AdamjEdgar
Active Member
I am a Seventh Day Adventist.
Over the years our church has spent a great deal of time preaching that the Water into Wine miracle in the bible by Jesus at the Wedding was not alcoholic.
There is a lot of debate about this however i have followed the principle that even a small amount of alcohol is unsafe for social use.
Interestingly enough, there is now research coming out of Canada that i think supports the SDA position on alcohol consumption.
I quote "Drinking alcohol, even a small amount, is damaging to everyone." CCSA
"In 2017, alcohol caused 18,000 deaths in Canada. That same year, the costs associated with alcohol use in Canada were $16.6 billion, with $5.4 billion of that sum spent on health care."
The SDA church has for years been strong advocates for the abstinence of alcohol and i think this research (albeit relatively new) is pointing us in the direction that perhaps the SDA view on this is right. What is surprising is that Ellen White (a founder of the SDA Church), made the following comments about alcohol in 1884
Over the years our church has spent a great deal of time preaching that the Water into Wine miracle in the bible by Jesus at the Wedding was not alcoholic.
There is a lot of debate about this however i have followed the principle that even a small amount of alcohol is unsafe for social use.
Interestingly enough, there is now research coming out of Canada that i think supports the SDA position on alcohol consumption.
I quote "Drinking alcohol, even a small amount, is damaging to everyone." CCSA
"In 2017, alcohol caused 18,000 deaths in Canada. That same year, the costs associated with alcohol use in Canada were $16.6 billion, with $5.4 billion of that sum spent on health care."
The CCSA report was two years in the making and involved a panel of about two dozen experts examining nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed studies.
Three to six drinks a week increases the risk of developing certain cancers, like colorectal and breast cancer, while more than seven drinks a week also increases your risk of heart disease and stroke.
the most recent available data that shows the use of alcohol causes nearly 7,000 cancer deaths each year in Canada, with most cases being breast or colon cancer, followed by cancers of the rectum, mouth and throat, liver, oesophagus and larynx.
Is there a safe limit of alcohol you can drink? New guidelines from Canada say there's not
This is interesting because generally its the social argument that is attacked in religious debates about alcohol, however, clearly the physical/medical chances of severe and terminal illness are being ignored.Three to six drinks a week increases the risk of developing certain cancers, like colorectal and breast cancer, while more than seven drinks a week also increases your risk of heart disease and stroke.
the most recent available data that shows the use of alcohol causes nearly 7,000 cancer deaths each year in Canada, with most cases being breast or colon cancer, followed by cancers of the rectum, mouth and throat, liver, oesophagus and larynx.
Is there a safe limit of alcohol you can drink? New guidelines from Canada say there's not
The SDA church has for years been strong advocates for the abstinence of alcohol and i think this research (albeit relatively new) is pointing us in the direction that perhaps the SDA view on this is right. What is surprising is that Ellen White (a founder of the SDA Church), made the following comments about alcohol in 1884
I have received letters from different individuals, inquiring if I think it in accordance with our faith to raise hops, knowing that they are principally used in the manufacture of intoxicating drinks, or to engage in the manufacture of wine or cider for the market. RH March 25, 1884, Art. A, par. 1
I cannot see how, in the light of the law of God, Christians can conscientiously engage in these pursuits. All these articles may be put to a good use, and prove a blessing; and they may be perverted to a wrong use, and prove a temptation and a curse.
Many, as they read this, will laugh at the warning of danger. They will say, “Surely the little wine or cider that I use cannot hurt me.” Satan has marked such as his prey; he leads them on step by step The Review and Herald
I cannot see how, in the light of the law of God, Christians can conscientiously engage in these pursuits. All these articles may be put to a good use, and prove a blessing; and they may be perverted to a wrong use, and prove a temptation and a curse.
Many, as they read this, will laugh at the warning of danger. They will say, “Surely the little wine or cider that I use cannot hurt me.” Satan has marked such as his prey; he leads them on step by step The Review and Herald
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