Can Believers Make-Up New Commands That God Expects To Be Obeyed?

A number of years back, I took four young men to Europe for ten days of teaching history and biblical worldview.  One of the men was a new pastor at my church where I was an elder at the time.

We were sitting outdoors at a café in Paris our first night, about to order dinner.  “Are you going to have a glass of wine?” asked the pastor.  “I can’t,” I said, “the elders and staff at our church may not drink.”  “Yes, but this is Paris!  Lighten up!”

“Do you think it’s a sin to drink?”  he asked.  “Not for believers,” I answered, “But for you and me it would be.”