Drinking Alcohol Moderately

I don't feel that you can compare sex to alcohol. God created sex for marriage between a husband and a wife only. I have been taught that I should not have sex until I am married. The bible teaches that way. In fact, sex is a very important part of marriage.

I feel alcohol is completely different. I do feel it is hypocritical for a parent to drink alcohol and tell their children to not drink at all. Think of all young people above the age of 21 who have died or become alcoholics because of alcohol. I feel that people should never drink at all. I am so grateful to God for my parents. They taught my sister and me that we should never drink. My sister has a lot of friends who drink. Fortunately, she has never given in and I'm very proud of her. She is 27 now.

The truth is many young people under 21 drink. Think about how many high schoolers drink.

Laws that allow people to do certain things after a certain age are not good. For example, you cannot go in adult stores until you are 18. Adult stores should not exist at all. Think about how much better the world would be if alcohol didn't exist. Many people would still be alive today if alcohol didn't exist. Alcohol has killed so many people.

 

The comparision to sex is certainly not a good one because sex is reserved between a husband and a wife only. Someone should wait for sex until he/she is 30 if that's when he/she gets married. This is not about age.

I am so grateful for the way my parents raised me. They taught me that drinking alcohol is wrong. They both saw what alcohol did to their families. My dad is not proud of the fact he drank alcohol earlier in his life. He told me that he drank because he saw his dad drinking. That was such a bad example. It is sad, but my grandfather wasted so many years drinking. He quit drinking when he became a Christian and then one year later he passed away.

There is nothing positive about drinking alcohol. It's also a waste of money. Why drink alcohol anyway when there are so many wonderful non-alcoholic drinks?

 

I found it very puzzling when one of my sister's friends who drinks wine moderately said that she could not drink wine at a party because she was going to drive home that night. I don;t know if she has ever gotten drunk. But I suspect she may have accidentally gotten drunk after drinking one time. She is pretty thin so maybe one drink does make her a little drunk.

Drinking moderately is not certainly a good idea. It is better to never drink alcohol at all. You really ruin your testimony if you drink.

One of my cousins who may not be a Christian drinks. I found it interesting that she abstained completely from drinking alcohol during her pregnancy. She didn't want to risk hurting her unborn baby. Even a little amount of alcohol can hurt you.

David Wilkerson has written a great article on Sipping Saints at http://www.believersweb.org/view.cfm?ID=184 and I encourage everyone here who thinks it is okay to drink moderately to read it.

 

Article One Pastor Wrote

I wanted to share with you all about what one pastor said below:

Pastor Kevin Bishop, Living Waters Fellowship, Wisconsin Rapids
One of the largest setbacks for members of the Body of Christ is the question of whether or not it is OK for Christians to engage in drinking alcohol. There are many diversities of belief in different circles of faith, however I believe the Bible is very specific with regard to this topic.
The church wants to try to justify that drinking alcohol is OK. They say that one or two drinks will not make one drunk, therefore the Bible does not condemn it. Well, let’s see what the Scriptures have to say; the Bible speaks of alcohol in many cases. For instance:
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” (Prov. 20:1)“Be not among winebibbers.... For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty.” (Proverbs 23:20-21)
“Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.” (Proverbs 23:29-35).“Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!” (Isaiah 5:11).[/“Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink.” (Isaiah 5:22).
“But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.” (Is.28:7).
“Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken.” (Habakkuk 2:15).
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”[/B]In all of these verses we find wine, strong drink, and such references to alcohol to be condemned. Furthermore there is a great passage in the book of Romans 14:21 declares, “It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.” This verse is clear in that it not only condemns all that would cause a brother to stumble but also points out alcoholism as well. When I hear the argument that you can drink as long as you do not become a drunk, I like to think of this verse. It states simply not to drink wine. Since most argue that wine is OK and the Bible says so this point needs to be made within its context.
Will an occasional drink edify the saints? I have heard before that there are those who like to drink but only do it in moderation. I have heard of those who go to bars but drink soda. I have heard of those who say, “it’s only one drink.” The phrase “wine cooler” is also popular among those that are weak in this way. In Thessalonians 5:22 there is a simple statement made. That statement was to “abstain from the appearance of evil.”
Do not let the Church be a haven of misconception. The Bible is very clear on this subject. It is rather unfortunate that this answer even needed to be written. There are reasons behind most of what I write. The reason behind this is that the Bible is a set of boundaries for protection and it has marked every alcoholic bottle and can with the skull of eternal death.
My favorite question to the occasional drinker is about Jesus. Could you see Jesus coming home from a hard day, and cracking open a can of beer and taking a drink? Are we not supposed to be doing all things to the glory of God? (I Corinthians 10:31) “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”The next time you enter the bar think on these things. The next time you enter in the store to buy some of these drinks, think on these things. Ask yourself, is it worth my soul?

 

It was puzzling to me because she usually drinks a little. Moderation advocates say that you should be able to drink if you only had one drink.

There are many scriptures that talk about how bad alcohol is.

It is so sad to see how many Christians believe that it is okay to drink alcohol. It certainly doesn't bring glory to God. I am deeply offended when Christians drink. Many people would still be alive today if alcohol didn't exist.