wat 'bout alcohol? - does the Bible prohibits that?

Question

it's normal to watch a western movie and watch its characters drink and gamble.is this normal 2 Christians?

Answer 1

NO YOU DOUCHE!!!

The bible just explains what would happen if yo drink the "strong wine", it also explains from mans history with stron wine that it will lead to things that is going on today.

and its an addiction!!! PATRON "simply perfect"

Answer 2

The bible does not forbid the drinking of alcohol but does frown upon, even if indirectly, drunkenness because of the dire results which may come about.

Don't forget, either, that Jesus turned water into wine, a common drink of the day.

In fact, most people of Jesus' day would have drunk wine because fresh water was not always available. Hence, the story of Jesus turning water into wine takes on even more significance. It is assumed that Jesus was taking everyday water and turning it into an alcoholic substance. Jesus was probably taking water, filled with bacteria and other deadly organisms and making into wine, the commonly used drink of the day. Wine was simply safer. As for the validity of this "miracle" I am not able to say, but it makes practical sense.

Answer 3

Drink in "moderation". Most people don't want to watch a cowboy movie without action and the best action is to put a bunch of idiots in a bar with liquors and before long, no matter were or what country you are in something out of the ordinary is gong to happen. Who would remember Wyatt Earp if not for the Ok shootout? He would be famous, but not as much. Let's face it Rambo and Commado hold the record for zapping people.

Answer 4

The Bible doesn't prohibit drinking alcohol as long as it's used in moderation. The problems associated with the present-day use of alcohol have led the more conservative Christians among us to advocate total abstinence, understandably.

Answer 5

All depends on what your definition of "normal" is. Actually, it says in the Bible to: "Drink a little wine for thy healths sake", meaning exactly that and not getting innebriated. It is now a scientific fact that 1 glass of red wine each day is very beneficial to your health.

Answer 6

Alcohol—What Is the Christian View of It?

“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.” (Proverbs 23:29, 30) Yes, the Bible acknowledges that alcoholic drinks can produce some very evil effects: hallucinations, shameful conduct, psychotic behavior, health disorders, family problems, and even poverty.

Note that the above Bible text talks of those “staying a long time” with wine, habitual drunkards! For such ones, alcohol is like a poison, often causing adverse physical and mental effects. (Proverbs 23:32-35) Heavy drinkers can lose self-control and begin to do things they would normally be ashamed of. The Bible thus warns: “Do not come to be among heavy drinkers of wine, among those who are gluttonous eaters of flesh. For a drunkard and a glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe one with mere rags.” (Proverbs 23:20, 21) Drunkenness is also classed among “the works of the flesh,” which can debar one from entering God’s Kingdom.—Galatians 5:19, 21; 1 Corinthians 6:10.
Drinking—Do You Share the Bible’s View?

HE WAS a baptized Christian. Upon being questioned by the elders in his congregation, who were concerned about his drinking, he admitted he had had some beers and a few shots of whiskey. “But I was not drunk,” he said.

This young man felt that as long as you do not get drunk, it does not matter how much you drink. Do you agree? Sad to say, reports show that such thinking exists among some of God’s people. But is it Scriptural? Just what does the Bible say about drinking?

Alcoholic beverages are indeed among the many gifts we have received from our Creator, Jehovah God. Thus, the Bible tells us that God gives wine that “makes the heart of mortal man rejoice”; that wine “makes God and men rejoice”; that it puts the heart in “a merry mood.” (Psalm 104:15; Judges 9:13; Esther 1:10) A supply of wine, symbolized by the “vine,” is used in the Scriptures to denote prosperity and security.—Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10.

However, a gift can be used or misused. The Bible contains many warnings regarding the misuse of alcohol.
Immoderate Drinking

What about the view, ‘As long as you do not get drunk, it does not matter how much you drink’? Certainly the Bible does condemn drunkenness, telling us that drunkards will not “inherit God’s kingdom.” (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10) But is it only drunkenness that we are warned against? What about drinking heavily without actually getting intoxicated?

At 1 Timothy 3:2, 3, we read that an overseer not only should avoid ‘drunken brawling’ but should also be “moderate in habits.” That means in all habits. Yet the Greek word translated “moderate in habits” (ne.pha′li.on) literally means “sober, temperate; abstaining from wine, either entirely or at least from its immoderate use.” (Italics ours.)—Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.

In enumerating the qualifications of ministerial servants, or deacons, Paul further says that they should “not [be] giving themselves to a lot of wine [“not drink too much wine,” Today’s English Version; be “moderate in the amount of wine they drink,” The Jerusalem Bible].”—1 Timothy 3:8.

Yes, to be recommended or to continue serving as an overseer or a ministerial servant, a Christian must be an example of one who is habitually temperate in the use of alcoholic beverages. Several years ago, in a Latin-American country, a wedding reception lasted until the wee hours of the morning with drinking all night long. That resulted in the removal of the entire body of elders and the ministerial servants of one congregation!

But is moderation required only of overseers and ministerial servants? Not at all, for at Titus 2:2, aged men are counseled to be “moderate in habits.” Women in the congregation are given similar counsel to be “serious, not slanderous, moderate in habits.” (1 Timothy 3:11) And aged women are told to “be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, neither enslaved to a lot of wine.”—Titus 2:3.

Clearly, then, Christians should be careful to avoid not only drunkenness—the end result of overconsumption—but also any immoderate use of alcohol.

Answer 7

In the bible, the last chapter of Proverbs it says "drink is not for kings and rulers, but for the desperate man who has lost all and is depressed, so that he may rid of his troubles." Not exact context, but look it up. Last chapter of Proverbs.

Answer 8

hic ... no way, jesus encourage the wine drinkers.. ...

when the time bible came out...all the late kings and rulers were drunken mastors... hic