1 Cor. 15:34 instructs : get sober – eknēphō! Likewise Joel 1:5 (Sept.) also says people got sober – eknēphō! This is certainly not “moderate drinking!” 1 Cor. 15:32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we …
Daniel was absent from king Belshazzar’s boozy feast (Daniel 5) until he was summoned to read the writing on the wall. That very night the Chaldean king was killed (Dan. 5:30). The lady of kingdoms did not think it necessary to be sober because she trusted in her own military might, not in the Lord. …
Babylon ‘Lady of Kingdoms’ was not sober and was overthrown in a moment Read More »
NOEL PEARSON: Well, I think that there’s not been a proper confrontation with the drivers of these problems. There’s been an unwillingness, for example, to make the connection between grog and the abuse. And, you know, these problems go back a long way. I come with a great deal of scepticism about many of the …
The abuse of grog and violence are epidemics their own right, not merely symptoms of underlying social and psychological problems. Data shows a lot of violent offending is linked to alcohol … We must continue to improve the effectiveness of our approaches, and the QPC should consider what can be done to reduce alcohol and …
Safety of aboriginal kids trumps so-called right to drink – says Cape York Institute Read More »
The story of the Anglican Aboriginal Churches in the Northern Territory cannot be told without including Gumbuli. He was the first Aboriginal person to be ordained as priest in the NT, and only the 2nd Anglican Aboriginal priest in Australia. He was respected by many at Ngukurr for standing against alcohol being brought into the …
Gumbuli Wurramara aboriginal elder of Arnhem Land standing against alcohol Read More »
Eph. 5:17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. [See Prov. 20:1 “… whoever is led astray by it is not wise”.] Eph. 5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is {asōtia} dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit (NKJV) Spirit The original Greek term …
Ephesians 5:18 unsaved drunk but saved inhale the Spirit Read More »
See also: Bible says be sober again and again. See also: Total Abstinence: Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia (2016) ‘alcohol, tobacco, other harmful drugs … we deplore the industry …’ (WMC Australia) ‘…We believe that the sale and of tobacco, alcohol and other nonmedicinal drugs is a social evil which is draining and corrupting to …
Wesleyan Church beliefs on drinking alcohol (1843-2022) Read More »