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
		Dessert	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	cn	(29-oz) peeled apricot halves; drained
1		Stick butter; melted
1/2	c	Apricot juice
1		Box (9-oz) Ritz crackers
2/3	c	Brown sugar
		Cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

Grease shallow 2-quart casserole. Layer with apricots. Add brown sugar,
sprinkle with cinnamon and top with crushed cracker crumbs. Pour butter and
apricot juice over. Bake at 300 for 25-30 minutes.
MRS B.M. MEEK (SUSAN)
MARVELL, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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