“How is alcoholic wine deceptive? In the very way that people are advocating today, by saying that drinking a little bit will not hurt. Everyone admits that drinking too much is bad. Even the liquor companies tell us not to drink and drive, but they insist that a small amount is all right. However, that is the very thing that is deceptive. Who knows how little to drink? Experts tell us that each person is different. It takes an ounce to affect one, while more is necessary for another. The same person will react to alcohol differently in different situations, depending on the amount of food he has had, among other things. So, the idea that ‘a little bit won’t hurt’ is deceptive, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise!” “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise” (Proverbs 20:1). For more about this subject, see “Christian Drinking Is a Bellwether Issue.”
Bruce Lackey, pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church of Harrison, Tennessee, in the 1970s
