Isaiah 5
Isaiah 5:19-20:
Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. |
These people claimed to desire the true counsel of God, but they had deceit in their heart. They ended up perverted in their counsel. Sin had perverted their judgment. They were not able to discern evil, so the things that were holy and pure, they called unrighteous. Be careful not to be influenced by someones elses "witness' about a certain event or preacher. The person making the judgment may not be speaking from right spirit.
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While the Bible does include examples of alcohol usage, it is also clear that it is a dangerous substance. “Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks” (Isaiah 5:22). Those are strong words from Isaiah, and Proverbs doesn’t hold back either. “Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper” (Proverbs 23:31, 32, NIV).