Name: 關於的真相。飲酒 (The Truth About: Drinking)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T04:51:31.000Z
Duration: 34 min 1 s
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This is a production of World Video Bible School.

Frequently, people get together in a setting, such as this,

and along with their dinner they serve wine to drink.

Is there anything wrong with that? Is that appropriate?

You know, popular liquor commercials  that air on television conclude with the

healthy, athletic people having a good time and engaging

Are those commercials accurate? Are they painting a true picture of what alcohol

I want to talk with you for a few minutes about the other side of this picture.

I want us to begin by considering the evil effects of alcohol, and I want to start

with a verse from the Bible. Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 1.

"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler,

In the United States of America everyday there are more than 700,000

people who receive treatment for alcoholism.

In the year 2002, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety

41% of all the deaths that occurred in traffic accidents

were alcohol related. Now, that means that

every 30 minutes someone was killed in a traffic accident

You know, it if there were a disease that that was killing off this many people, the

vehemently warning against it and funds would be given to study it, and to try

We'd be having telethons to raise money to find a vaccine.

But alcohol, instead, is promoted and  advertised at every turn.

In the year 2000, the alcohol industry spent

The resources spent on advertising alcohol is enough to feed 20,000,000

One study says that young people view approximately 20,000 commercials

Now, that's an average of more than five TV commercials per day.

The median age at which children begin drinking is 15.7 years

One statistic that I read said that college students spend approximately

than they spend on soft drinks, milk, juice, tea,

About 18,000,000 Americans experience problems with alcohol

65% percent of drownings. 54% of those in jail for

violent crimes are there because of the use of alcohol.

49% of those convicted for murder  or attempted murder,

had been drinking when they committed those crimes.

I can go on and on with statistics like these,

I'm not going to bore you with any more of them.

Neither do I want to spend all of my time talking about binge drinking or

Because just about everyone would agree that those things are wrong. At least

Galatians 5:21 says that drunkenness is a work of the flesh

the kingdom of God. It's very plain, there's no doubt about it. Everybody

the problem is generally not over what we call "drunkenness." It's over what is

or what some people would call "drinking in moderation."

drinking at their meal, like a setting such as this. Or people drinking at a

getting together with other people for the purpose of recreation and just

having a few drinks. Now, that's where the argument starts with a lot of people.

Now, we could approach this subject from several different standpoints. But what I

look at the arguments that are made by religious people, people who say they

And I want to look at some of the best efforts they make

Alright, let's consider some of the arguments that are made in defense