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  • D seldon on Acts 2 - 3 years ago
    Hello is it a sin to drink sometimes but not getting drunk?
  • Charles R Peek - In Reply on Acts 2 - 3 years ago
    Mark 7:18-23 "And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
  • Adam - In Reply on Acts 2 - 3 years ago
    Hello, no, it's not a sin to drink. Jesus' first miracle was turning water to wine, which was alcoholic and capable of getting people drunk if they had too much. The key is moderation. I personally do not feel comfortable having more than one, as it leads to impairment and can put yourself and others in danger depending on what you're doing. 1 Timothy 5:23. Getting drunk is a sin. Most things are sin if they are taken too much, become addictions and abuse your body. God bless...
  • Charles R Peek - In Reply on Acts 2 - 3 years ago
    I agree 100% with what you said about "it is not a sin to drink", but I thought you might enjoy this:

    I showed this verse to a PHD, who had been preaching longer than I have been alive. 1 Timothy 3:2-3 "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" I ask him what "not given to wine" meant? His answer was: "A Pastor is not aloud to have any wine ". Then I ask him why a deacon could have a little wine (not given to much wine) And his answer was: "Well, that is grape juice!" Then I said, if that is true, a Pastor can't take Communion, right!. His response was like he had been hit with 220 volts of electric. 1 Timothy 3:8 "Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;"
  • Debra S - In Reply on Acts 2 - 3 years ago
    Thank you Adam very much, and may God continue to bless you!



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