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Does beer qualify as "strong drink?"

I got a rupture breakin' a mare in '87. That was pretty close.

Drinking wine is the least of my worries. Don't think there is any sin with it. Too much boozing often leads to all kind of badness so thinking that would be sinful. But too much of most things tend to be sinful.

Depends on how weak the drinker might be.

Does a pitcher of beer, 2' of garden hose, a funnel, and a $50 hooker rate as sinful?

Only in Nebraska, I think. In the army, there's medals for such occassions.

I don't mean to make light of the topic (well, maybe a lil'). I have often wondered about this too. I know people who just can't seem to fit moderate drinking into their list of what a good christian does. Only abstinence is considered "holly." One baptist preacher I've known since high school considers it a deal breaker. I've known his wife since elementary school, and we all get along real well except for the fact that there's beer in my refrigerator.

"Does a pitcher of beer, 2' of garden hose, a funnel, and a $50 hooker rate as sinful?"

i'd say the potential certainly is there ...

Depends on what the hose and funnel are to be used for.

My bottom line for sin is does it turn your attention from God to other "things"? If it does, it's a sin, because idolatry follows. But we also have to accept that sin happens, to everyone about something. That's one point Jesus explained to those who felt if they kept the law they were sinless. No man occupies that classification. And that's why we need Him, as he bumps us into that class no matter how little we deserve it.

If He can save me, and He did, He can save anybody. I've been veddy, veddy baaaaaaaaad: Once upon a time.

me and thee, rd.

Not if the hooker is pouring the beer in the funnel with the hose attached draining it into the sink and she is by herself at the time.

Ok, then I want the 50 bucks.

Never seen that quote before. Must be an original.

A variation on a theme.........

Paul describes as weak and immature those legalistic Christians who believe that they cannot indulge in certain activities which are not of themselves sinful and tells us to be careful not to cause them to sin by causing them to transgress their weak consience.It is obvious however that we cannot allow their weakness to define sin for everyone for then the whole Body falls into legalism.

Of course those who understand the second chapter of Colossians recognize the same principle as applying to the keeping of traditions like Christmas and Easter........Time to go find my asbestos undies

I don't know but that big can each you packed up to 10,000 ft. sure hit the spot.

Tastes good after three days of cooling in a stream and three days of treking with rifle in tow, don't it, FVA? I'm heading back to our camp in September. The outfitter got permission to move his camp into that valley. I'm heading back east into the "stinky" side of the divide first thing, gonna leave boot prints all over that place. This might be my last hurrah out there. The cost, now that I'm unhorsed and a non-resident, is crazy. Besides that, I must be drinking too much milk lately because my mass seems to be shifting.

I don't think so but we had our first drunken chicken tonight and discovered it was great!

That's a good post, worth repeating.

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Dan

I think it was a great post. The following I took exception to.

"I would not eat steak in front of a vegetarian who believed, in his heart of hearts, that eating meat was a sin against God."

This person would probably be getting the "don't try to be legalistic with me" speech, while I ate a prime rib or other steak right there. I get enough of this from people who are liberal do gooders but don't believe in God. A Christian should know enough about the Bible not to claim such malarky. I don't mean that as an attempt to offend them, just that such a saying and stand being applied to me (you don't do that because I think it's wrong) offends me.

I understand that the concept may seem the same as having a glass of wine in front of someone who is weak in that area, but there must be some line that we mark in the sand and say "No further". This example is over that line for me.

I believe this is what the person explains later in the post. What I would add is that if there was ever any question about a circumstance or place as far as the properness of any drink (or action, for that matter), it is always safer and more "Christ-like" to abstain. But the danger of offending some "long tongued woman (or man)" in the area would not be high on my list of concerns.