Christians, in your opinion, how drunk do you have to be before it's a sin?

Answer 1

it is all relative.

If you are an alcoholic, and you fall off of the wagon with just one drink... you have committed a grave sin.

However, if you are by youself, and you drink yourself into a stupor at home, and just fall asleep in front of the television, the sin is minor.

Similarly, if you are driving or operating heavy equipment, and you have a slight buzz that impairs your ability and you are putting others at risk, your sin is serious.

Answer 2

The Bible says Drunkards will not inherit the Kingdom. Each person is different. I'm 6 foot 5 and 260 so drinks might not effect me as much as a smaller person. Wine makes the heart rejoice the scriptures say, so I enjoy some drinks and then just sit back and have fun. But I won't get drunk.

Answer 3

The very fact that you have to ask the question should make you stop and take a look at what you really believe. Are you just doing the minimum to get into heaven? Swallowing Christian rhetoric to cover your bases? Geez, just live your life and be a good person, instead of following stupid arbitrary rules about what is or isn't a "sin."

Answer 4

How Much Is Too Much?

The Bible’s view of alcoholic beverages is balanced. On the one hand, the Scriptures say that wine is a gift from God [Jehovah] “that makes the heart of mortal man rejoice.” (Psalm 104:1, 15) On the other hand, in condemning overindulgence the Bible uses the expressions “heavy drinking,” “excesses with wine, revelries, drinking matches,” ‘given to a lot of wine,’ and being “enslaved to a lot of wine.” (Luke 21:34; 1 Peter 4:3; 1 Timothy 3:8; Titus 2:3) But how much is “a lot of wine”? How can a Christian determine what constitutes a godly view of alcoholic beverages?

It is not difficult to recognize drunkenness. Its consequences are described in the Bible with the words: “Who has woe? Who has uneasiness? Who has contentions? Who has concern? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has dullness of eyes? Those staying a long time with the wine, those coming in to search out mixed wine. . . . Your own eyes will see strange things, and your own heart will speak perverse things.”—Proverbs 23:29-33. Too much alcohol can cause confusion, hallucinations, unconsciousness, and other disorders of the mind and body. Under the influence of alcohol, a person may lose control of his behavior, causing harm to himself or others. Drunkards are known to engage in ridiculous, offensive, or immoral conduct.
Drinking to the point of drunkenness, with its above-mentioned consequences, is definitely too much drinking. However, a person can manifest a lack of moderation without displaying all the typical signs of drunkenness. Hence, the question of whether someone has drunk too much is often open to dispute.

The Bible too establishes clearly that from ancient times wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages have been consumed. (Genesis 27:25; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Nahum 1:10) As with other foods, God [Jehovah] gives us as individuals a choice—to drink alcoholic beverages or not. Jesus often drank wine with his meals. John the Baptizer abstained from alcohol.—(Matthew 11:18, 19) The Bible forbids overindulgence in drinking. Drunkenness is a sin against God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11) In harmony with this, true Christians do not permit any who become unrepentant drunkards to remain in the Christian congregation. Those in the congregation who choose to drink alcoholic beverages must do so in moderation.—Titus 2:2, 3.

Answer 5

I'm a Christian and I don't get drunk, matter of fact I haven't drank since the day I got saved and I haven't done any drugs either. For me, getting drunk is a sin.

Answer 6

Drinking may not be wrong in itself. God sees beyond actions to the mind that begets them. A very Godly mind will probably not be near a drink enough or even hang out long enough to get drunk. Your answer: with an ungodly mind, it dont matter--you are already cast away anyway.

Answer 7

It's sinful to consider how much of a thing you can do before it is sinful.

1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Answer 8

The Scriptures say not to get drunk.

Only you know your tolerance for alcohol. You know when you are getting a "buzz" and you know when you are passed it (buzzed and now are drunk.) If you don't...then perhaps you need to stay away from it all together?

Just because we can do things, does not mean we should.

Answer 9

Don't become drunk! A glass of wine with dinner or a beer after mowing the lawn is tasty but why more?

Answer 10

It's not my opinion that counts, but the Bible, God's Word says
Do not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit of God.