03-04-2010, 10:04 PM
Mirchev Wrote:Levitus 10:8-11 - the priests
The two sons of Aaron died when they entered the Tabernacle after using alcohol.
Proverbs 31:4-7 - the kings
Proverbs 23:30 -do not taste wine 23:31 - do not even look at wine
If the Lord Jesus was drinking alcoholic wine then the pharisees were right that He is a glutton. Then their words are not an accusation, but a statement of a fact.
Ephesians 5:18 - "do not be drunk with wine" is different than "do not get drunk"
If you drink a little you are still intoxicating yourself even if it is not so visible.
Shlama Mirchev,
the best advice i could give you at this point, since both Peshitta and TN"K witnesses have been addressed, is to follow the Spirit as you are convicted for yourself. set whatever limits you might need for you, and take care not to put your own standards on another believer if the Word seems that it might possibly be the other way around. you can give your opinion, to be certain, and caution regarding acohol is ALWAYS wise, but just take care not to put a burden on another believer that the Spirit has not laid upon them, just as Peter spoke against the sect of the Pharisees in Acts 15. if you want to follow a certain walk in regards to what you abstain from, you are certainly entitled to do so, and the Father knows your sincerity. but be careful not to take the Scriptural freedom from any man in regards to any issue. trust the Father -- He who makes you to stand shall make His servants to stand, as well, even if they are of a slightly different persuasion than you.
be encouraged!!
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy