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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
[Re: Mountain Man]
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11/28/12 05:36 AM
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Jesus commands us not to drink alcoholic beverages (wine and strong drink). I'm not going to stress over cough medicine.
Umm...? Umm.... How about cooking with wine? Not going to stress over cooking with wine. My judgment has never been impaired because I used cough medicine or cooked with wine. This calls to mind the philosophy of not majoring in minors. This philosophy seems supported by the following quote to a certain degree. The less the attention is called to the stomach after a meal, the better. If you are in constant fear that your food will hurt you, it most assuredly will. Forget self, and think of something cheerful. {CH 53.2} Blessings, Green Cochoa.
We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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11/28/12 01:37 PM
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And the drunk in the gutter says he agrees with you two. He says his judgment has never been impaired.
That little bit won't hurt you.
Yes and no. I kind of agree with what you say, but not with the philosophy of attitude.
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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11/28/12 02:31 PM
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Everyone needs to understand their unique, particular weaknesses and look to Jesus to avoid things that will lead to a downfall. My brother cannot cook with wine because having it in the house is too much of a temptation. He's a recovering alcoholic and substance abuser. Cough medicine, however, is not a problem.
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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11/28/12 02:32 PM
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PS - My wife and I do not cook with wine.
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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11/29/12 12:51 PM
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Do you think Ellen White stressed over eating freshly baked bread? For those who can use them, good vegetables, prepared in a healthful manner, are better than soft mushes or porridge. Fruits used with thoroughly cooked bread two or three days old will be more healthful than fresh bread. This, with slow and thorough mastication, will furnish all that the system requires. {CD 108.2}
497. Bread which is two or three days old is more healthful than new bread. Bread dried in the oven is one of the most wholesome articles of diet. {CD 317.2}
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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11/29/12 04:55 PM
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I doubt it.
We should do the best we can. Home grown is better than store bought. Organic is best. Fresh is best. Etc. But we don't stress when we can't do the best. Sometimes we settle for canned fruit.
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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Maybe I should have asked, do you think Ellen White stressed over anything?
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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Maybe I should have asked, do you think Ellen White stressed over anything? Did the prophet Elijah stress over anything before he was eventually translated?
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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If I recall correctly, the question involved what MM defines for the definition of "stress".
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Re: Christian Living & Alcohol
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Those who make bread typically involve alcohol in their cooking. The yeast makes alcohol from the sugar.
Of course, you can avoid this problem by using baking powder, in place of yeast, to raise your bread. This is what Weimar did some years back.
Blessings,
Green Cochoa.
We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
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