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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ MARCH 6, 1942 Fun for the Whole Family II p ls§: • I By 11 LANG mii- ARMSTRONG m IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAYI L< S i £ chool uesson TTA«^ LD L LUNDQUIST, d. d. !y Bible Institute of Chicago. Western Newspaper Union.) Of The Mood: Released by Lesson for March 8 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se eded and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. DISCOVERING WHY PEOPLE DRINK BEVERAGE ALCOHOL LESSON TEXT—Genesis 43:34; Psalm 104:14. 15; Proverbs 31:4-7; Ecclesiastes 1:1-3, 10, 11; Isaiah 56:12; I Corinthians 10:6. 7. GOLDEN TEXT—Wine is a mocker, strong Irink Is raging; and whosoever Is deceived thereby Is not wise.—Proverbs 20:1. «ss “See what I mean? He's gettln' old! The alcohol problem receives at tention in four lessons of each year. This is the first one for 1942 and brings before us a number of scrip tures not often used, in order to suggest the drinker’s reasons for drinking. Other matters appear, but we shall limit ourselves to present ing these reasons, together with the Christian answer to each one. Why do men drink? I. To Be Sociable (Gen. 43:34). At the banquet prepared by Jos eph the allowance for Benjamin was greatly increased, and they “drank and were merry.” How often that ,ias been the plea which has led into drinking and into drunkenness. The “social glass” has often led to the drunkard’s grave. Well, surely God wants us to be sociable. Yes, He does, and the perfect provision for man’s social aature is found in Christian fellow ship. II. To Be Happy (Ps. 104:14, 15). Wine is supposed to bring happi ness, and we may admit that it does bring a temporary lift which some call happiness. But who is satisfied with happiness? It depends antirely on what “happens.” If the wrong thing happens we are un happy. We need a deep abiding joy, and only a right relationship to God can give that. III. To Evade Responsibility (Prov. 31:4, 5). When life’s burdens become too much for him the weakling seeks relief and evades his responsibili ties in the deadening power of alco hol. But that doesn’t solve the prob lem. It is still there when sobriety returns, and usually more serious than ever. What can a man do? The answer is, turn to God. He gives wisdom, grace and strength. IV. To Forget Sorrow (Prov. 31: 6). “Drown your sorrows” is the de ceptive promise of liquor; but they stand right there beside man, and when his poor befuddled head be gins to clear they present them selves more persistently than ever. What’s the answer? The God of all comfort is ready to bear man’s sor rows or to give him grace to bear them and to lead him out into a place of peace and victory. V. To Forget Poverty (Prov. 31: 7). Heavy is the affliction of poverty in a world of plenty. Sometimes it is the result of carelessness or of sin, but often it is the lot of those who are innocently caught in its grip. Men have tried to forget, to “drown” even this problem in drink, and have only made their poverty worse and more unbearable. VI. To Find Satisfaction (Eccl. 2: 1-3, 10, 11). The book of Ecclesiastes gives the account of a man “under the sun,” that is, apart from God’s guidance and blessing, seeking to satisfy the cravings of his heart in many ways. All of them prove vain, including the effort to find it in wine and in pleasure. Frustrated souls often seek re lease through intoxicants. They gain a measure of liberty and a sense of masterful power, but it is all as delusive as the dreams of grandeur of the insane. It is even worse, for it is a false condition, deliberately created and soon lost, together with lost character and decency of life. The morning after brings only the deepened despair of greater dissat isfaction. VII. To Stimulate Hope (Isa. 56; 12). A certain fearful looking forward to the time of judgment tends to dampen the drinker’s enthusiasm. So he drinks more to reawaken in his heart the “hope” that tomorrow will not bring reckoning, but will be another “good” day. The world has no real hope, in fact, the word itself has lost its true meaning and indicates only a sort of wishful thinking. Is there any real hope? Oh, yes, and the Christian has it, hope that is a confident expecta tion of the fulfillment of God’s every promise. That kind of hope takes care of tomorrow—and all the to morrows. VIII. To Encourage Play (I Cor. 10:6, 7). Paul warns against the folly of the “eat, drink, and be merry” phi losophy. That road ends in disaster. Does not God want us to play? Indeed He does. He gave us the instinct for recreation. We need pleasant relaxation, and He has pro vided for us all the beauties of na ture, all the pleasures of wholesome play, and all in the finest of fellow ship with His people and with Him self. Thus we find real recreation— not just fun that leaves us empty and dissatisfied. 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