SHOULD BIBLE BELIEVING CHURCHES REQUIRE ABSTINENCE FROM ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?

Feb/09/09 07:32

Enlarged February 9, 2009 (first published March 2, 2006) (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org) - Through the years I have received letters and e-mails from pastors who are challenged by people in regard to requiring church members to abstain from alcoholic beverages. The following is a compilation of a couple of these that I have received. I received an e-mail from a pastor who said that he is counseling some people in his church about the issue of wine. After reading the late Bruce Lackey’s article “Did Jesus Make Alcoholic Wine?” some said they did not agree with his reasoning and would not give up drinking unless they could see that this is something that is clearly taught in Scripture. COMPILATION OF LETTERS FROM PASTORS ABOUT REQUIRING ABSTINENCE FROM ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Hello, Brother Cloud: We recently did a study on wine and I used your Way of Life Encyclopedia study which Dr. Bruce Lackey wrote.
I must say I was quite taken back with some of the responses and questions that arose, and I’m struggling Read More...