Social drinking?

[Steve Epley]

Yea or Nay?

Of course y'all know how I would feel. Do you find it acceptable?

[Abiding Now]

Yea! I've been know to share a mug at Starbucks.

[n david]

No. The term "slippery slope" is used a lot in jest here, but it's true. What starts as social drinking leads to other things.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

Yea! I've been know to share a mug at Starbucks.

[Carl]

Nay. I heard enough preaching growing up against any. Brother Hyde always said every alcoholic starts out as a social drinker.

[good samaritan]

Although scripture doesn't explicitly teach against drinking socially and some might would even argue that Paul suggested it to Timothy. There is enough teaching against the effects of alcohol that we can teach against it. Not to mention there are so many coming out of drugs and alcohol addiction that it would probably destroy them to face it within the church. Whether or not it is a sin for certain, many may argue, but it is very harmful and I can't find any good.

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

Although scripture doesn't explicitly teach against drinking socially and some might would even argue that Paul suggested it to Timothy. There is enough teaching against the effects of alcohol that we can teach against it. Not to mention there are so many coming out of drugs and alcohol addiction that it would probably destroy them to face it within the church. Whether or not it is a sin for certain, many may argue, but it is very harmful and I can't find any good.

And you have stated the reasoning that libs (not necessarily you) use to slam ANY kind of standards.

[n david]

For a time a couple years ago, I would drink a glass of wine. Mostly with a couple friends at dinner or just my wife and I in the evening. I became convicted when one of the friends used that liberty to become drunk and started drinking hard liquor.

I regret ever allowing it.

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by n david

For a time a couple years ago, I would drink a glass of wine. Mostly with a couple friends at dinner or just my wife and I in the evening. I became convicted when one of the friends used that liberty to become drunk and started drinking hard liquor.

I regret ever allowing it.

That's got to be an awful burden to bear.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Yea or Nay?

Of course y'all know how I would feel. Do you find it acceptable?

I can't add to the Bible so I'd have to say moderation is the key.

The Bible plainly teaches against drunkeness, not occasional drinking in moderation.