Are we allowed to drink on Good Friday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess it depends on which church the OP is talking about. In the Catholic church, fasting and abstinence are considered forms of penance. There is plenty in the church that is not based in the Bible. Not saying that is right or wrong, just pointing that out.

If it's not Bible-based, then it's wrong. Oddly, God allowed Christianity to be managed by the wrong team (Catholics) for 1500 years.

Are you for real? You truly believe that God made a "mistake" by having the Catholics be the first Christians. It must be nice to be so sure of yourself that you critique God's actions and then deem them wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess it depends on which church the OP is talking about. In the Catholic church, fasting and abstinence are considered forms of penance. There is plenty in the church that is not based in the Bible. Not saying that is right or wrong, just pointing that out.

If it's not Bible-based, then it's wrong. Oddly, God allowed Christianity to be managed by the wrong team (Catholics) for 1500 years.

Are you for real? You truly believe that God made a "mistake" by having the Catholics be the first Christians. It must be nice to be so sure of yourself that you critique God's actions and then deem them wrong.

I think pp was being sarcastic...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Churches are human-created organizations and so inherently fallible. Show me a church or a person that follows the Bible exactly. You know, the stoning and all.

Read the first few verses of John 8. We apparently get to stone people if we have no sins of our own. Fortunately, the only person who met that criteria was Christ, and he threw the stone at Himself, figuratively speaking.

People who get hung up on the stoning thing haven't tried to understand the Bible. That was a Jewish law for a people God was bringing the Messiah through. Christ did away with it. It's all in the Bible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:communion wine doesn't count

Catholic churches usually have a service called the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, rather than Eucharist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:communion wine doesn't count

Communion on Good Friday? That's just....odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess it depends on which church the OP is talking about. In the Catholic church, fasting and abstinence are considered forms of penance. There is plenty in the church that is not based in the Bible. Not saying that is right or wrong, just pointing that out.

If it's not Bible-based, then it's wrong. Oddly, God allowed Christianity to be managed by the wrong team (Catholics) for 1500 years.

Free will. Just because the Roman Catholics did it, doesn't make it right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Churches are human-created organizations and so inherently fallible. Show me a church or a person that follows the Bible exactly. You know, the stoning and all.

Read the first few verses of John 8. We apparently get to stone people if we have no sins of our own. Fortunately, the only person who met that criteria was Christ, and he threw the stone at Himself, figuratively speaking.

People who get hung up on the stoning thing haven't tried to understand the Bible. That was a Jewish law for a people God was bringing the Messiah through. Christ did away with it. It's all in the Bible.

Yes, just read the Bible and it will all become clear. You can disregard anything in the old testament that doesn't seem right to you (like stoning) but can keep the stuff that feels right -- perhaps the homosexuality part. Jesus never said a thing about it, but it was a no-no in the old testament, along with things like mixing fabrics and eating pork. Having several wives was OK though.

Read the Bible carefully and you will figure out how to pick and choose what is right for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Churches are human-created organizations and so inherently fallible. Show me a church or a person that follows the Bible exactly. You know, the stoning and all.

Read the first few verses of John 8. We apparently get to stone people if we have no sins of our own. Fortunately, the only person who met that criteria was Christ, and he threw the stone at Himself, figuratively speaking.

People who get hung up on the stoning thing haven't tried to understand the Bible. That was a Jewish law for a people God was bringing the Messiah through. Christ did away with it. It's all in the Bible.

Understanding the Bible is essential to understanding Christianity. It is the book God gave us to understand what he requires from us and what great benefits belief in him give us. For centuries, most of God's children were illiterate and had to depend on a select few to tell them what was in the Bible. People outside of a small area in the middle east and then Europe didn't know about the Bible at all and depended on missionaries almost 2000 years later to spread the word. Even then, some people rejected the Bible and adhered to religions that originated in their countries before transportation methods existed to bring Christianity to them.

Now, thanks to the Internet and the massive increase in literacy, the Bible is much more easily available to everyone.

[Anonymous]

Letter of the law: yes, you can drink alcohol on Good Friday... .for example, when St. Patrick's day falls on Good Friday the bishop will give "dispensation" to eat corn beef (because we should abstain from meat) but they never give dispensation for Guinness because it is already allowed.

Spirit of the law: you are not suppose to be "celebrating" on Good Friday, it is a day of penance, abstinence and fasting... so maybe if you are stricter than most ... maybe I would not drink on Good Friday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess it depends on which church the OP is talking about. In the Catholic church, fasting and abstinence are considered forms of penance. There is plenty in the church that is not based in the Bible. Not saying that is right or wrong, just pointing that out.

If it's not Bible-based, then it's wrong. Oddly, God allowed Christianity to be managed by the wrong team (Catholics) for 1500 years.

NP and a Catholic. You know what? This is total bigotry. You observe your religion your way, and stop worrying about what others do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess it depends on which church the OP is talking about. In the Catholic church, fasting and abstinence are considered forms of penance. There is plenty in the church that is not based in the Bible. Not saying that is right or wrong, just pointing that out.

If it's not Bible-based, then it's wrong. Oddly, God allowed Christianity to be managed by the wrong team (Catholics) for 1500 years.

NP and a Catholic. You know what? This is total bigotry. You observe your religion your way, and stop worrying about what others do.

The PP you're replying to is a Catholic being sarcastic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:communion wine doesn't count

Communion on Good Friday? That's just....odd.

No mass, and hence no communion wine, in a Catholic Church on Hoid Friday

[Anonymous]

It's a really good day to put aside little extras and think about Christ's suffering in the context of self-denial. Skip wine today. If you can't or won't - there might be a larger issue with your drinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Churches are human-created organizations and so inherently fallible. Show me a church or a person that follows the Bible exactly. You know, the stoning and all.

Read the first few verses of John 8. We apparently get to stone people if we have no sins of our own. Fortunately, the only person who met that criteria was Christ, and he threw the stone at Himself, figuratively speaking.

People who get hung up on the stoning thing haven't tried to understand the Bible. That was a Jewish law for a people God was bringing the Messiah through. Christ did away with it. It's all in the Bible.

Understanding the Bible is essential to understanding Christianity. It is the book God gave us to understand what he requires from us and what great benefits belief in him give us. For centuries, most of God's children were illiterate and had to depend on a select few to tell them what was in the Bible. People outside of a small area in the middle east and then Europe didn't know about the Bible at all and depended on missionaries almost 2000 years later to spread the word. Even then, some people rejected the Bible and adhered to religions that originated in their countries before transportation methods existed to bring Christianity to them.

Now, thanks to the Internet and the massive increase in literacy, the Bible is much more easily available to everyone.

It's called conversion. And when you use an ancient fairy tale as a way to reach illiterate masses, you are in big time control.

had nothing to do with a god - and everything to do with controlling the masses

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