Never talk against ‘legalism’: call it tenderness of conscience Legality [Legalism], with most who use that term, really means tenderness of conscience. There is no propriety in the word if one would take it for seeking justification by works. Considering, therefore, how hard it is to fix the meaning of that odd term, and how …
This evil in the Church and the world is the stumbling-block of iniquity over which thousands of professors are falling away from God, and tens of thousands of the masses are being plunged into endless perdition. … When a man that was well known as among the most successful in promoting the interests of the …
Phoebe Palmer: Alcohol ‘This evil in the church’ Read More »
See also: Bible says be sober again and again. Total Abstinence: Free Presbyterian Church, Ireland standard of abstinence on our church members… By abstaining we express our liberty, purity, testimony, and community… Our standards … tell the weakest saint among us that we care enough for him to banish even the possibility of our causing …
Do Presbyterians Drink Alcohol? Presbyterian Church vs Alcohol Read More »
The Journal of Clinical Oncology itself says: “non-drinkers or individuals who choose not to imbibe should not be encouraged otherwise,” Also it says: “Alcohol intake is associated with increased risk of breast cancer.” Now is that really any grounds to “Raise a toast”?
‘Researchers found that people with hangovers posed a danger to themselves and others long after their blood alcohol levels had returned to normal. Reduced cognitive abilities hampered routine day-to-day activities such as driving or office work.’ David Morgan, 2000, ‘Study: Light-to-Moderate Drinkers Hurting Selves, Society’, ‘Hangovers Cost $148B a Year’, Reuters. ‘87%’ alcohol problems ‘…Fifty-four …
Kava: the drug ruining the Pacific The drug has been introduced to Australia – as if Australia did not already have enough problems from alcohol and other drugs. (Piper methysticum is known as kava or yaqona.) Kava: psychotic effect clouds judgement People ignore kava’s horrid taste, and unfortunately drink it for the sake of its …
Kava drinking: serving a holy God yet practising a dirty habit Read More »
Firstly: nobody is disputing that alcoholic wines existed (but non-fortified). Yet here is some of the evidence why anybody who wished to avoid all alcoholic wine was able to avoid this type in Biblical times. …the Roman writer Cato, in his treatise On Agriculture, gave this prescription: ‘If you wish to keep new wine sweet …
Some ancient wines not even mildly intoxicating. Others were intoxicating. Read More »
See also: Bible says be sober again and again. WHEREAS, Years of research confirm biblical warnings that alcohol use leads to physical, mental, and emotional damage (e.g., Proverbs 23:29-35); and WHEREAS, Alcohol use has led to countless injuries and deaths on our nation’s highways; and WHEREAS, The breakup of families and homes can be directly …
No Drinking: Southern Baptist Convention – Resolution on Alcohol (2006) Read More »
Giving at one view Version, Criticism, and Exposition, in regard to all passages of Holy Writ bearing on ‘wine’ and ‘strong drink,’ or illustrating the principles of the temperance reformation. By Dr. Frederic Richard Lees, F.S.A. and Rev. Dawson Burns, M.A., 1870, National Temperance Society and Publication House, New York. View Contents on books.google.com (1868 …
The Temperance Bible-Commentary – Dr. F.R. Lees & Rev. D. Burns Read More »
The head of WA’s [Western Australia’s] Aboriginal Health Council is calling for alcohol to be made illegal in indigenous communities across the State as the Government considers implementing liquor bans in at least three more townships. Henry Councillor said the early success of a complete alcohol ban imposed on the remote east Kimberley outpost of …