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In comparison, Peter said that before his conversion it was not unusual for him to get drunk (I Peter 4:3). After his conversion, however, Peter calls in no uncertain terms for Christians to "be sober". (I Peter 4:7). | In comparison, Peter said that before his conversion it was not unusual for him to get drunk (I Peter 4:3). After his conversion, however, Peter calls in no uncertain terms for Christians to "be sober". (I Peter 4:7). | ||
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*The New Testament replaces the blessing of wine, found in the Old Testament, with the blessing of the Holy Spirit. | |||
*Intoxication was condemned in the Old Testament. | |||
*When you buy a bottle of beer, you are supporting the advertising of that product by whatever means and methods the manufacturer chooses. | |||
*The children of Israel abstained from wine for 40 years before they went into the promised land. | |||
*Alcohol deceives (impairs judgement), | |||
*Alcohol is often in the posession of a wrongdoer. | |||
*Some people are recovering alcoholics, and Christians should be good examples to them. | |||
*Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament, priests were not allowed to consume alcohol while performing their duties in the temple. | |||
*Alcohol is accepted for use as a medicine in the New Testament. | |||
*Jesus left us the example that ''I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.'' (Matthew 26:29) | |||
All of these reasons are Biblical support for William Branham's routine condemnation of the moderate consumption of alcohol by Christians. | |||
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