JWR's assessment of the WoW is exactly how I think. It's too bad we live so far away from each other or we could sit down and celebrate our agreement with a Coke!
;-) Paul O On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:15:05 +0000 "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Because the WoW is not so much a health law as it is a spiritual > law. > It is one of the ways that the Church uses to determine which > members > are serious about the restored gospel and which are not. That is > why it > is one of the temple recommend questions. But temple recommend > interview is not asking us about caffeine, meat, eating sparingly, > drinking mild barley drinks, etc. It is specifically asing us about > > tea, coffee, alcohol, and tobacco. Beyond that there are a lot of > things we can do to improve our health. It is just not that part > of > the WoW that the Lord is currently using to deterine temple > worthiness. > > Maybe the Lord should include regular aerobic execise, or avoiding > too > much salt, or cutting down on our cholesterol, etc. He could have > included these things in the WoW if he had wanted to. But he didn't. > > > I think it is wrong for me to drinks Cokes, but not because it is a > WoW > violation. I don't think it is. The reason I think it is a sin for > me > to drink Cokes is because I become addicted to them and lose control > > over how many of them I drink. But every person is different. A > lot of > people can drink Cokes without becoming addicted. > > So, caffeine is a bad idea for those who have a weakness for it. > But it > is not mentioned in the Word of Wisdom and is not part of it any > more > than avoiding fatty foods or using too much white sugar. > > Besides, several places in the New Testament the Savior teachines > that > true religion is not a matter of meat and drink but charity, loving > our > neighbor, administering to the needs of widows and orphans, etc. If > we > get hung up on WoW, we are going to overlook the more important > parts of > the gospel. > > Or at least that is the way it seems to me today. > > Your friend and brother, > John W. Redelfs, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
