tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post2039153000143900613..comments2023-10-03T06:25:41.357-05:00Comments on Grace Roots Blog: On the radio again...Joel Bruesekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-16049788496856998642008-01-17T16:43:00.000-06:002008-01-17T16:43:00.000-06:00Bino, yep, I'm thankful that God is doing this in ...Bino, yep, I'm thankful that God is doing this in my life. I'm very hopeful that one day this will be a 'non-issue' with me and that it will be "normal" for me to pick up the phone or do live radio or whatever, and not even have a thought about it being something to fear. :) The cool thing is that whenever we feel we're inadequate for something, we may not achieve victory instantly, but as God sees fit, He brings the victory.<BR/><BR/>On the drinking issue, I'm not nearly as concerned with whether someone chooses to drink or not as I am concerned with <I>how</I> they've come to their conclusion. On the program, I did share a tiny bit about my own actual opinion on the matter, even though that's not why I called the show. I was simply trying to explain my previous blind obedience to the religious rules that I had been taught ("alcohol is evil"), and I ended up sharing how my opinion had changed through scripture and through prayer. That helped me make my overall point, that everyone is in a different place and we shouldn't judge one another, and also that some people make conscience decisions, not based upon the Holy Spirit and truth, but based upon the religious rules they've been taught. I really wish I would have had more time to talk about that.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I've seen my Christian brothers and sisters "explain away" certain scriptures that don't fit into their preconceived molds (I've heard the 'grape juice' argument too). :) Again, if people have a conscience on a certain issue, let it be due to the truth of scripture and not through holding up religion and legalism over the truth of scripture.<BR/><BR/>When Jesus turned the water into wine, for example, can people not see that the reason party hosts would normally serve the "good wine" first and then the "inferior wine" later is because the guests would have been too intoxicated to notice? Instead, we have people saying it was grape juice. Grape juice simply doesn't fit into this scenario. As I said, I'm not attempting to make the case either for or against drinking, but I just get ill when people intentionally put blinders on due to preconceived notions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-66505850804175847042008-01-17T15:32:00.000-06:002008-01-17T15:32:00.000-06:00Glad to see how God is removing fear from you in t...Glad to see how God is removing fear from you in this area. I would certainly like to listen to the program and will do so as soon as I get home. I can relate to all this and I can still remember the first time when I called in to 'People to People' broadcast. But one good thing at that time was my enthusiasm kind of overtook my fear. I had 1000's of questions when I first started to listen to Bob George, so there was an internal push to get the answers right away and I ended up calling him (I think I wanted to question him for telling the 'blasphemy' that Christ took away ALL our sins :) ). I still had fear but as I started talking it slowly melted away. And today I am in a much better place. :)<BR/><BR/>(Since I wasn't quite convinced about his answer they even put me on hold and took my address and later sent me some free material:) .Today, when I look back ,I can tell that God used that ministry to change my life)<BR/><BR/>Abut the drinking issue,<BR/><BR/>I think many of the pastors (and believers) believe (or like to believe) the vine Jesus made at Cana was 'pure grape juice' not intoxicating drink (they even have some Greek scholarship to prove this). Well, lets say their understanding is correct. How do they get around the verses in 2 Corinthians 11 where the Apostle Paul is teaching about the Lord's supper (One of the most misinterpreted passage in the Bible)?<BR/><BR/><I>21for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk. </I><BR/><BR/>Now, who can get <I>drunk</I> by drinking 'pure grace juice'?<BR/><BR/>Hey, this is <I>Lord's supper</I> at the Church of Corinth! they drink <I>vine</I>,the vine which can make you drunk!<BR/><BR/>Apostle Paul asked Timothy to drink little <I>vine</I> to cure indigestion? Can 'pure grape juice' help us with indigestion?<BR/><BR/>By the way, I am not promoting drinking here. But I hate it when people act 'holy' and boast that they <I>sacrifice</I> alcoholic drinks.Bino M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.com