From what I have seen in my life, alcohol is a gateway drug to other sins.
Booze causes people to do things that they normally wouldn't do. We all have
different areas of weakness when it comes to sin. Only you can identify the
areas of weakness you have, but I would suspect that the alcohol is the
culprit behind many sins. We can learn some important lessons from the
mistakes of Abraham's nephew, Lot. When Lot got drunk, he had carnal
knowledge with both of his daughters. Nobody made Lot drink that booze, he
chose to drank it, as his daughters kept handing it to him. I don't think
Lot ever would have commit incest unless he had been drinking booze. “Booze”
is another name for Liquid Devil, alcohol!
Lot's worldly daughters conspired the whole
thing. We learn from this tragic true story in the Bible about the dangers
of booze. Lot became the grandfather of his own grandchildren. That is what
alcohol does! I wonder if Lot ever found out from his daughters what he had
done, because he was drunk and didn't have a clue. So we learn much from Lot
(who was a Christian) about the risk and dangers of alcohol. I only mention
these truths to help you my friend, and not to judge or condemn, God forbid.
Booze is truly public enemy number one!
ALCOHOL: PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE! (a powerful red-hot fiery MP3
sermon by Pastor Danny Castle). In Russian, many women
cannot find a husband, because so many men have literally drank themselves
to death drinking Vodka!
And in the United States, you'd think that
drugs are the number one problem, but that is not true—ALCOHOL IS THE
GATEWAY DRUG OF ALL DRUGS! I have never drank a single drop of alcohol in my
life. I HATE BOOZE!!! I grew up watching people's lives destroyed by booze
on Skid Row in Chicago...
The apostle Paul himself struggled
with sin in Romans 7:14-25. Paul did the things that he didn't want to do,
and didn't do the things that he wanted to do. When a believer sins, the
Holy Spirit convicts us about sin. It is good if we realize that the Holy
Spirit is convicting us. That is one of the Holy Spirit's jobs, besides
comforting the believer (John 14:16), and teaching the believer (John
14:26), He chastises us too (Hebrews 12:6-8). Thank God for the indwelling
Holy Spirit! Pastor Jack Hyles authored a helpful book titled:
MEET THE HOLY SPIRIT. The Holy Spirit is God living within us, as God's
child. John 14:17, “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:
but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you.” Oh, what a joy to know the Holy Spirit! What a jot that
God Himself chose to live inside the body of every born-again believer!
And Oh, what a sad thing it is,
that the unregenerate person (i.e., the unsaved man) does not KNOW the Holy
Spirit. The Bible says that the world cannot SEE HIM, neither do they KNOW
HIM! As Christians, we see things from an entirely different spiritual
perspective than the unsaved person does, because God's Spirit has opened
our eyes. 1st Corinthians 2:16, “For who hath known the mind of the Lord,
that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.” Philippians 2:5,
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” That is why
God didn't need to make the Holy Bible much thicker than He did. God has
already given us
788,280
inspired Words in the King James Bible! The reason why we don't need a
bigger Bible is because a Christian believer who is mature in the Lord
doesn't need a bigger Bible, for WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST in us!
Galatians 5:14, “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this;
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” The United States government
has over ONE MILLIONS laws, codes and regulations to govern our society! I
believe that in the coming 1,000 year millennial reign of Christ that there
will be only ONE LAW BOOK—THE WORD OF GOD!
Satan only tries to throw
one's past in their face, to discourage them from serving God. The Holy
Spirit is only concerned about present sins. When the woman caught "in the
act" of adultery in John chapter 8, was dragged before the Lord, He did not
condemn her. Instead, the Lord forgave her and said: "GO AND SIN NO MORE!"
That is what God says to us all... GO AND SIN NO MORE! Obviously we will
sin, because we are still in the flesh, but we don't have to sin at any
given time, if we so choose. When we sin, we are walking in the flesh. If we
walk in the Spirit, we won't commit sin. So we see that there is a constant
struggle between the Spirit and the flesh. But to gain the victory over sin
as a master in your life, you must saturate your mind and heart with the
Word of God.
Avoid worldly friend and places. Avoid things that cause temptation. Some
people never learn, because they love their sins and don't really want the
victory. Prisons are full of such people. Here is a life-changing film that
I recommend for you to watch, called: "TWICE PARDONED"...
https://youtu.be/10gpB4uJjJU
As we grow in the Lord, we will begin to hate sin but love people. Some
religious people hate other people, which is not God's unconditional love.
And some religious people love everyone, but tolerate sin and don't hate
wickedness, which is not God's holiness. So there is a balance to be
maintained. Something is wrong with a believer who doesn't hate sin, nor one
who doesn't love people. We cannot love God if we don't love people, and we
cannot love people if we don't love God! Walking with God makes the
difference! Oh that men would love God and hate sin! If you grow Fonz in
your love for God, you will hate sin more, and it will help you gain the
victory over sin. I hate the sins in my life because I love God. You learn
to love God more by thinking about what He means to you, and what He does
for you, and what He has done for you (by sending His only begotten Son to
Calvary to pay for your sins).
Check this YouTube video out...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_4ExKP0lnw
We are so blessed by God. But by the grace of God, you or I could be this
poor 34 year old man. Jeff says he is happy. Would we be happy like that?
But by the grace of God, we'd be burning in the fires of Hell. And so, these
thoughts compel me to "fear God and keep His commandments" (Ecclesiastes
12:13).
I hope some of my words are helpful to you Fonz. God loves you and has a
purpose for your life. The sins that you are struggling with are not the big
issue. The big issue is what those sins keep you from doing to serve God.
Pastor Jack Hyles has a whole sermon on this needful subject called: "Our
Mixed Up Fundamental Christianity"...
http://www.jesusisprecious.org/sermons/audio/jack_hyles/OurMixedUpFundamentalChristianity.mp3
Kindest regards,
Eternal Security
BELIEVE “THE GOSPEL” 2B SAVED!
Confession Is Never A Requirement For Salvation
'The Gospel' In
Just One Minute
(by Pastor Max D. Younce)
“As a blind man has no idea of colors, so we have no idea of the manner
by
which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.”
—Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
Another Gospel Which Is Not
Another (a red-hot MP3 by
Dr.
Curtis Hutson exposing Lordship Salvation)
“If you have to look at
your life to prove that you are saved, it proves that you're not!”
—Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold; an excellent quote from
the awesome YouTube sermon titled, “Why
Lordship Salvation is WRONG! |
MP3.”
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