God is looking to train a generation of un-intoxicated men and women to lead and model Christ's righteousness in an intoxicated world. God wants men and women who do not succumb to the intoxicating influences that dull, cloud, neutralize, and inhibit their minds. Any desire, unrestrained by God's grace can become an intoxicating idol. Things like: fashion, comfort, convenience, security, work, sports, and amusements can be as deadly and powerful as addictions to alcohol, drugs, and sex. THERE ARE FOUR SIMPLE, BIBLICAL REASONS THAT I DO NOT DRINK #1: GOD'S WORD ALWAYS CONDEMNS DRUNKENNESS. Drunkenness, and ongoing enslavement to drunkenness called alcoholism, is always condemned in God's Word as a mark of pagans, lost and foolish people, and deserving of eternal destruction. In God's Word drunkenness is associated with tragedy. Whenever the Bible talks about drunkenness it shows that it is the manifestation of depravity. Every illustration of drunkenness in the Bible meets with disaster
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Pastor John Barnett has been devouring the Word of God for over 30 years. John, now the teaching pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan has served congregations in Oklahoma, New England, Georgia and California. He also served on the Faculty of the Master's College...