Best of P&D: Mike Harding writes on Alcohol
In our day, professing Christians, even so-called conservative Christians, are eager to justify the use of beverage alcohol. This, in spite of untold misery and suffering brought into homes and lives, in spite of rising violence and abuse fueled by alcohol, in spite of countless young people snared by their elders bad examples, this remains one of the most mystifying stances that these believers take. In the past, Bible believing Christians of the modern era held to a total abstinence position, with good Biblical and wisdom reasons for doing so. Now the watchword is “liberty” instead of “holiness.”
Because this is such a pressing issue, for today’s post we would like to repost links to a series pastor Mike Harding did for us in the early days of Proclaim & Defend. We hope you find them helpful.
About Face: the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes towards alcohol
Why Believers Today Should Abstain from Alcohol (Part 1)
Why Believers Today Should Abstain from Alcohol (Part 2)
Why Believers Today Should Abstain from Alcohol (Part 3)
Carest Thou Not That We Perish?
A Survey of Biblical Teaching on Alcohol
Additional Resources on Alcohol
Mike Harding is the pastor of First Baptist Church of Troy, Michigan and a member of the FBFI Executive Board.
This article is excerpted from a single, longer piece by pastor Harding. The original article is available here in pdf format.