Bible Study Is it okay for Christians to have an alcoholic drink?

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Alcoholic drinks were fine. God commanded the Israelites in Numbers 15:

7 and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

Psalm 104:15 praised God for providing "wine that gladdens human hearts."

Deuteronomy 14:26 permited the use of tithe money to buy wine for rejoicing before the Lord.

Jesus drank wine and he turned water into wine, John 2:

9a the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine [G3631]

Paul advised Timothy in I Timothy 5:

23 No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments

However, drinking too much is a sin, Romans 13:

13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.

Eph 5:

18a Do not get drunk with wine [G3631], for that is debauchery.

Drink with self-control.

If a brother is addicted to alcohol, then it is a bad idea to drink in front of him. 1 Corinthians 8:

13 If food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

I don't drink because my body is sensitive to alcohol. Sometimes, I wish I could enjoy a glass

See also

• Addiction.

 

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Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. (Mark 7:15-23; Romans 7:9-25)

One of the most common topics in respect to moderation is that of drinking alcohol. Ephesians 5:18 commands, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.” Balance that with the fact that Jesus Himself did not completely abstain from drinking (see Matthew 11:19) and Paul’s statement to Timothy, “Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illness” (1 Timothy 5:23). Taking these verses together, it’s clear the Bible permits the drinking of alcohol, but absolutely forbids drinking to the point of drunkenness, which is excess. Some people conclude it’s better not to drink at all, and that’s perfectly acceptable, too.