Tuesday, January 7, 2014

On drinking

A few days ago I read something about drinking or not on this page:
http://www.nathanrouse.org/2014/01/01/a-caution-for-every-christian-that-drinks-alcohol/

Here is what I think about the article:

I don't drink, so I am not defending drinking and I do not personally know anyone related to this article, the issue is that the church experience that most of us live its lived through suburbia cultural and political presuppositions, we are ok with something and disagree with something else, but use the bible to justified our views cultural and political and our lack of compassion, because we think compassion means end of the year altruism. We are prompted to point out what we dont agree and cite the bible for that, like if the bible was a book not intended for the broken and for sinners. The problem with our church culture is not what happens in church, if we clap or not, if the music is fast or slow,  the problem is what happens right after church on Sundays and it starts right at Golden Corral, Furs Café and Lins' Garden Chinese buffet, we dont live and dont like what we preach. What if we were to change the sin/habit and use the word glutton. Any word on gluttony? Could we use your own questions and replace references to alcoholic beverages for gluttony and/or excess of food intake? or would that be insensitive and unchristian? Would it be preaching material in our church culture?

How would we react to:


Do you highlight or joke about your destructive eating habbits in person or on social media (posting pictures of your pizza hut grilled stuffed burrito super combo, 4 layer whoppers or Happy meal with extra 20k calories)? Do you eat in excess in public when there’s a good chance you might meet someone struggling with eating problems or eating disorders?

Like it or not, people hold Christians to a higher standard (as they should). Do you love eating so much that you’re willing to let your witness be tarnished? Do you love your “freedom” so much that you could
care less how it affects another brother or sister?

This isn’t about rules being broken. This is about loving our brother and sister enough to limit our freedom in Christ so as to not cause  them to stumble.
Would you consider this truth?

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