Alcohol

There are commercials and ads of people drinking alcohol almost everywhere you look. HOLLYWOOD GLAMORIZES IT AS IF IT'S A GOOD THING.

http://www.truthfortheendtime.com/Mp3_Books/mp3books/Copyright/Te/Te02%20Alcohol%20and%20Society.mp3

http://www.gilead.net/egw/books/misc/Temperance/ (CLICK Chapter 4)

Don't people realize that drinking alcohol has put thousands of people in early graves?

ALCOHOL IS A LEGALIZED DRUG BUT IT IS DANGEROUS, HARMFUL TO THE BODY, AND SOMETHING THAT CAUSES SO MANY PROBLEMS.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE BIBLE SPEAKS AGAINST IT?

Proverbs 20:1 – Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 23:31 – Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

Following are a few quotes from Ellen White, you can go online and read the whole chapter regarding alcohol. Chapter 3 and 6....here is the link:

http://text.egwwritings.org/publication.php?pubtype=Book&bookCode=Te&lang=en&collection=2&section=all&pagenumber=43

Temperance, Page 36 – The Only Safe Course—How many frightful accidents occur through the influence of drink...What is the portion of this terrible intoxicant that any man can take, and be safe with the lives of human beings? He can be safe only as he abstains from drink. He should not have his mind confused with drink. No intoxicant should pass his lips; then if disaster comes, men in responsible places can do their best, and meet their record with satisfaction, whatever may be the issue.”  —The Review and Herald, May 29, 1894.

Temperance, Page 44 – “And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations: and that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.”

Here we have the plainest directions of God, and his reasons for prohibiting the use of wine; that their power of discrimination and discernment might be clear, and in no way confused; that their judgment might be correct, and they be ever able to discern between the clean and unclean. Another reason of weighty importance why they should abstain from anything which would intoxicate, is also given.

Page 52, Divine Warnings—The Lord cannot bear much longer with an intemperate and perverse generation. There are many solemn warnings in the Scriptures against the use of intoxicating liquors. In the days of old, when Moses was rehearsing the desire of Jehovah concerning His people, there were uttered against the drunkard the following words:

“And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: the Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and His jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.”

Solomon Says: “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” “Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”

Page 54 – His (God) forbidding the use of intoxicating beverages is not an exercise of arbitrary authority. He seeks to restrain men, in order that they may escape from the evil results of indulgence in wine and strong drink. Degradation, cruelty, wretchedness, and strife follow as the natural results of intemperance. God has pointed out the consequences of following this course of evil. This He has done that there may not be a perversion of His laws, and that men may be spared the widespread misery resulting from the course of evil men who, for the sake of gain, sell maddening intoxicants. —Drunkenness and Crime, pages 4-6.

(1) Jesus did not turn water into intoxicating wine. That wine He made was the “pure blood of the grape.”

(2) Which is none other than “grape juice,” also referred to as the NEW WINE,

(3) meaning it's not aged or fermented.

ALCOHOL, WHETHER IT BE BEER, WINE, OR LIQUOR CAUSES SO MANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS:
90% of prisoners are those who have learned how to drink.

• Abuse on Women
• Abused Children
• Brain Cells Damaged
• Causes Cancer
• Cheating spouses - many do this while under the influence
• Crime is at an all high during the hours when people mostly drink
• Doubles women's risk for breast cancer
• Drinking also worsens Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Stress, Heart Disease, and so many other medical conditions
• Inhibitions are let go of
• Liver Failure
• Many call off of work because of hang overs, causing businesses to lose lots of money
• Many children starving in America because alcoholic parents spend their last $ on something to drink
• Murders are committed by most who are under the influence of alcohol
• Robberies are increased
• Thousands dead due to drunk drivers
• Thousands of aborted babies from drunken sex/one-night stands
• Violence is highly increased due to the consumption of alcohol
• Weight Gain is caused from drinking alcohol

“Houses of prostitution, dens of vice, criminal courts, prisons, almshouses, insane asylums, hospitals, all are, to a great degree, filled as a result of the liquor seller's work...” {MH 338.3}

If you drink, pledge not to drink...or let's pledge to get others to pledge not to drink. Think of all the misery that could be checked. Think of the millions of dollars that could be saved.

PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THAT “DRUNKARDS WILL NOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.”

1.  Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 23:29-35
2.  Deuteronomy 32:14
3.  Matthew 9:17; Isaiah 65:8; Matthew 26:29
4.  1 Corinthians 6:9-10
5.  Habakkuk 2:15

***KJV only!!! All others have changed or omitted.
***I used to drink every day for years. If I can quit, anyone can quit.

HOW TO QUIT:

• Pray
• Drink lots of water
• Eat healthful foods, such as plenty of fruit, vegetables, nuts, and grains
• Pray, Pray, Pray when you quit

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