Deuteronomy 14:26 simply refers to wine and fruit-cider (yayin and shekhar) at a feast. The Hebrew text does not specify ‘hard’ cider. Hard cider recieves no specific endorsement. “wine, and cider” (Deut. 14:26, Wycliffe’s Bible With Modern Spelling) See also: Bible says be sober again and again. Grape juice already called yayin (wine) in the …
Interviewer: “Mr Bradman, you must have a wonderful physique to be capable of endurance required in your amazing world’s record.” Don Bradman: “Well, I don’t think so. I don’t think my physique is any different to anybody else’s. I think one of the main reasons why I am able to carry on so long is …
‘Even One Drink’ ‘There is no safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Even one drink risks the health of an unborn baby.’ ‘Pregnant? Don’t Drink. Period.’ American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004, adapted from materials provided by the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, http://www.aap.org/advocacy/chm98fet.htm
‘The drugs in a man’s system may lead to lower birth weight, birth defects or serious illnesses for the child after birth.’ ‘Men are advised to stop using alcohol and other drugs at least three months before attempting fertilization.’ Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, 1999, ‘Paternal Contribution to Birth Defects’, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome …
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George Foreman says: how I quit drinking – former heavyweight boxing champion On my nineteenth birthday, I got so drunk that I couldn’t remember what happened that night. The next day, I ran into my friend who had been badly beaten up. He had a swollen eye and other bruises. I asked what happened. “Don’t …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …