Yeah, the temperance movements in the 1830's were right. But then, so was the advice in the Bible waaaay back then about moderation in all things. But Paul also said that it should never be a litmus test for membership, that would be men perverting their authority.
We see that also, came to pass.
Word of Wisdom, and Hot Chocolate
Re: Word of Wisdom, and Hot Chocolate
Riding on a speeding train; trapped inside a revolving door;
Lost in the riddle of a quatrain; Stuck in an elevator between floors.
One focal point in a random world can change your direction:
One step where events converge may alter your perception.
Lost in the riddle of a quatrain; Stuck in an elevator between floors.
One focal point in a random world can change your direction:
One step where events converge may alter your perception.
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Re: Word of Wisdom, and Hot Chocolate
zeezrom wrote:As far as stimulants go, hot chocolate is greater than tea in my opinion. I drink tea before bed often times. Can you imagine drinking hot chocolate before bed?
Why does Elohim value being exhausted and tired rather than stimulated so you can go about your daily endeavors with more vigor?
Re: Word of Wisdom, and Hot Chocolate
Watch the movie Chocolat ! (2000 film - American-British)
It is two and a half hour, but Juliette Binoche is wonderful...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DfL5Ik_TNg -
(Excerpt from the plot. I don't take the point, by the way!)Despite the shifting sentiment in the town, Reynaud remains staunch in his abstinence from pleasures such as chocolate. On the Saturday evening before Easter, he sees Caroline leave the chocolatier, which devastates him. Convinced now that chocolate will make people stray from their faith...
It is two and a half hour, but Juliette Binoche is wonderful...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DfL5Ik_TNg -
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei