So about a year ago, after a near coma binge, I decided to stop drinking, once and for all. It's not easy, especially because all of my friends still drink and sometimes tease me saying I'm some kinda goody two shoes lol. They do respect my decision not to drink anymore though.
My teetotalism is a problem when [on rare occassions] I do go to church and the Eucharist is celebrated. Apart from the fact that the priest's whole "charade" makes me feel uncomfortable [it always has] I just don't want to drink from the wine. Ofcourse there's option to drink grape juice, but isn't that against scripture? Doesn't it clearly say Jesus ordered his disciples to drink from the wine? If so, doesn't Jesus or God order me to do something that goes against my conscience? And can you be a christian if you don't want to celebrate the Eucharist, even if Jesus ordered his disciples to do so?
My teetotalism is a problem when [on rare occassions] I do go to church and the Eucharist is celebrated. Apart from the fact that the priest's whole "charade" makes me feel uncomfortable [it always has] I just don't want to drink from the wine. Ofcourse there's option to drink grape juice, but isn't that against scripture? Doesn't it clearly say Jesus ordered his disciples to drink from the wine? If so, doesn't Jesus or God order me to do something that goes against my conscience? And can you be a christian if you don't want to celebrate the Eucharist, even if Jesus ordered his disciples to do so?