ALCOHOL AND THE BIBLE

ALCOHOL AND THE BIBLE

Everyone who is a Reborn Christian should be not be a drinker to any type of alcohol, period. Its all a mocker of God. If it takes 10 beers or any type of alcohol, to make one ten percent drunk, it then will take 1 beer or any type of alcohol, to make one, one tenth drunk. No drunkard shall not enter the Kingdom of God. Mark 13:5 And Jesus  Answering them began to say (there is a possibility that one or more of them was taking notes), Take heed lest any man deceive you (Jesus begins His discourse with a warning of deception; this is Satan’s greatest weapon):

PURITY

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? (This shoots down the unscriptural Doctrine of Unconditional Eternal Security.) Be not deceived (presents the same words of our Lord, “let no man deceive you” [Mk. 13:5]): neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind (the proof of true Christianity is the changed life), 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God (refers to those who call themselves “Believers,” but yet continue to practice the sins mentioned, whom the Holy Spirit says are not saved, irrespective of their claims).

Ephesians 5:18 (KJV)
18 And be not drunk with wine (speaks of being controlled by alcoholic beverage, which Paul desires to use as an example), wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit (being controlled by the Spirit constantly, moment by moment);

1 Timothy 5:23 (KJV)
23 Drink no longer water (means “water exclusively”; water was not treated at all in those days, and in many cases and from many sources was impure), but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your often infirmities. (Evidently Timothy’s physical constitution was not quite as strong as Paul’s. During those days, all grape juice and alcoholic beverage were referred to as “wine.” It could only be determined by the context as to which it was. We have no way here of knowing, but it was probably grape juice.)

Proverbs 20:1 (KJV)
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. (The Holy Spirit here says that “wine mocks,” and it causes a “raging” in the hearts and lives of all who imbibe. As well, it is a great “deceiver.” This means that every Believer ought to be a teetotaler.)

Numbers 6:3 (KJV)
3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried (the Nazarite must not touch any type of alcoholic beverage, or even anything that pertained to a vineyard, such as grapes or grape juice).

Romans 14:21 (KJV)
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak (the idea is that love is to be the ruling guide, not our freedom of liberties).

Isaiah 5:11 (KJV)
11 Woe unto them who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! (As the first “Woe!” was pronounced on covetousness, now a second “Woe!” is pronounced on pleasure-seekers. As well, this mirrors the modern Church [II Tim. 3:1-5].)

Proverbs 31:4-5 (KJV)
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink (the admonition of the Holy Spirit through Bath-sheba to her son Solomon is clear and plain: “Leave strong drink alone!”): 5 Lest they drink, and forget the Law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. (The pain of “strong drink,” even moderately consumed, causes men to “forget the Law,” which means to forget the Word of God; consequently, “Judgment” is perverted in such a case, and in whatever capacity.)

Isaiah 28:7 (KJV)
7 But they also (Judah) 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. (The magistrates were “Priests.” The Preachers were “Prophets.” These were drunk in the pulpit [“they reel in Vision”] and were tipsy while on the bench [“they stumble in judgment”]. This tells us that the reformation effected by Hezekiah was but a half-reformation. It put away idolatry, but it left untouched a variety of moral evils.)

Luke 1:15 (KJV)
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord (his greatness would come because of his introduction of Christ), and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink (meant that he was a “Nazarite” [Num., Chpt. 6]); and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb (has no reference to the Acts 2:4 experience, which had not yet come to pass; he would have unusual help from the Holy Spirit due to his mission, which was to introduce Christ).

Repent and turn away from that garbage today and turn back to God and get Saved.