“Don't let alcohol control our lives” (8 min.): Analysis with the audience. Play the video Don't have a bad drink.
Why should Christians obey local alcohol laws?
As Romans 13: 1 says, we must submit to superior authorities, since they exist because they have been placed by God in their relative positions. So obeying local laws on alcohol will save us from situations like those mentioned in the video.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Also Romans 13: 2 mentions that whoever opposes authority has turned against the order established by God. So not respecting the local laws on alcohol would be like disobeying laws that come from Jehovah.
Proverbs 23:32 says that alcohol bites like a snake. To begin with, the Bible condemns drunkenness and also tells us that we must obey Caesar's laws as long as they are not against biblical principles. Obeying local alcohol limitations will avoid many problems and we will be behaving like true Christians.
Jehovah looks at our behavior and the decisions we make about alcohol. Drinking alcohol is not wrong, it is when it begins to affect our cognitive abilities, incurring a serious sin that can have many physical repercussions, including death if we drive financially through fines or even prison. And the greatest penalty is our integrity in the eyes of Jehovah, we have to be balanced with the use and consumption that we do of alcohol.
Why should we not allow ourselves to be pressured by others to drink alcohol?
Because by allowing it we could become slaves of those who pressure us to drink alcohol. And Romans 12:11 reminds us that we are to be slaves only to our God Jehovah.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Because if we do so, we are becoming their slaves and a slave to their vices. You have to have your own personality and be firm with our moral values. We must not be influenced by the decision of others, what they think or their behavior, because we will end up badly like them.
How can we avoid the dangers of alcoholic beverages?
Something we can do is avoid traveling with someone who tries to drive under the influence of alcohol, instead we must always have a plan B and thus return home.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
It is not necessary to drink alcohol to have fun or hang out with people who do not control their alcohol consumption. We can be firm saying that we do not drink alcohol, we can be observant and leave the place when we see that the atmosphere begins to heat up and we can be proactive and notify our parents in advance so that they can send us a message and leave before the party.
A Christian must be very clear about his position on alcohol. Each person has a specific limit and stamina. But it affects us all at a certain point and we do not have to be completely drunk, for it to be a sin, a serious one in fact, it is enough to breach the local limits, it is enough that our perception affects us a little to regret our behavior, not just before the people who saw us, but before Jehovah in the first place.
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