“One, Two, Many”

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Do you think someone that has one or two drinks is dishonoring God?  I have several friends who are good people; some are just really outgoing and some are really laidback and love God.  Some of them drink a little more than they should, and some just drink one or two, but none of them get to where they start any trouble or disrespect.  I just don’t want to do anything to make God not love me, nor do I ever want to dishonor Him.

Sincerely,
At The Limit

Dear At The Limit,

God never specifically condemns all alcoholic beverages, but He does condemn ‘strong drink’ (Pr 20:1), drinking parties (1 Pet 4:3), and drunkenness (Rom 13:13).  Almost all alcohol that is consumed today would fall into the category of ‘strong drink’ because our alcoholic beverages are artificially fermented to increase their alcoholic content (unlike the wine of Jesus’ day – read “That’s Just Grape” for further details on the wine Jesus drank).  We would all do well to heed the words of Pr 23:31-32 and avoid alcohol as much as is possible.

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