Drinking

[ChristianHardRocker]

I was wondering what your views on drinking are. I've heard many times from people that drinking is not a sin, only if you get drunk its a sin so you have to make sure you know when to stop and control your self. Is this true? I'll admit,Ive dranked a few times..but not to get drunk, just a glass of wine (wine coolers and such) here and there but Ive never been drunk. People tell me Jesus drank wine all the time when they drink,does that make it ok? I have some friends who are very heavy drinkers. Any help would be great.

[Floatingaxe]

I would rather stay away from such an activity in order to keep from being misinterpreted. If there is ever a doubt, just don't do it. It's not worth it.

[Vickilynn]

Shalom,

I don't drink alcohol. I think it is a bad witness. Besides being a slippery slope to getting drunk and sinning. Sometimes, we cannot tell how impaired we are until it's too late. I must say, I do believe people have the freedom to drink if they like, but personally, it bothers me. Also, I think we should be willing to pay it down if it caused our brother to stumble. Remember, alcohol is a drug.

[Guest lnj]

If you can't control yourself after you start drinking..it's best NOT to drink.

Some people have control and know when to stop, others can't.

Becoming drunk and losing control is not desirable as a Follower of Christ.

[Gerioke]

1 Cor 6:12 All things are permissable but not all things are profitable.

Matthew 15

11 Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

Mark 7: 14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

15 There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.

Mark 7: 14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

15 There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.

16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.

18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

19 Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

[billie]

No, drinking isn't a sin. Being drunk is. Everyone's already made lots of good points. The easiest thing would be to stay away from it altogether. Then you wouldn't have anything to worry about. If one must drink, it's important to remember that others are watching you, possibly others newer(maybe weaker)in the Lord than you. The Bible says we mustn't do anything that causes our brother or sister to stumble, or to sin. I have to be careful my actions, even though not sinful, don't influence my brother or sister to sin. Also, we must obey all the laws associated with alcohol, such as drinking ages and not drinking and driving. Heavy drinking sounds like getting drunk. This is sinful. There are several places in the New Testament where we're told this. Your friends have no biblical justification for their actions. Quite the contrary. That being said, you should pray for them, that their eyes would be opened to the true nature of their actions. If they aren't saved, you could pray for that, too.

[Guest lnj]

In all we do, we are to Glorify God.

Whether it be eating, drinking...whatever.

[Oh Hamburgers!]

I've been drunk before, and it is very possible drunkeness itself is a sin. The problem with getting drunk is that it impairs your judgment, and can also lead up to you commiting other, more drastic sins. So as some people have said, if you can't control yourself when drinking, it is best not to drink.

Again, I think having a few drinks is ok, but I would tend to avoid becomming a heavy drinker, for it can lead to worse things.

[passiondaze]

I use to drink and I have also been drunk. I realized I was opening a door for attack from the enemy when I drank...then one day I thought...oh goodness what if I'm taking a swig of this beer and the rapture happens. Now I choose to be sober and I don't even drink occasionally.

[Axxman]

This is already a topic in "Controversial Issues" with lots of people making valid points.

DO you drink? Link to other thread

I would say that it is NOT okay to drink. There is little, if any, evidence that Jesus drank alcohol. There are LOTS of warnings about the dangers of alcohol. Also, the alcohol content in most of todays beverages is so high that even a small amount (4 oz.) of wine will begin to have immediate effects on a person without them even knowing it.

I believe that the social consumption of alcohol is a sin. I am neutral about drinking in the privacy of your own home.