tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post9054807997650631268..comments2023-09-11T08:58:24.710-06:00Comments on Reach Upward: LDS Caffeine WarsScott Hinrichshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-51504384008159492132014-11-20T11:00:05.181-07:002014-11-20T11:00:05.181-07:00I thought you hit the nail on the head. I once hea...I thought you hit the nail on the head. I once heard the additional rules imposed by people such as the Pharisees put in place compared to a hedge/fence around the law. A way to make it easier to keep the law. The problem lies in becoming fixated so much on the hedge/fence that we forget the purpose of it in the first place. We are expected to follow the commandments. Everything else is precaution.<br />Also, something else to think about. The WoW was treated as council, as opposed to commandment, in the church for a very long time. It wasn't until much later that it became part of the temple recommend interview.CheesyPotatoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756192149799955287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-86290217992435713842014-09-04T12:33:36.591-06:002014-09-04T12:33:36.591-06:00For those that are interested, I did not intend th...For those that are interested, I did not intend this post as an exercise in caffeine apologetics. I personally avoid caffeine and generally eschew soft drinks. I merely wanted to post my observations and thinking with respect to caffeine and church doctrine.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-4909872851481989742014-08-30T09:11:55.713-06:002014-08-30T09:11:55.713-06:00Great article, Scott! I enjoyed your analysis. Whe...Great article, Scott! I enjoyed your analysis. Whether or not there is “no shortage of church members today that would love for church leaders to spell out specifically sanctioned behaviors in countless areas of life, including diet,” I’m not one of them. As you correctly stated, I do believe we would reap many more blessings by more fully embracing the counsel in D&C 89. However, I do not believe it is necessary (or even helpful) for the Church to require this. <br /><br />D&C 89 contains lots of wise counsel from a loving Savior that all of us are free to prayerfully read and follow. I’ve been collecting stories of Latter-day Saints who are doing just that and posting them at the Discovering the Word of Wisdom website: http://discoveringthewordofwisdom.com. <br /><br />Blessings! JaneJane Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516976650739465703noreply@blogger.com