Proverbs 31:6-7. Specific Command or general principle?

Christ is the strongest drink for the one who is perishing tim. If you don't believe that, well...

it is not me who is bitten.

If you want to choose to give alcohol to someone before giving them Christ, go ahead.

 

Yes, you do need to read it.

Myself, I would not walk across the street to hear James White... much less read his books.

But those who choose to be led astray by his untruths will not seek understanding.

 

Those who wish to be with the Lord and leave this earth. I always thought that when we died, worms would destroy our body but our spirit would never die.

When I took a look at the Hebrew text I noticed that the verb was an imperative, which is a command. Is somehow the word of God wrong and you corrected it?

Where are the Christians in the OT? I always thought they were first mentioned in the NT as being in Antioch?

Acts 11:26, "and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch."

I never knew the church existed in the OT. I always thought it only existed after Christ came to earth. Is Acts 11:26 wrong and need correction?

 

No, but you are wrong in your interpretation.

 

I always thought Jesus was accused of being a drunkard in Matthew.

Mt. 11:19 "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, `Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

I am not sure how he could have been accused of being a drunkard by drinking grape juice with sinners.

 

Proverbs 31
Sayings of King Lemuel
*1 The sayings of King Lemuel—an oracle [a] his mother taught him:
*2 "O my son, O son of my womb, 
****** O son of my vows,
*3 do not spend your strength on women, 
****** your vigor on those who ruin kings.
*4 "It is not for kings, O Lemuel— 
****** not for kings to drink wine, 
****** not for rulers to crave beer,
*5 lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, 
****** and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
*6 Give beer to those who are perishing, 
****** wine to those who are in anguish;
*7 let them drink and forget their poverty 
****** and remember their misery no more.


Here are the different translations of Proverbs 31:6
NET ©
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, 1* and wine to those who are bitterly distressed; 2*
NIV ©
biblegateway Pro 31:6
Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;
NASB ©
biblegateway Pro 31:6
Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to him whose life is bitter.
NLT ©
biblegateway Pro 31:6
Liquor is for the dying, and wine for those in deep depression.
MSG ©
biblegateway Pro 31:6
Use wine and beer only as sedatives, to kill the pain and dull the ache
BBE ©
SABDAweb Pro 31:6
Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
NRSV ©
bibleoremusPro 31:6
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;
NKJV ©
biblegateway Pro 31:6
Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart.

NET NOTES:
1*sn Wine and beer should be given to those distressed and dying in order to ease their suffering and help them forget.
2*tn Heb “to the bitter of soul.” The phrase לְמָרֵי נָפֶשׁ (lÿmare nafesh) has been translated “of heavy hearts” (KJV); “in anguish” (NIV); “in misery” (TEV); “in bitter distress” (NRSV); “sorely depressed” (NAB); “in deep depression (NLT); “have lost all hope” (CEV). The word “bitter” (מַר, mar) describes the physical and mental/spiritual suffering as a result of affliction, grief, or suffering – these people are in emotional pain. So the idea of “bitterly distressed” works as well as any other translation.

 

However the O.T Scriptures existed when the church began at Pentecost. As a matter of fact, when the N.T. epistles speak of the "Scriptures" it is speaking of the O.T. Scriptures. It is apparent that the O.T is what the Church used before the N.T was complete.

Acts 11:26 is the first instance when believers were called "Christians".

 

The Pharisees were known for their lies, so it wouldn't take much imo. Both drinks resemble one another

 

My understanding comes from the Word of God not a man who twists the Word to limit Christ's atoning blood to only the elect.

 

Scripture does not say Christ drank alcohol. Just associating with sinners caused Him to be falsely accused.

 

Wine and beer should be given to those distressed and dying in order to ease their suffering and help them forget

Kings are not to drink alcohol because they could forget and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

Proverbs 31:

4 "It is not for kings, O Lemuel— not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

 

Those who are Christ's have drank the water of life and as Christ proclaims shall never thirst again.

Those who are lost, are ready to perish have not drunk of the water of life that satisfies what the soul is truly thirsty for.

 

I agree he came eating and drinking but we don't know what he drank. If the Pharisees accused him of drinking alcohol, then he was probably not doing so. They constantly lied about him

 

You completely missed the point.

Why refer to an OT verse and mention those who follow Christ in the same sentence as though that verse was referring to them. I am not aware of anyone who followed Christ in the OT. In fact those who first followed Christ were the apostles. The first Christians are mentioned in Acts.

The early church also used what Paul wrote and what came down by oral tradition along with other NT writings such as James.