Monday, November 06, 2006

Restaurants

I always knew there was a difference between bars and restaurants. Bars serve alcohol with food on the side. Restaurants serve food with alcohol on the side. I am reading J. Vernon McGee's books "Thru the Bible". He gives an illustration about this. He said once he drove all over the city for a restaurant that didn't serve beer, because his evangelist companion wanted one. They finally found one and the evangelist got sick on the food. Nowadays, it's really hard to find a good restaurant that doesn't serve alcohol. He says, "Separation from the world does not mean that you cannot go into a restaurant that serves liquor." I agree with him. I think, what will people say if they see me coming out of the restaurant? "She had a meal." What will they say if they see you coming out of a bar? Probably, that you were drinking alcohol because people go into bars to drink alcohol. That's the difference. I don't drink and I never have. I used to go into bars with friends, but I always felt very uncomfortable. I don't belong there. I believe the Lord convicted me about that. It was wrong for me to be there.

2 comments:

Shari said...

That's true. I remember, when I worked at Sears, my friend had us meet at the bar next door for a birthday. I felt horrible the whole time, and hated thinking that someone would see, and think I was drinking.

Dorothy Aichele Conway said...

It's hard to say no.