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As pointed out in an earlier post, the verb drunk is an inceptive verb thereby making drunkenness a process beginning with the first drink. Taking the first drink is the beginning of the process which is the thing Paul condemns. I do not know where in the Bible gluttony is said to be a process...

The argument usually made is social drinking is acceptable in moderation but sinful in excess. Who has the authority to decides for everyone else what amount constitutes moderate or what amount constitutes excess?

It was called 'strange' for it was not authorized by God. Lev 10:1 "And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not." Where has God authorized (Col 3:17)...

Heb 10:1-4 the blood of bulls and goats under the OT law could not take away sin..."For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins." It took the blood of Christ to take away the sins of those who lived under the first testament Heb 9:15.

There was no baptism with the Holy Ghost with the eunuch or others. Baptism with the HS occurs just 2 times in the NT with the Apostles (Jews) Acts 2 and Cornelius (Gentile) Acts 10. This fulfilled Joel's prophecy about the Spirit being poured out upon all flesh,,,all flesh meaning Jew and...

The fire offered was not authorized by God, Lev 10:1. There were things done under the OT law that God was long suffering about, as polygamy, but no longer, Acts 17:30. I know of nowhere God authorized the Jews to use IM in worship to Him but God was long suffering towards it. Amos 6:1-6 I...

The OT law does not regulate NT Christianity. Paul condemns going back to the OT law to justify some thing, Rom 7:1-6. Therefore justification for social drinking must be found within the NT and it is not there. Eph 5:18 "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the...

No verse says the Corinthians were baptized with the Holy Spirit. Paul water baptized some of them himself 1 Cor 1:14-16 which is the one baptism now in effect Eph 4:4-5.

THose in Acts 19 had been baptized with John's baptism which had already expired and was invalid by Acts 19 having been replaced with Christ's baptism of Acts 2:38. Hence the need for their being re-baptized with Christ's baptism and saved by Christ's baptism. Paul could not and did not...

The issue is has God authorized the use IM for NT Christians or is using IM man's own initiative thereby offering a 'strange fire to God' (Lev 10:1)? IM (along with celebrating Christmas and Easter as another example) would all fall under the category of offering a strange fire to God since God...

Against both.

I did. I showed how Joel's prophecy ( that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; Joel 2:28) was fulfilled when the Spirit was poured out upon Jew (Apostles) Acts 2 and Gentile (Cornelius) Acts 10. All flesh referring to the two major groups that made up man kind them Jew and Gentile. I...

Acts 19:5 "When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." This baptism is the water baptism of the great commission. They were saved having been baptized with this water baptism. After they were saved Paul laid hands upon them passing them a miraculous gift Acts...

No one's sins could ever be completely remitted without the blood of Christ. The blood of bulls and goats under the OT law could not do it (Heb 10:1-4). It would take the blood of Christ to wash away all the sins of those OT characters as Abraham. If men can be saved apart from the blood of...

Baptism with the Holy Spirit occurs just twice in the NT, the Apostles Acts 2 Cornelius Acts 10 and this fulfilled-brought to an end Joel's prophecy. Just one baptism (Eph 4:4-5) in effect today that being the water baptism of Christ's great commission (Mk 16;16; Mt 28:19-20) that lasts till...

The verses in Matthew 10 say more than Judas was just an Apostle. -Judas was given miraculous powers vs 1,8 -Judas was commissioned to preach the gospel to the lost vs 6-7 -Judas was a sheep not a wolf v16 -Judas was inspired by the Holy Spirit in what he spoke vs 19-20 -God was Judas' Father...

No verse says Judas was always a devil. The verses I cited prove Judas was once a child of God but later fell away.

The receiving of the Spirit is NOT baptism with the Holy Spirit for that baptism has ceased/ended with there being one baptism now in effect. I believe the gift of the Holy Spirit are the miraculous gifts which eventually ceased by the end of the first century. One can receive a gift of God (1...

We are under Christ's NT law as was Paul 1 Cor 9:21. The NT law is the "new covenant" prophesied about back in the OT, Jer 31-31-24 that was not like the OT covenant. That change of law was done by Christ Heb 7:12. Since Christ took the OT law out of the way (Col 2:14) replacing it with His...

The common denominator in being saved under the OT and NT is an obedient faith. Those obedient to the things under the OT law will be judged by that law and be saved. Those under the NT law and obey it will be judged by that law and saved. 1 Pet 1:11 the Spirit of Christ was in those OT...