Well, he'll be at our place Thursday evening for dinner. I think all we have in the house is orange juice, cocoa and ginger ale. I'll have to go to SuperStore and get some real Jamaican ginger beer for them -- that stuff's almost flammable (totally alcohol free -- flammable in the spicy sense).
Paul Osborne wrote: > 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 /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// 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 ==^^===============================================================
