A Verse to Share

Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His Word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who abides in Him ought himself to walk just as He walked.
~1 John 2:3-6(NKJV)

A fellow Blogger posted this verse on her blog today and I thought it fit right into what has been on my mind lately.

Lately, I have been bothered by what I hear others who call themselves Christians say and do, many of which go to the same church. I heard this one girl at school the other day talking about her and her friends getting wasted one Saturday night.

Now, I hear about others at school drinking, but it just shocked me. Under age drinking seems like it is happening more and more in the community I live in and it scares me. I have never drank before, nor do I know many teens at my church that drink or go partying or do drugs. I really wonder about these teens and what they are being taught at their church. I know at my church, we talk about drinking and drugs and stuff and that we shouldn't mess with them.

I really think that it isn't right to go out and drink Saturday night (expically under age drinking) and then go to church Sunday morning. It's like saying to God "Oh, you can just have me on Sunday mornings God, the rest of the week is for me and is my life and I want to live it how I want to live it." I don't think drinking is extremely bad or sinful or anything if you are over the age of 21 and only drinking moderate amounts, unlike the binge drinking I hear about my fellow peers doing. Jesus drank wine and he turned water into wine. But drinking under age isn't acceptable. In the bible we are called to follow the laws set by the leaders of our nations, and they set the legal drinking age to 21 for a reason.

There are many effects of such binge drinking. Did you know that car cashes are the number one killer of teens today? Many of such cashes involve achohol. What would one tell God if they had gotten drunk and got behind the wheel and cashed and died?

Does one who goes out and drink walking in the way of the Lord? No, drinking will never ever get rid of ones problems, it would probably just lead to more problems. Nor is it just a fun "game" to do when you are bored and have nothing better to do. If one turns to drinking to solve their problems, then they are not trusting in God. If one is walking in the way of the Lord then they should be an example for others and show them that one doesn't have to go out and drink to have fun.