2006-09-19 15:40:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
believing in Christ does not mean free of sin. Just that sin has no strong hold on those that do believe. God can do his part but only if we do ours. Free Will is very big with Him.
2006-09-19 15:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by denise f 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Okay, going to a bar, and/or drinking in and of itself is not a sin. But getting drunk is. 1Corhthians 15:34 talks about being "sober minded."
The whole thing is, when a person is drunk, they are not completely in control of they mouths and bodies. I have seen some of the kindest people that I know turn into something completely different when they are drunk.
2006-09-19 22:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jason M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think it's a sin to drink but I don't think a bar getting drunk would be a good place for a christian person to be seen. Maybe it's their beliefs or something
2006-09-19 22:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by angie1977c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a sin to drink. I do think it is a sin to get drunk but I have no verse that says its a sin. So don't take my word for it. Yes Christians do get drunk but you have to remember that Christians are sinners. God bless! Jesus saves!
2006-09-19 22:46:20 · answer #4 · answered by I love Jesus! 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not a sin to get drunk; a sin is turning away from God. Unless, of course, someone is a Fundamentalist and unable to understand that Christians are people and we are part of the world around us. We also make mistakes, do dumb things, hurt people. It's what we do with our mistakes that makes the difference.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-19 22:46:34 · answer #5 · answered by kalyko13 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, those Christians have a lot of Bible reading to do. The Book of Proverbs says that "wine is a mocker, and beer a brawler; whosoever is led astray by them is not wise." (Proverbs 20:4). Furthermore, all Christians are considered princes and princesses, heirs and joint-heirs with Christ. Is getting drunk the way a prince or princess behaves? Consider the following verses.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. (Proverbs 31:4--6)
Even the Bible states that drinking is not fitting behavior for royalty, which is essentially what Christians are in Christ. Furthermore, look at the reasons God tells us NOT to drink. He does not want us to forget HIS law, and the Book of Psalms is filled with pleas from King David to God NOT to forget God's law. Therefore, should we not aspire to remember God's law also? Finally, look at the last verse. Strong drink is only for those who wish to perish. This indicates that drinking is self-destructive behavior that will ultimately do much more harm to the drinker than good. God doesn't want us to engage in anything that destroys ourselves; this is why he keeps us from sin in the first place.
It's in many places in the Bible. Christians are not to get drunk. You might want to hand the drunk Christians you see a Bible with those scriptures highlighted.
2006-09-19 22:54:27 · answer #6 · answered by l;wksjf;aslkd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Getting drunk is a sin.
Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
2. Drinking without getting drunk is not a sin.
1 Corinthians 6:12 “Everything is permissible for me”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything.
Is drinking alcohol beneficial to you?
1 Corinthians 8:9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
The Bible strongly condemns alcohol abuse.
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Proverbs 23:20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Dr. Anderson Spickard Jr. of Vanderbilt University Medical Center outlines the biblical stance on alcohol abuse: “Alcohol abuse, even that which may not lead to serious consequences, is addressed very pointedly in scriptures. Both Jesus and Paul warn us repeatedly that drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Luke 21:34, 1 Cor. 6:10, Gal. 5:21)
It’s not hard to figure out why they speak so strongly: alcohol abuse is involved in most murders, most assaults, most child abuse cases, most traffic fatalities—the list is endless. We do ourselves and our society a great disservice when we laugh at drunkenness or treat it lightly.”
1 Thessalonians 5:4 8 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
2006-09-19 22:46:28 · answer #7 · answered by fireproof 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not a Christian you see "getting wasted".
Maybe a hypocrite or a double minded person as James 1:8 refers too.
A born again-true believer of Christianity isn't likely to be sitting in a bar- much less wasted.
Jeremiah 17:5-10 tells it best.
17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
17:6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert (shrub or a person naked and destitute) and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
17:8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
17:10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
If a man's faith and trust is in alcohol- his heart is far from God.
Lot got drunk and Noah is listed as first drunk man in Bible.
Yet they are referred to as righteous.
Don't judge the Real witness (Truth-light) along with the False witness (lies-darkness).
Christ along with His Saints and Angels according to Book of Revelation will do that.
2006-09-19 22:58:53 · answer #8 · answered by cork 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes its called gluttony... and that is a real stupid answer from a protestant he gives us free will..because if we practice the virtue of temperance we wouldn't end up drunk so you can't say oh we cant avoid the sin if obviously youll become drunk if you drink alot.
2006-09-19 22:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by STAR POWER=) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not everyone who says they are christians are christians....yes getting drunk is a sin. By the way, what were you doing at the bar? enticing them to drink?
2006-09-19 22:47:34 · answer #10 · answered by storge07 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not a sin to have a drink or even two. What is sinful is when you become drunk and obnoxious.Anything in excess is gluttony and is bad for you. Moderation in all things is the key.
2006-09-19 22:45:35 · answer #11 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋