Thursday, August 27, 2009
Several months ago I stumbled upon a sermon by John Piper on desiringgod.org. The title of the sermon was “Total Abstinence and Church Membership.”, and focused sharply on the issue of alcohol. His conclusion: “We engage…to seek God’s help in abstaining from all drugs, food, drink, and practices which bring unwarranted harm to the body or jeopardize our own or another’s faith.”
I can not stress enough how our behaviors and practices can jeopardize our own faith. It has been a difficult struggle for me personally, to abandon my love affair with secular music. And I pray that at some point in time, listening to artists whose music is not good for my soul will begin to literally make me feel sick.
