{"id":1046,"date":"2012-06-25T08:33:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T12:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2012-06-25T08:33:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T12:33:39","slug":"should-christians-drink-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/?page_id=1046","title":{"rendered":"Should Christians drink alcohol?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is alcohol considered something you don\u2019t consume, if you are born again?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: <\/strong>There\u2019s a lot of confusion <\/strong>concerning the consumption of alcohol, because so many pastors and teachers have vowed not to drink alcoholic beverages.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look at what scripture has to say on this matter.<\/p>\n

Jesus himself turned water into wine; Joh.2:9, \u201c\u2026..the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine\u2026..\u201d\u00a0 Jesus himself also partook of wine; Luke 4:34, \u201cthe Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber\u2026..\u201d\u00a0 Paul instructed Timothy to drink wine; 1 Tim.5:23, \u201cdrink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.<\/p>\n

So, you see, there are numerous occasions in the Bible where it was permissible to drink alcoholic beverages.\u00a0 Some pastors and teachers have vowed not to partake of them, but that\u2019s a matter of choice on their behalf.\u00a0 Scripture say one should not drink alcoholic beverages when they enter into a tabernacle or church setting; Lev.10:9, \u201cdo not drink wine nor strong drink\u2026\u2026.when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation\u2026..\u201d\u00a0 Paul gives the qualifications of a bishop concerning alcoholic beverages; 1 Tim.3:3, \u201cnot given to wine\u2026.\u201d\u00a0 This statement is misleading, because the phrase, \u201cgiven to wine\u201d in the Greek, literally means \u201cstaying near wine or partaking in the habitual use of strong drinks and wine.\u201d\u00a0 This is made clear when Paul gives the instructions for a deacon; 1 Tim.3:8. \u201c\u2026<\/em>not given to much wine\u2026..\u201d\u00a0 Paul goes on to say that if you drink alcoholic beverages, do it in moderation; Eph.5:18, \u201c\u2026..be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n

To answer your question, alcohol is permissible to anyone, but here are two stipulations. First, alcoholic beverages should not be consumed in excess, where one is drunk or in violation of the local laws.\u00a0 Second, one should not enter a religious setting while under the influence of alcoholic beverages.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing wrong with having an occasional beer or having a glass of wine with your meal.\u00a0 A word of caution, if one beer or one glass of wine leads to abnormal behavior, then it is in excess and should be avoided.<\/p>\n

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Question:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is alcohol considered something you don\u2019t consume, if you are born again? Answer: There\u2019s a lot of confusion concerning the consumption of alcohol, because so many pastors and teachers have vowed not to drink alcoholic beverages.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look at what scripture has to say on this matter. Jesus himself turned water into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1046","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1047,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1046\/revisions\/1047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}