Reno Omokri, a former adviser to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has sparked controversy on social media after claiming that preaching in opposition to alcohol isn’t biblical.
The previous presidential adviser made the announcement on his Twitter web page on Friday, including that it’s uninformed to say that Christ turned water into non-alcoholic wine.
In keeping with Omokri's Bible in “John 2:10” he preaches about alcoholic wine and hates alcohol.
His tweet learn: “It’s uninformed to say that Christ turned water into non-alcoholic wine. Not solely that, you might be bringing curses upon your self primarily based on Revelation 22:18. Even the governor of the feast confirmed that it was alcoholic wine (John 2:10). Drink. Don't get drunk.
“Religionists say that when Scripture says wine, it refers to non-alcoholic wine. Biblical wine is ALCOHOLIC (John 2:10). Deut 14:26 even refers to it as STRONG DRINK. The whole lot carried out in extra, together with wine, is a sin.
Citing biblical preferences, Omokri mentioned Christians may use their tithes to purchase alcohol, including that drunkenness is a 'sin'.
“How lucky for a lot of church buildings that the congregations learn the lips of their pastors, however don’t learn the Scriptures for themselves. You say that ingesting is a sin, however Christ himself drank (Matthew 11:19). Take the Scriptures and skim them cowl to cowl.
“Ingesting alcohol isn’t a sin. Drunkenness is a sin. It’s unbiblical to evangelise in opposition to alcohol. Even in heaven they drink wine (Matthew 26:29). Paul inspired the ingesting of wine (1 Tim 5:23). Scripture lets you use your tithe to purchase alcohol (Deut 14:26),” he added in his tweet.
