342. Mengapa Paulus menyarankan Timotius untuk minum anggur?

Pertanyaan: 342. Mengapa Paulus menyarankan Timotius untuk minum anggur?

Kami mengira dia berpikir itu akan memberinya manfaat. Dia jelas percaya bahwa penyakit Timothy, apa pun itu, akan terlega dengan stimulan. Mungkin jika Paul tahu sebanyak dokter modern tentang konstitusi manusia, dia tidak akan memberikan saran itu. Kebiasaan minum, pada zaman kita sekarang, sangat merugikan, sehingga jika dia masih hidup sekarang, kami tidak berpikir dia akan menyarankan seorang menteri muda untuk minum anggur. Dia terlalu peduli dengan kebaikan umum untuk menyarankan contoh yang akan merugikan.

Question: 342. Why Did Paul Advise Timothy to Drink Wine?

We suppose he thought it would do him good. He evidently believed that Timothy's ailment, whatever it was, would be relieved by a stimulant. Perhaps if Paul had known as much as modern physicians do of the human constitution, he would not have given the advice. Drinking habits, in our day, do so much harm, that if he were alive now, we do not think he would counsel a young minister to drink wine. He was too much concerned about the general good to suggest an example which would be mischievous.

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