Alcoholism is a destructive spirit that controls many lives. Nhiều người, bao gồm cả Kitô hữu, have an alcohol addiction and live in bondage to the power of alcohol. Tuy nhiên, no one wants to be labeled as an alcoholic. Therefore people deny they have a drinking problem, when others confront them with their excessive drinking. When do you have a drinking problem? What are the symptoms of alcoholism? If you can’t live a day without alcohol you’re an alcoholic. You’re controlled by a spirit of alcoholism that causes an alcohol addiction. Christians should wake up and read what the Bible says about alcohol and alcoholism. They should open their spiritual eyes and see what kind of destructive character alcohol contains. Alcohol isn’t a friend but an enemy! Alcohol doesn’t add anything to lives, but destroys people’s mind, thân hình, và cuộc sống. How can you be delivered from the power of alcohol (nghiện rượu)?
Should Christians drink alcohol?
A frequently asked question is whether Christians are allowed to drink alcohol or not. What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol? When you discuss this subject with Christians, almost every time, the same three scriptures come up. Cụ thể là, that Jesus was being accused by the Pharisees and Sadducees of being a wine drinker (Luke 7:34), the wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11), và Timothy, who was instructed by Paul, to drink a little wine for his stomach and infirmities (1 Ti-mô-thê 5:25).
Christians use these scriptures to approve the drinking of wine and alcoholic beverages. But they don’t address the many other scriptures in the Bible about drinking wine and alcoholic beverages and the effects, giống:
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: và bất cứ ai bị lừa dối do đó không phải là người khôn ngoan (Tục ngữ 20:1)
Và hãy chú ý đến chính mình, kẻo có lúc nào đó trái tim của bạn bị quá tải bởi sự ăn chơi quá độ, và say rượu, và quan tâm đến cuộc sống này, và thế là ngày đó đến với bạn một cách bất ngờ. (Luke 21:34)
Chúng ta hãy bước đi một cách trung thực, như trong ngày; không náo loạn và say sưa, không phải trong sự ngăn cản và bừa bãi, không xung đột và ghen tị (người La Mã 13:13)
Nhưng bây giờ tôi đã viết cho bạn rằng đừng đi cùng, nếu người nào được gọi là anh em mà là kẻ gian dâm, hoặc tham lam, hoặc một người thờ thần tượng, hoặc một chiếc xe lửa, hoặc một người say rượu, hoặc một kẻ tống tiền; với một người như vậy thì không được ăn (1 Cô-rinh-tô 5:11)
Cũng không phải kẻ trộm, cũng không tham lam, cũng không phải người say rượu, cũng không phải những kẻ chửi bới, cũng không phải kẻ tống tiền, sẽ thừa hưởng vương quốc của Thiên Chúa (1 Cô-rinh-tô 6:10)
Bây giờ việc làm của xác thịt được bày tỏ, đây là những gì; Ngoại tình, sự gian dâm, ô uế, sự dâm đãng, thờ hình tượng, phép thuật phù thủy, sự thù ghét, phương sai, thi đua, cơn thịnh nộ, xung đột, sự nổi loạn, dị giáo, sự ghen tị, vụ giết người, say rượu, sự vui chơi, và như thế: về điều mà tôi đã nói với bạn trước đây, như tôi cũng đã nói với bạn trước đây, rằng ai làm những việc như vậy sẽ không được thừa hưởng vương quốc Đức Chúa Trời (Galatians 5:19-21)
Và đừng say rượu, trong đó có dư thừa; nhưng hãy tràn đầy Thánh Thần (Ê-phê-sô 5:18)
Thế thì một giám mục phải vô tội, chồng của một vợ, cảnh giác, tỉnh táo, hành vi tốt, được trao cho sự hiếu khách, thích dạy; Không được tặng rượu, không có tiền đạo, không tham lam tiền bạc bẩn thỉu; nhưng kiên nhẫn, không phải là kẻ gây gổ, không tham lam; Người cai trị tốt ngôi nhà của mình, bắt con cái của mình phải phục tùng với tất cả trọng lực; (Vì nếu một người không biết cai trị ngôi nhà của mình, anh ta sẽ chăm sóc nhà thờ của Chúa như thế nào?) (1 Ti-mô-thê 3:2-5)
Các phó tế cũng phải nghiêm trang, không nói hai lời, không được uống nhiều rượu, không tham lam tiền bạc bẩn thỉu (1 Ti-mô-thê 3:8)
Vì một giám mục phải là người vô tội, với tư cách là người quản lý của Chúa; không tự nguyện, không lâu nữa sẽ tức giận, không được tặng rượu, không có tiền đạo, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, tỉnh táo, just, thánh thiện, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers (Titus 1:7-9)
KHÔNG, these scriptures are not mentioned. That’s because most Christians, bao gồm lãnh đạo nhà thờ, don’t want to obey these Scriptures. Họ không muốn được bảo phải làm gì, but they want to live in ‘freedom’.
They consider rules and regulations legalistic and legalism isn’t a good thing but causes religion. And religion is, theo họ, a bad thing. Thay vì, they make their own rules, so that they can live like the world in ‘freedom’ and drink whatever they want, without any restrictions (Đọc thêm: ‘Tôn giáo hoặc quan hệ?‘)
The reason why many Christians become apostate and worldly, is because many people, who call themselves Christians are not sinh ra lần nữa and are unspiritual. Because they are carnal and unspiritual, they are not able to discern the spirits and don’t see what kind of evil power is operating. Vì thế, they don’t consider drinking alcohol and becoming tipsy or drunk, a problem
Should wine be replaced by grape juice for communion?
They approve of drinking alcohol in their daily lives, but during communion wine is not allowed anymore. Many churches have replaced the wine by grape juice for communion.
Một trong những lý do là, that they don’t want to become a stumbling block for former alcoholics and use the following Scripture:
Tốt nhất là không nên ăn thịt, cũng không uống rượu, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbles, hoặc bị xúc phạm, hoặc bị làm yếu đi (người La Mã 14:21)
But this Scripture is taken out of context and has nothing to do with the holy Communion.
Communion is a sacred institution that the Lord Jesus Christ has instituted.
If people are going to change God’s holy institution, then people put themselves above God, giống như ma quỷ.
Jesus has never commanded to replace wine with grape juice. That’s because fermented wine symbolizes the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
That’s why Jesus drank wine during Passover and during the institution of Communion (Đọc thêm: ‘Why the wine has been replaced by grape juice?‘).
Why do you drink alcohol?
Bạn có thể tự hỏi, “Why do I drink alcohol?” There are so many reasons, why people drink alcohol. Some of the reasons are, that they like the taste of alcohol, they want to have a good time, they feel more relaxed and/or feel more social when they drink alcohol, to unwind or de-stress, to ‘numb’ their thoughts and ‘switch off’ their mind, to cope with stress, vấn đề, lo lắng, mối lo, Lo ngại, sự thất vọng(S), a loss, and the pressure of society, công việc, kết hôn, gia đình, because they are unhappy and so on. There are so many reasons why people drink alcohol.
Most people with an alcohol use disorder are not happy. They’re not satisfied with themselves or their lives. Because if they were happy they wouldn’t need a stimulant (a drug) to cope with things and handle the pressure or feel better.
Many people are unhappy, melancholic, chán nản, nhấn mạnh, and anxious. They live under high pressure from society, công việc, kết hôn, và cuộc sống gia đình, and are overwhelmed by problems, lo lắng, nỗi đau, vân vân, To them drinking alcohol is an escape from reality.
Their thoughts and minds are numbed and they feel more relaxed and don’t have to think about their problems, lo lắng, and the demands of their daily lives.
When someone drinks alcohol, (S)he might experience pleasant feelings at first, but these pleasant feelings will change rapidly into unpleasant feelings.
The more alcohol someone drinks, the more the spirit of alcoholism will manifest itself and invite his ‘friends’ into the person’s life.
One of his best friends is the spirit of sexual lust and perversity. As soon as the alcohol begins to work, the person will have unclean sexual thoughts and sexual desires and an urge to satisfy these sexual feelings. Besides this perverse spirit, other spirits will manifest, like a spirit of fantasy, một linh hồn dối trá, a spirit of egoism, a spirit of selfishness, a spirit of forgetfulness, a spirit of melancholy, tinh thần chán nản, a spirit of tự thương hại, một tinh thần sợ hãi, a spirit of indifference, một tinh thần giận dữ, a spirit of aggressiveness, a spirit of murder (tự tử) Và như vậy.
The person loses control over his or her life and shall be controlled by these unclean evil spirits from the kingdom of darkness and say or do things, which the person regrets later on or has forgotten.
If a person is tipsy or drunk, the person is controlled by a spirit of alcoholism that takes control over the person’s life. This spirit shall keep manifesting himself, by causing a persistent urge for (more) alcohol and never be satisfied.
The person shall be a slave of this evil spirit and shall obey him, by drinking alcohol.
How does alcoholism change the character of people?
This unclean demonic spirit of alcoholism has a destructive character and ensures that after a while the character and personality of the person change.
people lose their sensitivity and do not experience ‘normal’ feelings. They become easily irritated, khó chịu, nhấn mạnh, quick-tempered, tức giận, aggressive, abusive, self-centered, và ích kỷ. They’ve unnatural sexual desires and open themselves to sexual uncleanness and perversities (bao gồm khiêu dâm).
They will lose their hold on reality and be controlled by lying spirits. These spirits ensure that they do not interpret things correctly, nằm, change the truth, or see and hear things that are not true, unreal, and never said. They create their own experience and imaginary world and don’t allow anyone to tell them what to do.
Alcoholics are secretive. They drink secretly and do things in secret and always deny that they have a drinking problem.
They are prideful and criticize, chê, and hurt others with negative and offensive words, remarks, and comments.
And let’s not forget the destructive work alcohol has on the mind, nội tạng, and the rest of the body of a person.
What is the world’s way of deliverance from alcohol addiction?
The way of the world for deliverance of the power of alcohol addiction is to go to a rehab clinic (rehab center) or AA meetings. The person must do the work and shall enter an alcohol recovery program and get therapy to be delivered from the power of alcohol.
The therapists and nhà tâm lý học will dig into the life and the past of the person, to find out the cause of the alcohol addiction (Đọc thêm: ‘Don Tiết rơi vào lỗ của quá khứ của bạn‘).
After a few weeks or months, when the person has completed the alcohol addiction treatment and has shown and proven, cái đó (S)he is delivered from the power of alcohol and can live without alcohol and is ‘cured’, the person shall be released and return to his or her daily life.
But in many cases, it happens that as soon as the person returns to his familiar environment and old life, the person falls back into his old habits of drinking. The person shall long for alcoholic beverages and shall start drinking again.
It is a common thing, những người đó, who are released from rehab, will fall back into their old drinking behavior and become addicted to alcohol again and return to rehab again. When they are released the second time and return home, many times they will fall back again into their old drinking behavior and return to rehab again. This is an ongoing process, and these people can’t seem to get rid of their alcohol addiction. Why is that and how is this possible?
That’s because the cause of alcohol addiction is sought in the natural realm instead of the spiritual realm. The alcohol addiction is treated with natural means, which is impossible. Do đó, the real cause of the alcohol addiction is not addressed and the person shall stay bound to the spirit of alcoholism.
What causes an alcohol addiction?
Alcoholism can’t be cured with natural means, through carnal methods, trị liệu, treatments, or drugs, because alcoholism is not a natural effect of a natural cause, but alcoholism is a visible (tự nhiên) effect of a spiritual cause. A spiritual cause can’t be treated with natural means.
When a person seeks a cure or treatment in the world, the person shall maybe be ‘freed’ for a while, but the person shall always struggle to stay away from alcoholic beverages because the longing for alcohol is still present. Sau tất cả, the spiritual power of alcohol is not broken. Therefore the person shall struggle, when there is a bottle of alcohol in his or her presence or when others drink alcohol.
As long as the person is not delivered from the power of alcohol, the person shall stay an alcoholic and shall always struggle to stay sober. The longing for alcohol shall always be present because this spirit of alcoholism is still present.
When the person drinks wine during communion, the person shall long for more and shall struggle to control him/herself after service, to not grab a bottle and drink.
What is God’s way of deliverance from alcoholism?
Alcohol addiction is caused by a demonic unclean spirit of the kingdom of darkness. Vì thế, if a person wants to be delivered, you have to remove the cause and command this spirit of alcoholism to leave the person and break the power of alcohol.
Every spirit (sức mạnh) from the kingdom of darkness has to obey and bow for the Name of Jesus. Since Jesus has the highest authority trên trời và dưới đất.
Vì thế, khi một người, who is controlled and bound by this demonic spirit of alcoholism, comes to church or to you and seeks help, then don’t send that person to rehab, Một bác sĩ hoặc một nhà tâm lý học, because they can’t help the person. Thay vì, set that person free in the Name of Jesus, by commanding the spirit of alcoholism to leave the person.
When the evil spirit of alcoholism has left the person, the person is truly delivered from the power of alcohol. If the person is truly delivered from the power of alcohol, then the person shall be able to drink during communion, without longing for more alcohol.
The person shall not struggle anymore, vì (S)he is delivered from the power of alcohol. This spirit of alcoholism, that caused this alcohol addiction and controlled the person’s life is no longer present but has left the person.
Tuy nhiên, the person needs to stay awake and guard the gates of his or her life. Because this spirit of alcoholism will try to come back again and will search for a moment of weakness to enter. But when the person doesn’t give in to these carnal feelings of lust and doesn’t start drinking again, this spirit of alcoholism will be kept outside and leave the person.
Jesus warned about the unclean spirit
Jesus warned us about this and said: When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first (Matthew 12:43-45)
Jesus didn’t say ‘if’ but He said ‘when’, therefore an unclean spirit will always try to come back. That’s why it’s so important to be aware of what things you allow in your life and feed your mind with and how you spend your time.
The Holy Spirit and the Word should fill your mind and your life, so that your house will not be empty but be filled with His Word and Spirit.
How to be delivered from the power of alcohol and alcohol addiction?
Have you come to the knowledge, that you have an alcohol problem? Do you have a secret alcohol addiction in your life? Are you bound by the power of alcohol and are you fed up with it and do you want to be delivered from the power of alcohol? Do you need help?
The only thing you need to do is to go to Jesus Christ and ask forgiveness, ăn năn and command this spirit of alcoholism, this spirit of addiction, rời khỏi cuộc sống của bạn. So that the power of alcohol will be broken in your life and you will be delivered from the power of alcohol and be free in Jesus Christ.
Nhân danh Chúa Giêsu Kitô; trong thẩm quyền của Ngài, this spirit of alcoholism, this spirit of addiction, must obey and has to leave your life. This also applies to other addictions like nicotine addiction, drug addiction, sex addiction, vân vân.
When you are delivered from the power of alcohol and this spirit of alcoholism has left your life, then your life should line up with the ăn năn that you confess.
You shall seek the things, những cái ở trên, Ở đâu Jesus Christ is seated, chứ không phải những thứ trên trái đất này. Be careful, with whom you hang out and how you spend your time. It’s so important to spend time in prayer, pray in the spirit, và nghiên cứu Kinh Thánh; Lời của Đức Chúa Trời, so that you will be built up in your most holy faith and be able to discern the lies of the world from the truth of God.
Các love for Jesus and for God and walking after the Spirit will ensure, that you shall not obey and fulfill the Lusts và ham muốn của xác thịt, Trong trường hợp này, the lust and desire for alcohol, but that you shall obey God and bear the trái của Thánh Linh.
‘Hãy là muối của trái đất’
