ColoHead
Well-Known Member
I see quite a few experienced people who have concluded that alcohol is an inherently dark substance. I agree that there are clearly dark substances that bring no light or positive experience to the user, all of these tend to be man created/modified versions of things natural and created for good.
I've always considered alcohol to be in the class of opium or coca leaves - utility substances that are really pretty neutral, meaning the users intent decides their rightness in using the substance.
Sure it has the potential for great abuse, but a beer or a glass of some well distilled/aged spirit brings no bodily harm as long as it's not used in excess and can bring some easy joy and levity to the sober mind. Definitely needs to be kept in check and I admittedly fail at this at times. But my excess effects my gut most of all - I don't really ever get drunk.
I do avoid alcohol when im using other substances to elevate consciousness as I find it generally leaves me in a pretty simple and inebriated state.
God made beer though!
God wanted beer offerings from the Israelites: Numbers 28:7-10
And he wanted us to take part of our earnings to buy mead and celebrate before Him: Deuteronomy 14:26
I've always considered alcohol to be in the class of opium or coca leaves - utility substances that are really pretty neutral, meaning the users intent decides their rightness in using the substance.
Sure it has the potential for great abuse, but a beer or a glass of some well distilled/aged spirit brings no bodily harm as long as it's not used in excess and can bring some easy joy and levity to the sober mind. Definitely needs to be kept in check and I admittedly fail at this at times. But my excess effects my gut most of all - I don't really ever get drunk.
I do avoid alcohol when im using other substances to elevate consciousness as I find it generally leaves me in a pretty simple and inebriated state.
God made beer though!
God wanted beer offerings from the Israelites: Numbers 28:7-10
And he wanted us to take part of our earnings to buy mead and celebrate before Him: Deuteronomy 14:26