Comments on: Can Christians Drink?

By: I.R.

I.R. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:16:51 +0000

I think You have made a great mistake in your life because of writing this thing!
How can you drink and not be get drunk? When you starting drink a little you become drunk and even a policman stopped you in your car. It is clear.
It is better for you not to write: drink or not drink, smoke or not smoke… But save people who go to hell!

By: Francis

Francis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:51:18 +0000

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By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:50:34 +0000

For me it’s a lifestyle choice. For me I prefer not to drink simply because I don’t want to. For me, ‘what’s so joyful about drinking’, I tasted it before – ‘urgh don’t like the taste’ – is it so joyful to drink? Nah I don’t think so. I prefer not to even if people all around me in a social gathering are. Furthermore it is also the way I was brought up. My father drinks, and the negative impacts early in my childhood taught me drinking is bad. So drinking is bad for me.

If you can drink in moderation, enjoy and not cause trouble or shame to yourself or others then it’s ok for you. If not, just stop. I don’t think there’s a need for much theological debate here. It’s just a lifestyle choice.

In any case, there’s a bible verse that goes ‘in everything you do, do it to the glory of the Lord’. Forgot what verse but this is what I think too.

By: Henry Lee

Henry Lee — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:33:16 +0000

I was always troubled by all those cannot do this & that in the early 80,s years However when I grew up, I learn from the LORD himself that there are actually very few things that He said we cannot do ( no idols worship, no stealing, no adultery). The things we are allowed to do are plenty. Adam in the Garden of Eden can have all the fruits. He just cannot have the One Forbidden Fruit. But don’t blame Adam for eating that. If that day one of us were in the Garden, we would have done the same sin. Jesus still have to come and die for us.

By: David Low

David Low — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:42:59 +0000

This is my first time log in to read the blog by Pastor Kong Hee.
I thank God and praise the Lord for pastor Kong Hee:
> for openly address sensitive issues** facing many sincere christians of different generations: **tattoo; drinking; masturbation; plastic surgery; and racial & religious harmony;
> for his comprehensive research and systematically rationalise his views and advice, and relevant scriptures references; and
> for communicating the wisdom of God throguh his balance and common sense approach.
THANK YOU Pastor Kong Hee! Praise the Lord!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:34:17 +0000

Can anyone share why people like to drink wine? For health like Timothy who had some medical conditions? Or for socializing? Or to show one is “in-the trend”?

Moderation is the key word, but most alcoholic started with moderate drinking…it all start with the first wine/beer. And most people do not know their limit because they have never got drunk before. And before you know it…you are high and than drunk. When one is high, you are unable to judge and decide properly. Hence, drinking more ending in drunkness

The appreciation of the taste of wine is acquired. Most people trying wine for the first time do not really like the taste; just like smoking..the first puff will caused someone to choked…lol

Therefore, why do young people these day like to drink? P-culture or peer pressure? trying to impress? If for health reasons, I think we have more ways to choose from then New testament days, to keep our body healthy rather than using wine.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:57:37 +0000

I think this is a great post Ps Kong. Moderation and not making it a habitual thing is the point.

We should not take this and say it is ok to drink regularly or use it to say it is ok to regularly go have drink for business or pleasure.
In Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whoever goes astray by it is not wise”

By: E

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:52:10 +0000

Like to raise certain issues:

i. I do not think that just because the bible has a “favourable” attitude towards wine, one can say that drinking in moderation is ok is totally wrong. This is too simplistic. Whilst you give a case for wine, please find me a case where scripture encourages drinking of beer and other fermented spirits (these drinks were def around in bible times) and in clubs and pubs for that matter…

ii. Paul was telling Timothy to have a little wine for the stomach – for medicinal purposes definately not for social purposes…

iii. And in ancient Jewish culture – it was the norm for the king or the rich to have many wives and concubines? So just becuase wine drinking was part of othe ancient Jewish culture does not mean we can translate it to present time…

By: I.N.

I.N. — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:01:02 +0000

If you ever see a Good person being punished for no apparent reason, just because he/she do not agree with certain things., then you think again about the one who punish him/her. Life is that simple, Good Guys will eventually win, even though you may not see it coming that quickly. He may remain in a poor family, but sooner or later, other aspects of his life will be improved, WILL BE. Because of the chain reaction he had triggered by performing good deeds.

By: I.N.

I.N. — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:58:18 +0000

A person will only be punished if he/she is committed for a crime. If He/she behaves and lives as a good person, there is no way he/she will be punished. Because Justice favours the Good. :)

Anyway, regardless of what you believe in, as long as in this life you maintain what a Good person should do, you will be rewarded, may not in monetary values, but in terms of afterlife, or your overall well-being.