, as well as the masses, need to drink in moderation, to know their limits, and not cross them! The bible does not condemn drinking, but it does condemn drunkenness. Being out of control, whether it is through alcohol, drugs, or whathaveyou, is a sin. Even Jesus drank alcoholic beverages, and of course, so did the apostle Paul on occasion. Again, drinking is not the sin, but sinning due to your lack of control, is. So, the lesson here in Proverbs 31:5-9 is to learn self-control, and not to overstep those boundries each of us know we have.
Alcohol can be a blessing or a curse, and it all depends on how you use it. Like money, alcohol is a tool for good or for evil. Like most things in life, its how you USE the tools you're given that determines whether it is sin or not-sin.
I hope this helps, Laura.
Eric
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| Comment | Hey Eric, I'm pleased to hear that you like my name. I like it to. First, let me thank you for answering my question, and second I have a follow up question. You say that you are a casual drinker, so I would like to say something about that because that is something that is always brought up in my life, and I would like to hear your opinion. The Bible does only say not to get drunk, but what about your testimony? What about the people out there that only know you for the simple fact that you are a person of faith and they see you drink, and either assume you are a hyprocrite or that they assume it is okay to drink, and they don't know their limits, which causes them to get drunk and so on and so forth. I'm not asking this to offend you in any way, I'm just curious on what you would respond to those situations. Thanks for taking the time to help me out. Hope to hear from you soon. -Laura | ||
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Hello to you! I love discussing many doctrinal subjects regarding God`s rationale for creating us like he did and our value to him. Also, I enjoy discussing things from the Atheist`s perspective too. I take the view that the Bible is not inerrant, that it has errors which are easy to prove, but I also believe that much in the Bible is God`s Word to humanity.
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