by Lydia Mbalachi | 1 September 2019 08:46 pm09
Question:
For example, we know that some alcoholic drinks are made from sorghum. So, is it right for a true Christian to grow sorghum, sell it, and even use that money to give offerings?
Answer:
There is nothing inherently evil about any crop that God created. A crop only becomes associated with wrongdoing when it is used for the wrong purpose.
For instance, sorghum is naturally a food crop some people use it to make porridge but others take advantage of it to brew alcohol. Therefore, anyone who intentionally grows it for that purpose or supports its misuse is guilty before God.
However, the crop itself, when grown for its intended and natural use, is not sinful in any way. There are many similar examples:
But the Bible gives a strong warning against those who corrupt what God made for good.
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
Do you see that?
The Bible clearly warns those who twist what God created for pure and good purposes. To grow sorghum for brewing alcohol is to bring bitterness into society instead of sweetness.
Likewise, producing millet or bananas with the intent to sell them to breweries is the same as spreading bitterness instead of goodness.
The same principle applies to all forms of distortion when people take what God designed for natural, righteous use and pervert it.
For instance, when men turn to men and women to women, that too is like exchanging light for darkness.
And the Lord has already said:
“Woe to those who do such things.”
Be blessed.
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