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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