Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! Isaiah 5:11
"Pastor Ed Young Jr., the senior pastor of Fellowship Church, a 30,000-member multisite megachurch spread across Texas and Florida, has challenged his congregation to commit to abstaining from alcohol for 30 days in a quest to have a ‘Dry April’.
Bringing out a six-pack of Budweiser and pouring the contents of a beer into a mug, he taught through both sides of the issue while congregants sat transfixed, wondering whether or not he would take a swig from the stage.
Young ultimately concluded that while it would be a sin to get drunk or drink to excess, giving multiple reasons why it’s unwise and not a good idea, “the Bible does give us liberty—freedom—regarding consuming beverage alcohol.”
Young encouraged those who choose not to drink not to look down upon or judge those who do. In the same way, Young asked that those who drink do not make assumptions about those who abstain from alcohol.
“Rather than drinking every day, consuming alcohol is best on an occasional basis.”
Young closed the sermon with a prayer from the Quakers before challenging his congregation to embark on a Dry April to see if, for some of them, it wouldn’t change their life."
"Pastor Ed Young Jr., the senior pastor of Fellowship Church, a 30,000-member multisite megachurch spread across Texas and Florida, has challenged his congregation to commit to abstaining from alcohol for 30 days in a quest to have a ‘Dry April’.
Young ultimately concluded that while it would be a sin to get drunk or drink to excess, giving multiple reasons why it’s unwise and not a good idea, “the Bible does give us liberty—freedom—regarding consuming beverage alcohol.”
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| From the "Really" File |
“Rather than drinking every day, consuming alcohol is best on an occasional basis.”
Young closed the sermon with a prayer from the Quakers before challenging his congregation to embark on a Dry April to see if, for some of them, it wouldn’t change their life."
Protestia
REALLY?
