Do you agree with Ellen's application of the passage she quoted?

Also, do you agree with the following inspired insights:

MM: Perhaps a better way of expressing that would be to say that EGW is putting words in God's mouth, because I cannot find a single example in Scripture of God "expressly forbiding" the use of alcohol.

Please, if you find one, let me know.

"And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: and that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses."

PS - JAK, do you trust your understanding and application of Scripture more than you do Ellen's?

So, if God doesn't "expressly forbid" something, that means there is nothing wrong with it?

Does the same go for smoking? Do you see anything wrong with it?

kland, I perceive thou art a classic SDA: One extreme or the other, no middle ground.

You ask "What's wrong with smoking?" From a salvation perspective - nothing. We are saved by grace, through faith. Ephesians 2:8 From a health perspective - lots. It'll kill you.