Another occasion where alcohol is sinful is when our drinking causes another Christian to stumble. In Romans 14:12 we read, “It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles.” The same principle is repeated in 1 Corinthians 8 where we are told to not take our liberties in Christ and use them to erect “a stumbling block to the weak” (1 Cor. 8:9). As long as sin is not involved, believers have Christian freedom to use alcohol if their conscience permits. However, God is very concerned that our freedoms do not cause another brother or sister in Christ to stumble. The Greek word for stumble is “skandalon.” What we are talking about here is someone for whatever reason chooses to refrain from alcohol but is now being tempted to drink by your consumption of alcohol in their presence. The Christian premise – we always restrict our freedoms if it means honoring the convictions of those we love in Christ.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Pie	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Egg Whites
1/4	ts	Cream of Tartar
1	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Sugar
3	tb	Lemon Juice
1		Lemon; grated rind from
4		Egg yolks

INSTRUCTIONS

MERINGUE: Beat egg whites until foamy. Add Cream of Tartar then beat until
the whites stand in peaks. Add sugar a little at a time, beating well
after. Beat for a minute or two after adding all the sugar. Butter & flour
pyrex pie plate. Spread the meringue in the plate. Bake 1 hr & 10-15
minutes in a 275 degree oven, then raise temp to 300 degrees and bake for
additional 20 minutes.
FILLING: Beat egg yolks well. Add sugar, juice and rind. Cook in double
boiler until thickened. Cool.
Whip 3/4 cup of whipping cream and sweeten with 2 T powdered sugar. Cover
meringue with half of cream then lemon filling and then the rest of the
cream. Leave in refrigerator overnight.
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 00:09:41 -0400
From: BobbieB1@aol.com
MM-Recipes Digest V3 #157
From the MealMaster recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
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