I-1OGANSVILLE HOME I'qEWS -1 HURSDAY, JUNE A4, 2004
sit Wrong for Us to Drink?
L Sonaetime ago I read a ing and whosoever
F about a fellow who used
bget drunk with his buddies
~,_e~/day after work. One
=_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-~: .L~d that fellow received
I • _~tas his Savior and when
I 1~l~lay came, he refused to
• ~It druak with his buddies.
" TL.Every time his buddies
,jl[~¢I him to go and get
c0mu h
.:.~ e refused. Then one
of his buddies got
: ~_ ~ With him for his absti-
ont ~ and tried to trick him.
r~ ~ man asked, "If drinking
a' !8o Wrong, then why did
turn water into wine?
The young Christian not
n .~Wing much about the
[~ ,i hie replied, "I don't know
,at, ellt Jesus turning water
Y,ahc ~0 Wine, but I know at my
l~li b"b ~ei~e.,he turned beer into fur-
o s , A lot of people are like
~c X ~ YOung Christian. They
re not sure what it means
~en Jesus turned water into
,z d ~e. Sadly, the confusion
~r drinking alcoholic bey-
rages is not confined to the
bid outside the church.
:i u ,~@ In some religious cir-
a ~ ~, the debate is carried
A ~. Over abstinence or mod-
r•~i[.,,a)l~ n• The only way such a
~te can be settled is for
~involved to surrender
- ~Ives to a careful study
?.T Word.
• , It is not within the ~scope
f this article to convey a
'~ed description of the
s "~]~ciples of biblical inter-
lactation. However, the bot-
~liae is what doesthe Bible
to say?
sed upon the teaching
~l,~ the scripture itself the
-~oly Spirit as the guide into
ar slJ~,.truth will lead the sincere
[ ~_" v er to that truth. The
needy Spirit will not lead some
1 q~J~ One conclusion and anoth-
ide~. group to a different con-
;d. "~alSion. He will not contra-
dict himself.
If that is the c,3se, why so
much confusion? The confu-
sion comes from a lack of
rightly dividing the truth. 2
Timothy 2:15 says, "Study to
show thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth
not be ashamed, rightly divid-
ing the word of truth."
To find the truth of God's
word a Christian must right-
ly divide or correctly
expound the Bible. By the
way, the Bible says in I
Corinthians 2:14 the unbe-
liever is not capable of com-
ing to a proper understand-
ing of the Bible.
TO THOSE who do right-
ly divide the word of truth,
there will be found two basic
words translated from the
original that mean wine.
There are words translated
strong drink that definitely
refer to intensely intoxicat-
ing beverages.
Simply defined, those
words only refer to the fruit
of the vine. The connotation
must be concluded from the
context of the passage being
studied.
Simply stated, the way the
word is used will determine
if the word is referring to fer-
mented alcoholic beverage or
just plain old unfermented
grape juice. The book of
Proverbs abounds with ref-
erences that condemn the use
of alcoholic drinks. Such as,
Proverbs 20:1 says, 'a, Vine is
a mocker, strong drink Is rag-
is
deceived thereby is not wise."
Also consider Isaiah 5:II,
%Voe unto them that rise up
early in the morning, that
they may follow strong drink;
that continue until night, till
wine inflame them."
There is one verse in
Proverbs that seems to lend
itself to using alcohol has a
pain killer to a dying man,
however. But, for consump-
tion as a beverage, the only
conclusion that can be
reached is that the use of alco-
holic beverage is strictly for-
bidden in scripture.
As far as Jesus turning
water into wine he simply
made the water the best
grape juice this world has
ever seen. Jesus, the Son of
God would not do anything
that was forbidden in other
scripture. If one desires a fur-
ther explanation of Jesus and
the turning the water into
wine, feel free to write giv-
ing your name and an address
to reply to.
The point is, alcohol is a
dangerous thing which has
deceived this world. We must
realize it is a sin and not a
sickness. If it is a sickness, it
is the only sickness contract-
ed by an act of the will. It is
the only sickness you can buy
in a store. It is a sickness that
the government receives
revenue from,
There are too many lives
taken on our streets, too many
battered wives, too many neg-
lected children, and too many
destroyed lives to say that to
drink alcohol is not wrong. It
is bad enough to see non-
Christians ruining their lives
with alcohol, but to see so-
called Christians indulging.
it is an even greater tragedy:
When will our society wake
up to see that alcohol destroys
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HOGANSVILLE WATER PLANT
220 OAK STREET
HOGANSVILLE, GA 30230
WA
QUALIT'
REPORT
DO I NEED TO TAKE SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS?
Some people may be more vulnerable to c.x)ntaminam.s in
drinking water than the general population. Immuno-
compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants,
people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system dt,~)rder~,
some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from
infections. These people should ~k advice about drlnking~
water lfr6~ ~their "health care, :providers~L'i~P4A~K~na~t~ ~.kr~
lesa~n the risk of infoction by Cryptosporidittm and other
microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Water
[3tf/nking Hotline (8OO-426--4791).
WHERE DOES MY WATER COME FROM?
The Ci@/of HogamNIIle wi~draw~ an avenge of 450,000 gallons pet-
day from the Blue Creek Reservoir. An alternate water supply source is "
the Flat Creek station. 8oth sims am s~rface water.
SOURCE WATER ASSESSMEN'r AND ITS
AVAILABILITY
Chattahoochie-Rint R~ Development Center recently completed
a source water assessment for Hogansville water supply sources. For
mote information, eontnct I~e Chaltahooehee-Flint Regional
Development Center S.W.A.P. project manager at (770) 854-6026.
WHY ARE THERE CONTAMINANTS IN MY
DRINKING WATER?
Drinking wgter, including bottled water, may reasonably be
expected to conttm at least small amounts of some contami-
nants. The prentice of contaminants does not necessarily
indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about
c£nta~ninants and potential health effects can be obtained by
calling the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe
Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). The sources of
drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include
rive~, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As
water travels over the surface of the land or through the
WATER QUALITY DATA TABLE
The table below liars all of the drinking water co~tamimmts that we detected during the calendar year of the report. The presence of
contaminants m the wate~ don not ne~marily indiatte that the water poses a heahh dsk. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this
table is from testing done ia the calendar year of the ~ The EPA or the State requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than
once per year became the conoentmtions of theue mmaminants do not change frequently.
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS
Fluoride (ppm) 4 4 1.04 0.7 1.65 2003 NO
Erosion of natural deposits: Water additive
which prorru~Ies strong teeth; Di~hm'ge
from fertilizer and aluminum factories.
MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS
Fecal eoliform/E. Coil 0 I 0 NIA 2003 NO Human and animal fecal waste
Positive Samples
A violation occurs when a routine sample and a repeat sample in, any given month, are total.enloform positive, and one is also fecal coliform or E. coli positwe.
Total Coliform 0 1' 1 N/A 2003 NO Naturally present in environment
(positive samples/month)
"lhrbidity 2003 NO Soil Runoff
100~ of all the samples were below the 1~ value of 0.5. A value less than 95% constitutes a TT violation unless approved by the state. "l~e highest single
measurement was 028. Any single ~nt in excess of 5 is a violatian.
VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS
TrHMS [Total N/A 100 73 35 119 2003 NO By-pr0ducts of drirddng water disinfection
Trihalomethanes] (ppb)
AI)DITIoNAL CONTAMINANTS "'
In an effort to ensure the safest water possible, the State has required us to monitor some contaminates not required by Federal regulations.
Of ttlmeeontamilmtes, only those listed below were found in your water.
Haloaeetic Acids
(HAAS) ppb
Chlorine
'4' '"
60 ppb 56 ppb NO By-product of drinking water chlorination
4 MG/L 1.,53 MG/L NO Water Additive used":io control microbes
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The following contaminates were monitored for, but not detected, in your water.
Nitrate [Measured as
Nitrog6n] (ppm)
Nitrite [Measured as
Nitrogen (ppm)
10 10 ND
11 ND
NO
ground, it dissolves naturally occuring minerals and. in some
cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting
from the presence of animals or from human activity.
Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, may
come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural
livestock operations, and wildlife. Inorganic Contaminants.
~uch as salts and metals, can be naturally oh.curing or result
from urban stormwater runoff, industrial, or domestic waste-
water dis, charges, oil and gas production, mining or farming.
Pesticides and herbicides may come from a variety of sources
f' sttCbf!a~t all~Ct!lmr~, t~tn ~'mwa~r runoff, and r~sidential
uses. Organic Chemical Contaminants, including synthetic and
volatile organic chemicals, are by-products of industrml
pr~x.aesses and petroleum l~rodt~ion, and can also come from
gas stations, urban storrnwater runoff, and ~pttc systems.
Radioactive contamirmnts can be naturally o~urin~ or be the
result of oil and g~ prodt~tion and mining activities, In order
to ensure that tap water is safe to drink. EPA pre~ribes
regulations that limit the amount of certain contam-
inants in water provided by I~blic water systems. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) reBulations establish limits for
contaminants in bottled water which "must provide the same
protection for public l~alth.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?.
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