tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post2906281938837107255..comments2023-05-11T06:38:10.143-07:00Comments on Radon Thoughts: The Tyranny of the "Weaker Brother"Lockheedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-43452007050316874002007-02-27T15:00:00.000-08:002007-02-27T15:00:00.000-08:00Thanks Micah for assuring me that not all who are ...Thanks Micah for assuring me that not all who are pushing for reform of the SBC are like this "gentleman".<BR/>SteveGroseys messageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256060632754175527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-11536123810643801572007-02-26T15:40:00.000-08:002007-02-26T15:40:00.000-08:00"...a celebrated pastor demanded (didn't ask, dema...<I>"...a celebrated pastor demanded (didn't ask, demanded) that my wife and I join him in drinking if we were not legalists."</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, that doesn't sound like the fruit of the Spirit working. :(<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>"After he attempted to draw me into an argument with him on the issue I stated again firmly that he was free to drink whatever he wanted, as long as he allowed us the same Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-59838587778011358802007-02-21T17:45:00.000-08:002007-02-21T17:45:00.000-08:00My wife's mother died of alcohol related causes. ...My wife's mother died of alcohol related causes. One month later (after she died) at dinner a celebrated pastor demanded (didn't ask, demanded) that my wife and I join him in drinking if we were not legalists.<BR/>My wife and I had been abstainers for some years because of the problem her mother experienced.<BR/>I explained why this was not suitable to us, briefly, very aware of my wife's Groseys messageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256060632754175527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-33273494767786660952007-02-16T09:53:00.000-08:002007-02-16T09:53:00.000-08:00Absolutely no doubt that this is a subtle form of ...Absolutely no doubt that this is a subtle form of legalism and it strangles many in the church by placing a higher requirement on them than God does Himself. One example that you can use is in 1Corinthians 11 when the believers were getting drunk on the communion wine... surely it could not have been non-alcoholic or watered down or they would never have gotten drunk in the first place.<BR/>Nutriaboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980789722948332711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-85589142514395703442007-02-15T11:55:00.000-08:002007-02-15T11:55:00.000-08:00Besides, such things are a lot more expensive than...<I>Besides, such things are a lot more expensive than say, water or even soda.</I> <BR/><BR/>Well, this may be true. One of the reasons I enjoy the types of alcoholic beverages I do is because they're not cheap, they're quality drinks and it <B>would</B> be foolish to waste them by getting drunk on them. Plus, the price keeps them as only occasional.<BR/><BR/><I>Perhaps that is what the person Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-39965494262974148422007-02-14T17:17:00.000-08:002007-02-14T17:17:00.000-08:00Well, perhaps it is wise to do so -- for that pers...Well, perhaps it is wise to do so -- for that person. I don't drink largely because I don't think it would be wise <B>for me</B> to do so. I know what the Bible says about getting drunk, for example, and I am afraid that I would enjoy such things too much, and end up getting drunk. Besides, such things are a lot more expensive than say, water or even soda. So, while I will by no means condemn David B. Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278089758893077906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-8545559883893153752007-02-14T10:31:00.000-08:002007-02-14T10:31:00.000-08:00It is always a hot topic when someone suggests tha...It is always a hot topic when someone suggests that it is "ok" to engage in something and yet they abstain from it because it is wise to do so. This suggests that the person who does not abstain is "unwise". This has been concern of mine for a long time and hearing a MacArthur sermon on the radio (basically stating what I've outlined here) spurred me to think this through, the recent discussion Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-91316449976707537542007-02-14T05:29:00.000-08:002007-02-14T05:29:00.000-08:00I wasn't offering a critique of what you said, eit...I wasn't offering a critique of what you said, either positive or negative with my post -- at least not yet. ;)<BR/><BR/>Given the discussion in #pros the other day, I was just wondering. This seems to be a hot topic for you, that's all.<BR/><BR/>SDG,<BR/>dbhDavid B. Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278089758893077906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-81877656781501821252007-02-13T23:23:00.000-08:002007-02-13T23:23:00.000-08:00is it too much? am i wrong? ive gotten a little fe...is it too much? am i wrong? ive gotten a little feedback so far...Lockheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433104440503646253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-64067084309087609332007-02-13T21:00:00.000-08:002007-02-13T21:00:00.000-08:00...someone touch a nerve somewhere, Micah?SDG,dbh...someone touch a nerve somewhere, Micah?<BR/><BR/>SDG,<BR/>dbhDavid B. Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278089758893077906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710587.post-42777477485141181662007-02-12T20:29:00.000-08:002007-02-12T20:29:00.000-08:00Yessir!Yessir!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com