so i read "mere Christianity" by c.s. lewis. it was a quick read. i liked it because it reminded me of his banter in "chronicles of narnia". but that also distracted me from what he was saying. overall, i was uninterested when i read it. gasp. i felt kind of bad because it's one of the most famous books on Christianity but, honestly, i don't see the big deal. don't get me wrong, he had great things to say but you had to strip away a ton of filler to find it. but there was a passage that literally made me laugh out loud.
a great many people seem to think that if you are a Christian yourself you should try to make divorce difficult for everyone. i do not think that. at least i know i should be very angry if the Mohammedans [muslims] tried to prevent the rest of us from drinking wine.
first of all, i agree with this statement. second, i read it to my mom and she said that Christians can't drink either. she has a drink [wine] every once in a while. i say this because she wouldn't deny it if you asked.
personally, i don't think it's a sin to drink. i believe that God will be extremely disappointed if we get drunk because He speaks against being drunkards. but drinking? no. only to specific people did He say something and some people decided not to drink on their and God's terms. but alcohol was/is a prominent role in Jewish culture and it was in the Early Church culture. but it was corrupted (like everything). so people got prude and made it a sin.
i think that your ability to drink should seriously taken to God in prayer because He can guide you. you might be more prone to be an alcoholic and not know it. i try to go to God for guidance in personal gray areas because He knows my life better than i do/
eat. drink. be merry.
but, above all, ask God.
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