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What Bible say about alcohol? Is it a sin to drink?

What does the Bible say about wine and strong drinks?

 

Strong drink in the Bible. What are the strong drinks in Bible?

“Strong drink” refers to alcoholic beverages other than wine, specifically beer. In Deuteronomy, we have a specific provision: the Jews who lived far from the temple and could not carry the fruit they were to tithe were urged to sell that fruit and organize a family trip to Jerusalem, where they would have a party with food, wine and “strong drink.” So God tells them to hold a feast of wine and beer out of gratitude to God for the fruit in honor of God.
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The priests were forbidden to drink wine, and Solomon said, “wine is dangerous. Strong drink is a mocker.” Rulers were not allowed to drink them lest they pervert righteousness. Isaiah pronounced a “woe” on those “who run after intoxicating drink.” Micah said those who speak prophesied of solid drink are false prophets.

So in no way can we speak of a condemnation of “strong drink” when God commands them to organize such feasts with strong drinking in other places, we see a condemnation of drunkenness, of getting drunk with a “strong drink,” as Isaiah says. Contrary to the appearance in English, “strong drink” was not stronger than wine. Because in ancient times, there were only fermented alcoholic drinks. Primitive distillation existed in antiquity but was not widespread. It produced drinks that were slightly more potent than wine; as we know it today, it only appeared in the Middle Ages.

Can Christians drink alcohol?

Christians cannot consume alcohol because the Bible says: “Do not get drunk on wine; it is drunkenness. On the contrary, be filled with the Spirit.” 
Alcohol is one of the hallmarks of contemporary society. You can’t live in Europe, America, or the Western world without noticing the imprint of alcoholic beverages. They have become part of the lives of ordinary people, going out on terraces and going on holidays to the seaside or the mountains, but even business people don’t shy away from drinking them.
Too few are weighing up the effects. In fact, to the unbelieving world, alcohol is just a drink. On the other hand, despite the reality described, everyone can see the transformations alcohol causes, and some of us have encountered or are personally experiencing its effects.

Do Baptists drink alcohol?

There are also Baptists who occasionally consume alcoholic beverages. There are non-Orthodox churches where the membership stipulates a prohibition on the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The reasons are based more on the biblical argument “beware of what seems evil” and less on an express prohibition in Scripture. It’s more a matter of faith.
Drunkenness is deceitful. An alcoholic lives in continual “self-deception.” Most of those who fall prey to intoxication don’t even realize it. Intoxication is only a temporary so, and noon. No one can be drunk all his life. We must face reality and strive to make a better life for ourselves is forbidden because the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Since alcohol impairs judgment, the Holy Spirit cannot dwell in such a temple. The Church has no biblical evidence to show that moderate alcohol consumption is a sin – since alcohol in small quantities does not affect it. There is also Paul’s text: Drink water and a little wine for the sake of your stomach and because of your frequent sickness.

Primary Takeaways

  • if you consume alcohol, thou shalt become unwise, and thy heart shall speak foolishness unto thee
  • drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God
  • to consume alcohol is a counsel and exhortation of wicked men, disobedient to God, unwilling to do what pleases God
  • wine must take the minds of man
  • drinking is an act of the earthly nature that lusts against the Spirit

A Christian pleasing to God about consuming alcoholic beverages must: avoid wine and solid and intoxicating drinks. Not to drink any intoxicating drink at all. Not to be among those who drink wine. And not to give even his neighbor to drink alcoholic beverages. Even if the Bible does not say about it directly. 

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