Tag: alcohol in the bible
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Daily Devotional: Ephesians 5:11-21
The calling on the life of the Christian is to form the world positively. We are instructed not to participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness—what Paul has already called immoral, impure, and covetous. Unfruitfulness is evil. Before we take this too far and become workaholics, we do recognize that rest to the proper degree…
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Cheers! A Response to P31 Momma and The Church at Sunsites
Normally, I would respond to someone privately, even if their comments were as public as yours. Scripture teaches us to, if we see sin in a brother or sister that needs to be addressed, go to them in private to share our concerns. Instead, you posted some very public and hateful comments on the YouTube…
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John Abstained, Jesus Drank, Haters Hated
We are in the midst of Matthew’s section describing the kingdom of Heaven. So far, we have seen that Christ’s kingdom is a kingdom of priests and of prestige even for the least. In tonight’s text, Jesus juxtaposes the kingdom of Heaven with the kingdom of this world. We will see what sets the church…