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Is drinking caffeine a sin?
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It's technically a drug. If consuming drugs is a sin, then shouldn't Christians avoid caffeinated drinks and food?
Please share your thoughts.
Alcohol is a drug yet Jesus not only drank it he provided an over abundance of it at the wedding in canna.
If one was drinking or is drinking it purely inorder to get high then it would be sinful.
You can enjoy your teas, coffees, cucumbers and the many other items that contain small amounts of a drug.
We are told to be sober, not intoxicated.
Caffeine doesn't get you drunk 
It does help me at times when I'm overstimulated at work, but I'm still in control of all my faculties
It does help me at times when I'm overstimulated at work, but I'm still in control of all my faculties
Do you drink it to get drunk?It's technically a drug. If consuming drugs is a sin, then shouldn't Christians avoid caffeinated drinks and food?
Please share your thoughts.
Riven
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No. I drink it to wake up in the morning.
It's technically a drug. If consuming drugs is a sin, then shouldn't Christians avoid caffeinated drinks and food?
Please share your thoughts.
Only if you grow horns in your head and shoot someone. Otherwise, it's all good.
jasonc
Member
The reformed lolI understand .
I do think a lot of people are actually addicted to caffeine, fortunately the worst it typically does is give you withdrawal headaches.
I drink energy drinks when severely overstimulated, caffeine helps calm my nervous system down. I only drink energy drinks on those days.
I drink energy drinks when severely overstimulated, caffeine helps calm my nervous system down. I only drink energy drinks on those days.
I guess it's like.....
We take drugs all the time. OTC drugs for pain and colds, flus. Prescription drugs.... I'm on like 12 of them, the latest being Ozempic. Recreational drugs like alcohol and nicotine.
Drugs are not inherently an evil, but those that have harmful and adverse affects are often sinful. I don't know that I'd call smoking a sin, but there is decades and decades of research on how terrible it is for your health. Arguably being any level drunk or high is also a sin, even if consumed responsibly.
It just depends on what the drug does and why you are taking it.
We take drugs all the time. OTC drugs for pain and colds, flus. Prescription drugs.... I'm on like 12 of them, the latest being Ozempic. Recreational drugs like alcohol and nicotine.
Drugs are not inherently an evil, but those that have harmful and adverse affects are often sinful. I don't know that I'd call smoking a sin, but there is decades and decades of research on how terrible it is for your health. Arguably being any level drunk or high is also a sin, even if consumed responsibly.
It just depends on what the drug does and why you are taking it.
blessedly_me23
Member
I think drinking coffee is not a sin only because its caffeine and nothing else.
Breathing is hazardous to our health these days due to contaminants. Same is true with drinking water.
Hey All,It's technically a drug. If consuming drugs is a sin, then shouldn't Christians avoid caffeinated drinks and food?
Please share your thoughts.
If you think it's wrong, then for you it is a sin, for you.
Romans 14:14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
In general, drugs are not wrong when used for healing, or the easing of pain. Overuse, to the point of addiction, when it is no longer being used properly, when the drug controls you, then yes it is a sin.
Actually, coffee itself is never mentioned specifically in the Bible. Coffee came to the Middle East via the explorers like Columbus, Vespucci, and Magellan. Imagine, Jesus lived in a time without coffee, or chocolate.
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Keep walking everybody.
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Taz
Christ_empowered
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I hope not. I donāt think soā¦
I drink a good bit of coffee
ļø. Coffee apparently contains loads of antioxidants and other compounds that can improve and maintain overall health so itās not just about the caffeine.
Caffeine is used in medicine especially in the old school headache
medicines. I used to have a prescription for oneā¦it was caffeine a sedative and some Tylenol in retro looking red capsules. It worked soā¦ok.
I drink a good bit of coffee
ļø. Coffee apparently contains loads of antioxidants and other compounds that can improve and maintain overall health so itās not just about the caffeine. Caffeine is used in medicine especially in the old school headache
medicines. I used to have a prescription for oneā¦it was caffeine a sedative and some Tylenol in retro looking red capsules. It worked soā¦ok.
Christian Saboteur
Member
To late now,Oh Well.
I drink coffee all the time although it is decaffeinated. I learned by accident that caffeinated coffee was a major source of heartburn for me. It doesn't make any sense because both coffees have the acids but if I drink regular coffee I can expect that I'll be dealing with a heartburn within a couple hours most of the time.