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Answer:Scripturehasmuchtosayregardingthedrinkingofalcohol(Leviticus10:9Numbers6:3
Deuteronomy29:6Judges13:4,7,14Proverbs20:131:4Isaiah5:11,2224:928:729:956:12).
However,ScripturedoesnotnecessarilyforbidaChristianfromdrinkingbeer,wine,oranyotherdrink
containingalcohol.Infact,someScripturesdiscussalcoholinpositiveterms.Ecclesiastes9:7instructs,Drink
yourwinewithamerryheart.Psalm104:1415statesthatGodgiveswinethatmakesgladtheheartofmen.
Amos9:14discussesdrinkingwinefromyourownvineyardasasignofGodsblessing.Isaiah55:1
encourages,Yes,comebuywineandmilk

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WhatGodcommandsChristiansregardingalcoholistoavoiddrunkenness(Ephesians5:18).TheBible
condemnsdrunkennessanditseffects(Proverbs23:2935).Christiansarealsocommandedtonotallowtheir
bodiestobemasteredbyanything(1Corinthians6:122Peter2:19).Drinkingalcoholinexcessis
undeniablyaddictive.ScripturealsoforbidsaChristianfromdoinganythingthatmightoffendotherChristians
orencouragethemtosinagainsttheirconscience(1Corinthians8:913).Inlightoftheseprinciples,itwould
beextremelydifficultforanyChristiantosayheisdrinkingalcoholinexcesstothegloryofGod(1Corinthians
10:31).

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Jesuschangedwaterintowine.ItevenseemsthatJesusdrankwineonoccasion(John2:111Matthew
26:29).InNewTestamenttimes,thewaterwasnotveryclean.Withoutmodernsanitation,thewaterwasoften

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filledwithbacteria,viruses,andallkindsofcontaminants.Thesameistrueinmanythirdworldcountries
today.Asaresult,peopleoftendrankwine(orgrapejuice)becauseitwasfarlesslikelytobecontaminated.In
1Timothy5:23,PaulwasinstructingTimothytostopdrinkingthewater(whichwasprobablycausinghis
stomachproblems)andinsteaddrinkwine.Inthatday,winewasfermented(containingalcohol),butnot
necessarilytothedegreeitistoday.Itisincorrecttosaythatitwasgrapejuice,butitisalsoincorrecttosay
thatitwasthesamethingasthewinecommonlyusedtoday.Again,ScripturedoesnotforbidChristiansfrom
drinkingbeer,wine,oranyotherdrinkcontainingalcohol.Alcoholisnot,inandofitself,taintedbysin.Itis
drunkennessandaddictiontoalcoholthataChristianmustabsolutelyrefrainfrom(Ephesians5:181
Corinthians6:12).
Alcohol,consumedinsmallquantities,isneitherharmfulnoraddictive.Infact,somedoctorsadvocatedrinking
smallamountsofredwineforitshealthbenefits,especiallyfortheheart.Consumptionofsmallquantitiesof
alcoholisamatterofChristianfreedom.Drunkennessandaddictionaresin.However,duetothebiblical
concernsregardingalcoholanditseffects,duetotheeasytemptationtoconsumealcoholinexcess,anddue
tothepossibilityofcausingoffenseand/orstumblingofothers,itisoftenbestforaChristiantoabstainfrom
drinkingalcohol.
RecommendedResources:GodIsfortheAlcoholicbyBernardPalmerandLogosBibleSoftware.

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