A drinking problem
Jon Mahtani addresses the minimized but prevalent problem of alcohol abuse within conservative Reformed churches, using 1 Corinthians 6:9-12 to ground his argument in Scripture and calls for church members to break the silence surrounding this sin. The article catalogs common patterns of drinking behavior across age groups and challenges the rationalization and cultural normalization of alcohol abuse within Reformed communities, appealing to believers to pursue sanctification and resist being brought under the power of substances.
"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God. All things are lawful unto me, but all...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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