Intoxicating Beverages Discountenanced.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise. (Prov. 20 : 1.)
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red; when it giveth his color
in the cup.... At the last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like
an adder. (Prov. 23 : 31, 32.)
It is Our Duty to Obey Rulers, Who are God's Ministers and Punish
Evil Doers Only.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no
power but of God; the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever,
therefore, resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God; and
they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers
are not a terror to good work, but to evil.... For this cause pay
ye tribute also; for they are God's ministers, attending continually
upon this very thing. (Rom. 13 : 1, 2, 3, 6.)
The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses seat; all, therefore, whatsoever
they bid you observe, that observe and do. (Mat. 23 : 2, 3.)
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake;
whether it be to the king as supreme, or unto governors as unto them
that are sent of him for the punishment of evil-doers. (1 Pet. 2 :
13, 14.)
I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment.... Whoso keepeth the
commandment shall feel no evil thing. (Eccl. 8 : 2, 5.)
It is Not Our Duty Always to Obey Rulers, Who Sometimes Punish the
Good, and Receive Damnation Therefor.
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded
them.... Therefore God dealt well with the midwives. (Ex. 1 : 17, 20.)
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said, ... Be it known
unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the
golden image which thou hast set up. (Dan. 3 : 16, 18.)
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree, ... (that
whoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, ... he
shall be cast into the den of lions).... Now, when Daniel knew that
the writing was signed, he went into his house and ... kneeled upon his
knees three times a day and prayed, ... as he did aforetime. (Dan. 6 :
9, 7, 10.)
And the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against
his Christ. For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou
hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles,
and the people of Israel, were gathered together. (Acts 4 : 26, 27.)
Beware of the Scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and
love salutations in the market places, and the chief seats in the
synagogues.... These shall receive greater damnation. (Mark 12 : 38,
39, 40.)
And Herod with his men of war set him at naught, and mocked him, and
arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.... And
Pilate gave sentence.... And when they were come to the place which
is called Calvary, there they crucified him.... And the people stood
by beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him. (Luke 23 :
11, 24, 33, 35.)
Woman's Rights Denied.
And thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over
thee. (Gen. 3 : 16.)
I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man,
but to be in silence. (1 Tim. 2 : 12.)
They are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. (1
Cor. 14 : 34.)