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1、ALCOHOLTOABSTAINORTODRINKPastorDavidWarnerFaithfulBaptistChurchOmak,WashingtonIntroduction:Thislessonisnotexaminingtheword“wine”intheBible,butalreadyassumesthatthereaderunderstandsthatwinecanmeaneitherfermentedorunfermented.ThislessonfocusesontheissueofwhetherornottheBiblemakesaclearmand
2、ateonabstainingfromanyalcoholornot.Thisisnotafullreviewofallpassagesdealingwithalcohol,justthepassagesthatteachonabstinenceofit.Thefollowingaremanypassagesexamined,andlater,interestingqueriesonthesubject.Jer35:8,14,18,19ThushaveweobeyedthevoiceofJonadabthesonofRechabourfatherinallthatheh
3、athchargedus,todrinknowineallourdays,we,ourwives,oursons,norourdaughters;ThewordsofJonadabthesonofRechab,thathecommandedhissonsnottodrinkwine,areperformed;foruntothisdaytheydrinknone,butobeytheirfather'scommandment:notwithstandingIhavespokenuntoyou,risingearlyandspeaking;butyehearkenedno
4、tuntome.AndJeremiahsaiduntothehouseoftheRechabites,ThussaiththeLORDofhosts,theGodofIsrael;BecauseyehaveobeyedthecommandmentofJonadabyourfather,andkeptallhisprecepts,anddoneaccordinguntoallthathehathcommandedyou:ThereforethussaiththeLORDofhosts,theGodofIsrael;JonadabthesonofRechabshallnot
5、wantamantostandbeforemeforever.Theyweretototallyabstainfrom“wine”.Theirfathercommandedit.Why?Justtobe“odd”.Thatwouldbelikesaying“don’tdrinkorangejuiceallyourdays”.Hecommandedittoseparatehisfamilyfromevil.BecauseofthisobediencetheyweregreatlyblessedbyGod.Itsurelycouldn’thavebeenjusttheact
6、ofobediencealone,foriftheywouldhaveobeyedtheirfatherinnotdrinkingorangejuicealltheirdays,thatsurelywouldnotbetoospecialtoGodtoblesstheminthisfashion.Therehadtobesomethingmoreimpressive.Thatcanonlybeansweredbytheavoidingofsin;i.e.alcohol,anditseffects.Lev10:8-11AndtheLORDspakeuntoAaron,sa
7、ying,Donotdrinkwinenorstrongdrink,thou,northysonswiththee,whenyegointothetabernacleofthecongregation,lestyedie:itshallbeastatuteforeverthroughoutyourgenerations:Andthatyemayputdifferencebetweenholyandunholy,andbetweenuncleanandclean;AndthatyemayteachthechildrenofIsraelall