I have a little wine once in awhile in moderation with my dinner and why should some people in our churches have to worry to much about us having a little wine at home with our dinner?I don't go to bar or a night club.
2006-11-27 07:35:52 · 15 answers · asked by Mr Christian Ct 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible never says you cannot drink. It's a personal decision. If you're at home and have no problem drinking a glass of wine, it's ok. The problem comes when a) you become drunk from wine and b)when you cause others to stumble.
2006-11-27 07:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a TBN viewer, but I do go to church and I am a Christian.
I'm also the granddaughter of an alcoholic. Every alcoholic starts down that road with one drink, and a lot of those got that first drink from their parent's wine rack or liquor cabinet.
Maybe you don't have a "problem" with drinking, but will your children?
The Bible tells us to avoid even the appearance of evil. You may think that you are doing it in the privacy of your own home so there is no one to see you. The next time you go to buy a bottle of wine make a list of every person who sees you doing that, then make a list of all the people who see you drink it. This is a list of people that you have, by your actions, said that drinking alcohol is okay. They do not know the limits you place on it or that you don't abuse it. How sure are you that these people will not follow your example and end up having a problem.
2006-11-27 15:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by Rixie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible condems drinking to excess. It doesn't tell where to draw the line between being sober and being drunk, so we have to decide for ourselves if we are going to take that risk. Billions of dollars are spent to advertise the use of alcohol as fun and glamorous. To drink, we are told, is to "go for the gusto," "the high life." We are told that when you drink "it just doesn't get any better than this", that when you drink "life is good." If drank as moderation it can be useful. 1 Timothy 5:23 Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
However, Satan never gives the true picture. "Satan disguises himself as an angel of light" (2Cor. 11:14). Never do the alcohol commercials show the guy in the gutter in his own vomit. Never do they show hungry children where some mom or dad drank up the paycheck. Never do they show the dead and mangled bodies in a pile of twisted metal where a drunk has hit a car head on. Neither do they mention God's displeasure. Sin is deceitful (Heb. 3:12-13).
2006-11-27 15:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus provided wine at the wedding in Galilee. There is nothing wrong with a drink. However, God admonishes us not to be out of control. So drink.... but don't be drunk.
{edit} I would disagree with the claim that wine in the Bible was not fermented. If it were not fermented Christ in a parable would not warn against new wine in old wine skins. While the parable taught something else, it gives us insight that wine was indeed fermented, otherwise there would be no problem putting it in old wine skins.
Old wine skins are more brittle and can not handle the expansion of the fermentation process. Grape juice would not expand.... get it.
2006-11-27 15:39:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus even drank wine. Wine was never condemed -just drunkeness, gloutney. Nothing wrong with a glass of wine. Hey it is even good for your heart. If someone in your church has a problem, why don't you advice them to open their Bible and read it for a while.
2006-11-27 15:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to know how they know that you have a little wine in your own home. Why have you told them?
Also, surely you do not trust TBN people, or anyone who is associated with it, to give you a good answer. Do you realize what type of people they are?
2006-11-27 15:40:57 · answer #6 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Proverbs 31:5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Proverbs 31:6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Proverbs 31:7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Not wise to eaven look upon:
Snake Bite:
Proverbs 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Proverbs 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Proverbs 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Proverbs 23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
2006-11-27 15:40:52 · answer #7 · answered by readthekjv1611@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good for you.
Even St. Paul knew it was good for a tummy ache, too. That's what he told Timothy.
Notice Jesus' first miracle: Making wine for a wedding.
Drink up, my friend. Enjoy. Don't drink to excess and you'll be fine. And don't let the fundies judge you!!
2006-11-27 15:40:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible does not say a little wine is bad. But it does say "Do not get drunk on wine."
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2006-11-27 15:37:47 · answer #9 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible says it's fine to drink alcohol in moderation.
2006-11-27 15:39:21 · answer #10 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋