“Dis-Barred”

Friday, July 26, 2019

     I have a question.  Are sport bars sinful?  Some people say that they are because there is nothing good in those places.  The lust of the women who work there and that go there, beer, drunkenness, and fights – all of those are wrong.

Sincerely,
A Sporting Chance?

Dear A Sporting Chance,

You’ve answered your own question.  Bars and taverns are not the kind of place a Christian should be.  Our responsibility as Christians is to try and flee immorality (1 Tim 6:11) and flee temptation (2 Tim 2:22).  Alcohol is part of a culture that emphasizes worldliness.  Christians should use wisdom in every situation to discern between habits that are generally beneficial and habits that are generally destructive.  God never specifically condemns all alcohol, but He does condemn ‘strong drink’ (Pr 20:1), drinking parties (1 Pet 4:3), and drunkenness (Rom 13:13).  A sports bar is an establishment designed as one big drinking party.  Avoid bars at all costs.

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