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Leviticus 10:8-11
Then the LORD spoke to Aaron, saying:
"Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. [It shall be] a statute forever throughout your generations,
that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,
and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”
God was speaking to Aaron telling him for the priests not to be drinking wine or alcohol when they were ministering to the Lord.
To distinguish between the holy and unholy, clean and unclean… and to be able to teach.
So if we are ALL priests.....
1Peter 2:9
But you [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Then we have to be able to distinguish between holy and unholy, clean and unclean ALL THE TIME. To teach... to be able to minister to the Lord.... B/c when we are filled with the spirit, our discernment is sharpened. When we are drunk... our discernment is off.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
Besides the fact that drinking before you are 21 is illegal… it is also not beneficial to our Christian walk (or body or relationships). I want to be as in tune to the Spirit of God that I can possibly be. I’m 24. I could drink if I wanted to “legally,” but I refuse to cloud my discernment with the pleasures of this world. The pleasures of God and His Spirit clear up my discernment and make me more aware of the things He is trying to show me. And I also refuse to because I want to be an example to others.
So… If you wanted some verses to justify (or convict) you of your decision on drinking, here are three. There are a ton more. Let me know if you want some more.
Leviticus 10:8-11
Then the LORD spoke to Aaron, saying:
"Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. [It shall be] a statute forever throughout your generations,
that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,
and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”
God was speaking to Aaron telling him for the priests not to be drinking wine or alcohol when they were ministering to the Lord.
To distinguish between the holy and unholy, clean and unclean… and to be able to teach.
So if we are ALL priests.....
1Peter 2:9
But you [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Then we have to be able to distinguish between holy and unholy, clean and unclean ALL THE TIME. To teach... to be able to minister to the Lord.... B/c when we are filled with the spirit, our discernment is sharpened. When we are drunk... our discernment is off.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
Besides the fact that drinking before you are 21 is illegal… it is also not beneficial to our Christian walk (or body or relationships). I want to be as in tune to the Spirit of God that I can possibly be. I’m 24. I could drink if I wanted to “legally,” but I refuse to cloud my discernment with the pleasures of this world. The pleasures of God and His Spirit clear up my discernment and make me more aware of the things He is trying to show me. And I also refuse to because I want to be an example to others.
So… If you wanted some verses to justify (or convict) you of your decision on drinking, here are three. There are a ton more. Let me know if you want some more.
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