C H O F Ministry

Tag: Sinful

  • “Probing For Spiritual Answers”

    This Week Probing For Spiritual Answers Question Is It a Sin To Drink Alcohol
    Praise The Lord Beloved!!! ✝️❤️😊

    This Morning’s Question is:
    Bishop Houston, I attend a church that teaches drinking alcohol of any kind at any time is sinful. I’m Christian, but I also drink a couple of beers on my off days and a rum and coke on select days. Can you tell me if it’s Ok for me to drink?
     
    Thank you for this excellent question. 😊
     
    Answer:
    I’ll start by saying the Bible is a bit indecisive and really unclear when it comes to drinking alcohol, it see-saws with a blessing from God that brings happiness on one end and a possible hazard that can result in irresponsible decision making and immoral behavior when misused on the other end of the see-saw. At the age of 30, Jesus’ first attributed miracle was at a wedding feast in Cana where He turned 6 full containers of “twenty to thirty gallons of water each into wine” (*1.). Proverbs 23 says, don’t drink much and get drunk (*2).
     
    Beloved, it’s the misuse of alcohol that’s bad. The Bible illustrates to us often about the hazards of alcohol and the complications that lie ahead for the ones who develop an obsession for it. Some people can’t handle drinking (I’m one of those people – I no longer drink any kind of alcohol).
     
    The misuse of alcohol creates frustration, illness, fatalities, and annihilates marriages and other relationships. Ephesians 5 says don’t drink too much, in other words, get drunk because it will ruin your life (*3.). Now, if you’re one that can drink alcohol without abusing it, I applaud you!!! But ask yourself, how does it impact others that may look up to you? What powerful or important message are you illustrating? You see, even though a person might not ever misuse alcohol, his or her use of it could cause a brother or sister in Christ to get involved in drinking and because their tolerance is weaker than yours they become a victim to addiction – this is now a Christian tragedy that could possibly become a fatality. In 1 Corinthians 10:31, the Apostle Paul told the Church: “So it doesn’t matter what you eat or drink, or anything you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
     
    Beloved, we have an obligation, as supporters in the Christian faith, to be examples of godly conduct and moral living. This is a personal decision. It’s your decision whether or not to refrain from drinking alcohol. That’s a personal decision that you must allow the Lord to lead you. But here at CHOF Ministry, we believe it’s wise and safer for a Christian to refrain or withdraw from alcohol entirely. Amen? Aaamen. ✝️❤️😊
     
    Probing For Spiritual Answers Cross-Reference Verses
    *1. John 2:6
    *2. Proverbs 23:2
    *3. Ephesians 5:18

  • “Look But Don’t Lust”

    10 8 2019 1 John 2 16Praise the Lord Beloved. Happy Tuesday. 😀
     
    Beloved, let’s face it, with the presence of the internet and the expansion of social media we can now see people everywhere – all over the world.
     
    It doesn’t make a difference if we’re married or not, there are certain people that come into our life that we can become attracted to. A woman can see a tall or short muscular man with a six-pack and be attracted, and a man can see a beautiful voluptuous 36 24 36 or full-figured woman and be attracted. God created us that way. The key is to briefly admire “to appreciate” their appearance without entering the atmosphere of lusting. I want you to know that it’s okay to be attracted to a person just as long as we’re not lusting after them. We can see the person, admire their appearance and “MOVE ON.” The problem occurs when we 1. Start to invest our inner focus and 2. When we begin staring at them. Those two-element starts our immoral (sinful) actions. They open the doors and allow perverted thoughts to dwell in our minds and thinking about them later.
     
    If we find ourselves lusting, we must seek the Holy Spirit to give us a plan to remove lust from within us. He may give us a confession or expose us during tempting moments. He’ll give us the strength we need to go in another direction or offer a distraction.
     
    Beloved, let’s keep the signs of unrestricted lust planted in our minds so that our focus can be on God and our current or future spouse. Amen? Aaamen.
     
    Let Us Pray:
    Dear Heavenly Father, help us to continue to abolish lust. We know it is a worldly characteristic and it’s immoral. Thank You for providing the Holy Spirit who will help us when we are tempted to remove the unrestricted sign of lust from our mind. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen and Aaamen.
     
    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE TOO LATE. – I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a blessed October and a pleasant Tuesday Everyone.
     
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