'There is more Scripture objectively condemning the use of alcoholic beverages than will be found on the subjects of lying, adultery, swearing, cheating, hypocrisy, pride, or even blasphemy.
1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble.
2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality
3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy.
4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine.
5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious.
6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness.
7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
8) Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink.
9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine.
10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree.
11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin.
12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed.
13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated
14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites.
15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come.
16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord's anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked.
17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence.
18) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.
19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages.
Thank you for all of these Scripture verses that speak about the dangers of alcohol consumption. Personally, I do not drink alcoholic beverages. Tried it when I was a young adult a few times, hated it, and so left it at that and decline to drink alcohol. I have always been one who avoided anything that alters my thinking, judgement, etc.
But I do think we have liberty as a believer to decide on this matter. Paul says all things are permissible but not always beneficial.
He even instructed Timothy to drink some type of alcoholic beverage to calm his stomach issues. I think for most people it is best to not drink alcohol, but if someone who is a believer wishes to do so and can do so responsibly, then I think it is permissible according to Paul's instruction. But, as you said, there is a lot of Scripture that warns us to be careful with alcohol, and we should take that seriously, as well.
Ultimately, it doesn't honor God to be inebriated, even slightly, as most of the time it impairs our judgment and ability to check our actions, words, and thoughts.
I do not think having an alcoholic drink is sinful. It is when we become inebriated we sin or when we crave alcohol that may be a sign of addiction when it is sinful. Pau said that we are not to be mastered by anything in 1Cor. 6:12. In some cultures, wine or beer is consumed daily. I think this is o.k. as long as one is not internally compelled to drink to satisfy a craving.
I have a different opinion than the others who responded here.
Jesus's first miracle was turning water to wine and that was an alcoholic drink. We know this because of John 2:10 mentioning possibility to get drunk from it.
With that being said this poses a great danger to us and can be abused like many other things, like food (gluttony), additions (strongholds, idolatry, putting false gods before God), prescription drugs, sexuality, etc. Those who have self-control challenges and tend to become easily addicted should avoid this at all costs. Remember Matthew 5:30, this should be balanced with 1 Timothy 4:4.
Maybe its like enjoying a fire but if you get lured in too close you can be badly burned.
Dear Sandra Brown, many Christians don't drink alcohol. For them, it's a sin.
If a non-Christian Jesus saved person drinks alcohol, its not a sin for that person.
If someone think about alcohol and remind a person of a sin who is sin for that person. Should the other person love their neighbor so much that one does not need to drink in that person in the face.
If we love each other, we don't hurt anybody.
God bless u and yours in Jesus name, love u in Christ.
If he's only sipping it at 1, he might be okay. But I would keep a close eye on him during happy hour!
23) Proverbs 23:32 - Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder.
24) Proverbs 23:33 - Alcohol causes the drinker to have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces willfulness, and prevents reformation.
25) Proverbs 23:34 - Alcohol makes the drinker unstable
26) Proverbs 23:35 - Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning. Alcohol is habit forming.
27) Proverb 31:4-5 - Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment.
28) Proverbs 31:6-7 - Strong drink could be given to those about to perish or those in pain. Better anesthetics are available today.
29) Ecclesiastes 2:3 - The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not. ( Ecclesiastes 12:8)
30) Ecclesiastes 10:17 - A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink.
31) Isaiah 5:11-12 - Woe to those who get up early to drink and stay up late at night to get drunk.
32) Isaiah 5:22 - Woe to "champion" drinkers and "experts" at mixing drinks.
33) Isaiah 19:14 - Drunken men stagger in their vomit.
34) Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Israelites choose to drink; their future looks hopeless to them.
35) Isaiah 24:9 - Drinkers cannot escape the consequences when God judges.
36) Isaiah 28:1 - God pronounces woe on the drunkards of Ephraim.
37) Isaiah 28:3 - Proud drunkards shall be trodden down.
38) Isaiah 28:7 - Priests and prophets stagger and reel from beer and wine, err in vision, and stumble in judgment.
39) Isaiah 28:8 - Drinkers' tables are covered with vomit and filth.
40) Isaiah 56:9-12 - Drinkers seek their own gain and expect tomorrow to be just like today.
41) Jeremiah 35:2-14 - The Rechabites drank no grape juice or intoxicating wine and were blessed.
42) Ezekiel 44:21 - Again God instructed the priests not to drink wine.
43) Daniel 1:5-17 - Daniel refused the king's intoxicating wine an
1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble.
2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality
3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy.
4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine.
5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious.
6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness.
7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
8) Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink.
9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine.
10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree.
11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin.
12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed.
13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated
14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites.
15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come.
16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord's anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked.
17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence.
18) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.
19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages.
20) Proverbs 23:21 - Drunkenness causes poverty.
21) Proverbs 23:29-30 -
Thank you for all of these Scripture verses that speak about the dangers of alcohol consumption. Personally, I do not drink alcoholic beverages. Tried it when I was a young adult a few times, hated it, and so left it at that and decline to drink alcohol. I have always been one who avoided anything that alters my thinking, judgement, etc.
But I do think we have liberty as a believer to decide on this matter. Paul says all things are permissible but not always beneficial.
He even instructed Timothy to drink some type of alcoholic beverage to calm his stomach issues. I think for most people it is best to not drink alcohol, but if someone who is a believer wishes to do so and can do so responsibly, then I think it is permissible according to Paul's instruction. But, as you said, there is a lot of Scripture that warns us to be careful with alcohol, and we should take that seriously, as well.
Ultimately, it doesn't honor God to be inebriated, even slightly, as most of the time it impairs our judgment and ability to check our actions, words, and thoughts.
I do not think having an alcoholic drink is sinful. It is when we become inebriated we sin or when we crave alcohol that may be a sign of addiction when it is sinful. Pau said that we are not to be mastered by anything in 1Cor. 6:12. In some cultures, wine or beer is consumed daily. I think this is o.k. as long as one is not internally compelled to drink to satisfy a craving.
I have a different opinion than the others who responded here.
Jesus's first miracle was turning water to wine and that was an alcoholic drink. We know this because of John 2:10 mentioning possibility to get drunk from it.
With that being said this poses a great danger to us and can be abused like many other things, like food (gluttony), additions (strongholds, idolatry, putting false gods before God), prescription drugs, sexuality, etc. Those who have self-control challenges and tend to become easily addicted should avoid this at all costs. Remember Matthew 5:30, this should be balanced with 1 Timothy 4:4.
Maybe its like enjoying a fire but if you get lured in too close you can be badly burned.
If a non-Christian Jesus saved person drinks alcohol, its not a sin for that person.
If someone think about alcohol and remind a person of a sin who is sin for that person. Should the other person love their neighbor so much that one does not need to drink in that person in the face.
If we love each other, we don't hurt anybody.
God bless u and yours in Jesus name, love u in Christ.
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