Look man, I've got my convictions about it. Consuming alcohol would make me feel bad in my walk with Christ. There's a bunch of other drinks out there in the world than for me to turn to alcohol. I'm not trying to act better than anyone else. It's just a line that I'm not willing to cross
could not have agreed more with you on that! even of the tiniest of sips doesn't do it for me... starts to invoke the Spirit dwelling within.. to stop consuming it asap.
+Karlo Patalinghug Actually, I did not know that at all. I drink regularly and have zero conviction about it. I'm also responsible with it. I enjoy beer/wine etc, and I use it in moderation. If it is ABUSED then yes, it can easily lead to sin. Not trying to debate with you, just pointing out the inaccuracy in what you said. Cheers.
+regul8or its cool man i get you but hey as christians, we are in the likeness of God, pure holy and blameless. "So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to-the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires. Your hearts and minds must be made completely new, and you must put on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy" -Ephesians 4:22-24 ; let us be more like Christ and not like the world. we are a role model to the unbeliever. do not be deceived; live according to the spirit, not the desires of the flesh. Godbless brother
50 reasons why I don't drink: 1. I can't be sober-minded if I'm not sober. 2. Alcohol has an assignment: destruction. 3. Alcohol is a depressant. Anything that depresses should be avoided at all costs. 4. I don't want to make my brother or sister stumble in the name of exercising my "Christian liberties." My choice to drink could lead to someone's demise. 5. Alcohol skews my judgment. 6. Alcohol leaves me worse, not better. 7. What I do in moderation, my children will do in excess. 8. Even the unsaved know I shouldn't drink. Bible in one hand, beer in the other-any lost person could point this out as a confusing contradiction. 9. Alcohol doesn't bring others closer to the Lord when they see me drinking, but further away. 10. Alcohol doesn't bring me closer to the Lord when I drink, but further away. 11. I want to be fully awake and ready for the return of Christ, not drowsy, sluggish and fuzzy. 12. Show me a family for whom alcohol has made a positive difference in their lives. You won't be able to. 13. I have never heard anyone say, "Wow, that gin and tonic made me feel so Christlike!" 14. I want to avoid all appearances of evil. 15. Alcohol makes it much harder for me to practice the fruit of self-control. 16. Alcohol causes me to lose my filter. 17. Alcohol is a legal mind-altering drug. 18. Alcohol is addictive. 19. Alcohol is a numbing agent for pain and sorrow only Jesus can heal. 20. Many regrets are associated with alcohol. (I can give you a whole bunch!) 21. No one has ever said, "If only I had taken a drink, things wouldn't have gotten out of control." 22. Alcohol causes me to act in ways I normally wouldn't. 23. Alcohol kills brain cells. 24. Alcohol is a counterfeit and provides a false peace. 25. The Bible says that no drunkards will enter the kingdom of God. Being drunk starts with one drink. I don't want to see how far outside the lines I can color when eternity is at stake. 26. Alcohol is a waster-money, gifts and talents, destinies and so on. 27. Alcohol leads to really bad behavior. It is a factor in 50 percent of violent crimes. 28. Alcohol distracts and derails you from living the victorious life for which Christ died. 29. Wisdom is the principle thing that I need to pursue at all cost; alcohol makes me stupid. 30. Alcohol has ruined many, many marriages. 31. The only influence I should be "under" is God's. 32. The Bible tells me to be alert; alcohol delays my reaction time. 33. If I don't start drinking, I'll never have to stop. 34. Alcohol severely tarnishes my testimony. 35. Don't want your teenagers to drink? Yep, same reasons apply to you. 36. God is holy; alcohol is not. 37. Alcohol and prayer don't mix. 38. Alcohol and Bible study don't mix. 39. Alcohol lowers my resolve to resist temptation. 40. Alcohol = Brokenness (broken lives, health, dreams and so on) 41. When the world sees us drinking, it sends the message that Jesus isn't enough. 42. Moderate drinking? How about moderate pornography or moderate heroin use or moderate lying or moderate adultery? 43. Christians are called to live a life of total surrender and separation from the world. 44. Alcohol makes me forget. It can make me forget that I am married, that I am saved and so on. 45. "I don't get drunk. I only have one or two drinks." If they didn't affect you, you would drink soda. 46. I should never look to the glass or bottle for joy, which can only be found in the Lord Jesus Christ. 47. Alcohol fills my mind with impure thoughts. 48. If it could hinder my faith walk or love walk or dishonor the lordship of Jesus Christ, I need to forsake it. 49. Alcohol doesn't help me run the race that Jesus has marked before me to finish with more accuracy. It does the polar opposite. 50. For any argument that tries to justify Christian drinking, there are at least 50 other reasons not to. The writing is on the wall. It's not God's best for Christians to drink. -Jamie Morgan Pastor of Life Church (Assemblies of God) and the Life House of Prayer (24/7 prayer). She graduated with her Master of Arts in Practical Theology from ORU and is pursuing her D.Min. at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.
My friend, remember the first miracle of Jesus? He turned water into wine. An alcoholic beverage. Remember the last supper? It involves drinking wine. But the Bible does refer to drunkness as something to avoid! Wisdom is the key.
Sis Hannah, l did not even finish your analysis, but l was blessed. Your analysis looks like the heart of someone transformed by the word of God, whose life God has a complete control of. Keep up the good work in evangelsim. God bless you.
You lost me at the first point, because a glass of wine does not make someone drunk and not sober. Also Jesus Himself drank wine in moderation. The Bible says drunkenness is sin. It even says a little wine is good for people. Obey your own conscience, but Romans 14 says you are not to enforce it onto others or judge their freedom. Also I barely ever drink alcohol because I don't really care for the taste. But even if I never drank it again I still stand by what I said based on Biblical principle.
My brother has been saved from alcoholism, something very prominent and detrimental in my family, I am so grateful for His grace. God is so freaking good.
Alcohol is one of the biggest killers in this world. Why would we as Christians want to be anything like this world. Don't we want to look different than regular people. Not speaking biblically but logically. Alcohol has always been a gray area so why don't we stay away from it. Alcohol leads to so many bad outcomes. Maybe not to you but think if a Christian sees you that struggles with alcohol. I think it's on you if they fall back into sin.
+Jordan Braaten You are definitely correct. The Bible does say that we are to be careful with what we do because there are things that aren't necessarily bad, but those things could cause other Christians to slip in their walk with God. Having said that, I still don't think it is absolutely wrong to drink. As Jeff said, he likes to have wine when he's having a nice dinner with friends or something like that. I'm sure he makes sure those people he has over are okay with drinking it before he brings it out. It's one of those things that Christians just need to be careful with and thoughtful of others around them.
I see where each one of you are coming from. I understand that alcohol abuse is what kills. Do you think that the people starting off with a glass of wine said "one day I want to be an alcoholic and lose my entire family or kill someone in an accident". I don't think so. All I'm trying to say is it starts somewhere. Why let Satan have a cracked door into your life. No one plans to abuse it that's why so many stay away from it. if it's such a touchy topic why do we even put ourselves in the situation. I understand he says he is careful who he drinks around but he might not know their inner struggles with alcohol. I DO NOT judge those who drink. Honestly to each their own. I've been on both sides of the bottle. But as a Christian I want to be an example that I live my life different from the world ☺️
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. - Romans 14:13,14
Alcohol opens doors to sin. Just keep it closed and don't keep stroking the doorknob. Is getting tipsy or buzzed okay? The line is too blurry. Alcohol alters your mind but food doesn't and God calls us to stay sober. We need food to survive and so eat in moderation. We don't need alcohol at all so don't even touch it.
THANK YOU! I'm guilty of it too, but it frustrates me when legalistic Christians say alcohol is bad in every context. Like you said Jeff, consumption of alcohol is only a sin when we get drunk, disregard another brother or sister's struggles over it, or when we make an idol of it(as with anything else). I have never drank because two of my family members have had alcoholic tendencies, and I'm afraid I might also have no control over how much I drink. People need to get a grip and crack open the Word to see what it really says.
We are not all legalistic. What some of us are is wise. We are not letting a door open to the enemy. We are not giving the devil a foothold to our lives, to our marriages, to our families. My heart burns and cries for purity and righteousness. It cries to please God and it cries for revival. But yes it is true ALCOHOL IS NOT A SIN, if you want to be technical and if you want to be a "theologian" but the whole point is, if it's going to lead you into sin.. WHY EVEN DO IT? God is looking for a spotless bride and He's coming back for it. Idk about anyone else but I want to go to heaven doing everything I possibly could to get myself there NOT just barely making it there.
It's really weird when people try to compare WAY two different things to try and prove a point. I know you're trying to justify drinking and that's okay. Im not giving you my opinion I am simply stating what God says is pure and right. I am finishing what should have been mentioned in the video. I respect Jefferson but I cannot agree to this. When you are an influential person, you are to be careful to what you say.. I know he meant to say the right thing but in all honesty, he should've talked about a spotless pure bride. He should've talked about how real spiritual warfare is. He should've talked about slamming doors shut to prevent the enemy from destroying everything. We need to stop trying to figure out a way to compromise with sin and to jusify why it's okay. I'm not saying this to be right I'm saying this because my heart breaks for people. I'm passionate for Gods kingdom. I cannot Just sit back and let people get mislead (even if it wasn't Jeffersons intentions) I crave to see people set free. I crave to see people experience the real true God. I crave to see people on fire for God. I crave to see people say, "wine what? WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS STILL?" Because we need to get to a place where it's not about justifying our flesh but about DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO BE spotless. To stand before God with pure hearts.
+Celest P (Celestthebestt) Or maybe for people like me that speak spanish and even I Know English, Jeff still speaks very fast. (Sometimes I have to replay the video to understand better what Jeff said)
+Jacob Smith the thing is, a lot of times, those subtitles are wrong. On a video like this, where every word is important, it's not really good to rely on the closed captioning if there's another option.
But what is God's definition of being drunk? so why tempt it. why test God? 1 Peter 5:8 ESV Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Proverbs 20:1 ESV Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. 1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
I turn 22 this year and this has been a big thing I've been questioning. I grew up in a church that believes it was okay as long as you don't get drunk, but then we moved and now I go to a church that is against it completely and I haven't had alcohol since I turned 21 just because I wasn't sure where I stand. I really loved the whole money, sex, and alcohol aren't bad but it is the abuse of those or love of or done when it shouldn't be that makes it sinful. I loved that. I still am no sure what to do about it since I am a member at a church that is against it. but thank you for this!!
+Alisha Sierra Yea, that's what I've been doing. :) I don't have a huge desire to anyway and I think it's best if I don't anyway, then there is no risk
+Emily Olson I just checked out your channel. Very nice! I'll have to turn my wife on to your channel. Who does your Thumbnails? I have a similar channel to Jeff's but my thumbnails need a major overhaul! Thanks!
how can you say you want your parents to interpret the bible in the way it is meant to be taken if you are the one that cannot understand the most fundamental part in it.
I really appreciate hearing this message in such an honest, straightforward way. As a student in college, it can be tricky to find the balance between enjoying the social aspect of school while also flourishing in my relationship with God. Your words have definitely helped me reevaluate certain decisions I have been trying to justify that deep down I know are not drawing me closer to God. So thanks Jeff, you are doing great work!
Great video. I personally will never drink alcohol in my life, I'd rather not leave room for temptation to get drunk. But other than that, it's good that this issue is clarified.
1 Peter 5:8King James Version (KJV)8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: If you bible says to be sober I guess I don't understand how that makes it okay to have one drink but not the whole bottle. To be sober to abstain from alcohol. Vigilant to keep a careful watch. It is scientifically prove that even one glass of alcohol can decrease rational decision making and impair judgement. So as Christians who want to be obedient to the lord why even play the line risk losing our ability to be sober and vigilant?
@@joselinmartinez3266 Yes it did. The Pharisees thought he was a drunkard because they heard he drank alcohol, which implies the alcohol was the kind you could get drunk off of. Paul himself implies the same, and says it is possible to get drunk on wine.
People against alcohol often point to verses like Proverbs 23:31 or Numbers 6:3, but ignore the later Scriptures about Jesus drinking wine. My personal stance on this issue is to practice very careful moderation, not only of the stomach but the mind and heart. If you're drinking to escape from your problems (no matter how much or little you consume), that's not good in my opinion. I've only been drunk once in my life; it was the worst stomachache I'd had to that point. The main reasons I don't drink now are the one I've previously mentioned, and a medical conflict with my epilepsy pills.
2 Peter 2:1-3 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. Galatians 1:8-9 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Romans 16:17-18 And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. STAY AWAY FROM THEM. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
Ephesians 5:18 -"and do not get drunk on wine for that is debauchery but be filled with the spirit". Proverbs 20:1 - "wine is a mocker , strong drink is a brawler. And whoever is led a stray is not wise". Isiah 5:22- " woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and mixing strong drink". Th bible clearly states that christians should not drink alcohol and God detests it
I am not a big fan of alcohol but Jesus first miracle was make water into wine and every meal him and his disciples had wine to drink because it was sanitary, also the last supper that we must do in remembrance of him was to drink wine and bread, is like taking aspirin for a headache and taking a opiate for a high, one is sinful ans wrong the other is not, it all happens in the heart.
Amen Jeff. Love the truth you speak about putting others before self. My "right" to drink in no way negates my responsibility to serve my brother before myself. I might also add that if you are of a faith that abstains, like Mormonism or like the Assemblies of God through which I am ordained, it would be a sin not because the Bible says drinking itself is a sin, but because disobedience to spiritual authority is a sin...
I absolutely loved this video and how you delivered the message the Bible teaches us about alcohol. About a year ago, I was baptized as a Mormon. They teach about the word of wisdom which says that we're to abstain from alcohol, coffee, and tea. This was one of the hardest things to believe. Now that I'm finding my way out of that, I'm incredibly grateful to have these videos to relearn who God is and what He really says. Thanks Jeff!
Habakkuk 2:15, Proverbs 23:31. Two verses that state that it’s wrong. Even if you think that I’m misinterpreting it, it’s still there, therefore making your first “proof” inaccurate.
I love your sermons, they are a breath of fresh air and are so passionate. I'm saving up to buy your "Dig into the word" because I have felt a tug in my heart from God to start pursuing him outside of church and youth group. I hope I can get it soon! Thank you for inspiring the world to love one another and to love Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:23 AMP 23 All things are legitimate [permissible--and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].
So real talk here. The bible says that alcohol makes the heart merry, and that is good, right? So the making of the heart to be merry... Is that the Biblical way of saying buzzed? Like just slightly relaxed and effected? Why else would it say, "makes the heart merry"? That refers to your mood and a change in your mood, so wouldn't that be in the family of terms like buzzed? This isn't from a perspective of a person who WANTS to drink or needs an excuse to. But honestly, if that's what that means that could put a whole different perspective on things like that that effect your mood. Not that we should be searching for things other than God to be our core source of peace and joy, but isn't there a deeper truth there? A freeing truth that doesn't have such a turned up nose at things like that? The most important thing (after excepting Jesus) is glorifying God-loving Him, and loving others. CONTINUED...
Is it possible that realizing that God doesn't condemn things that make the heart merry (not belligerently drunk and out of control, but merry) could resonate with people in a way that leads them to Christ? Maybe if we "take God out of the box" so to speak, His true nature (the things that actually MATTERS to Him) could be shown.
+deathtokoalas vlog or maybe he wasn't ? Although it is clear to me we don't share the same views as each over , it would be nice if you were to respect others opinion but it's just a word of advice . :) I hope you have a beautiful day !
Last night after church, my friend and I sat in my car and had a long, friendly conversation. Friends, at times, just need to talk about everything almost. For him, he had a ton to say about his dad and how he would go from woman to woman and one night stand after the other. Then we got to a point and he said last weekend, after his school homecoming, he went to his friends house and they got completely wasted. I tried to explain why getting wasted was no bueno. His excuse was "it was so much fun." Thanks for the very insightful video. Truly does explain right from wrong when it comes to alcohol and how I can defend drinking is bad at many points.
Ive recently found you through looking up "spoken word". You have a gift with words for sure! One word goes through my mind in all your videos...real....keep up the great work in using your gifts!
Biblical alcohol IS different from our alcohol. Our alcohol today is made of ter, barley malt, rice, yeast and hops, not fermented grapes. Also, not all biblical wine was alcoholic. Now some wine was, because the Bible states that Noah got drunk off it.
You really are such a man of God, thank you so much for being here on youtube to share your wisdom! Sometimes I'm hesitant to click on your uploads, just because I always know your words are challenging but also true, so I'm always so glad I do take the time to watch!
Even if the Bible does not say whether it is a sin or not...It still tells us to be sober/sober-minded. The thing is, satan is always looking for the slightest entrance into our lives, and even having just drank a glass of wine makes us vulnerable. The Bible doesn't just refer to satan as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, or a thief or a snake for fun...that's what he is. We also need to have a look at why Christ turned water to wine. It was His first miracle, and He wanted to reveal His glory. JOHN 2:11
So good! So refreshing to hear this, I'm totally with you on all of this. I hope that people who struggle with alcoholism will be set free and realize that there is so much MORE joy in Jesus! My husband and I love your/Alyssa's vlogs and teaching videos! Keep it up!! Sooo awesome!
I enjoy a glass of wine after a meal. But as he said, if me enjoying my wine will urge my companion to sin, then I'd rather not. as it will be a sin in itself. As in Romans 14:13, We should not cause another to stumble
I like how you address that specific issues are more gray than many Christians make them out to me. While studying Bible and Communications at a Christian College, I have come to learn this truth. Personally, I stay away from alcohol, not because I am under covenant at my school, but because people in my family have abused alcohol. I would rather avoid the temptation altogether, than finding out whether or not I would have a problem with it.
Currently heart broken as a beautiful man ive been dating 1 month wont stop getting drunk. I set a rule NO ALCOHOL when im around but i cannot make his choices for him. I am at the point of ending this he won't change.
I'm staying away from alcohol because sometimes it causes us to stumble and I want to be an example for my brothers and sisters in Christ but great video God bless you.
I haven't finished the video yet but I just wanted to comment that I think drinking alcohol isn't a sin. it's when you drink to the point of intoxication and acting in a violent, belligerent, or dangerous manner. It's okay to have a little alcohol, but in moderate amounts. I think all it comes down to is keeping healthy and being a mature, responsible adult.
+MJ Tacloban I completely agree with you.....many like to think that just because your a believer that you can't ever drink. My wife and I enjoy going to dinner (date night) and having a drink with our meal. We have even had lunch or dinner with our church friends doing the same thing. I've never thought that it was necessarily a bad thing but it becomes bad when you get to the point of calling a cab or you need to have a DD with you. Moderation is the key!!
European Christians are surprised to find out that American Christians don't use wine in their communion. And then, they are SHOCKED to find out that American Christians are condemning them to hell with our cultural (not Biblical) bias against alcohol.
Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they (the Pharisees) say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds."
absolutely perfectly biblically sound. it's too bad some can't be comfortable with this answer, but you're right. and this is coming from a girl who has never drank, and personally never will. but I 100% agree with you. thanks for having the guts to post it.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says What know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy Ghost which is in you which ye have from God and ye are not your own?For we are bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's.1 Corinthians 10:31 says whether therefore you eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.And Matthew 16:24 Jesus say if any men will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.We cant have the pleasure of the world and please God at the same time we need to sacrifice self and abstain these things if we have experience the love of Jesus for ourself we will sacrifice self....
"Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall." 1 Corinthians 8:13 This is, ultimately, the love we have to have for our brothers. We shouldn't stop drinking because it is inherently sinful for us (though it may be) but we should stop because in our culture of excess it causes our brothers to stumble (alot!). This can't stop for just alcohol, in the body of Christ everything must be on the table. Let us not revel in our individualism. If you don't believe me read Romans 14.
Proverbs 23:31-33 King James Version (KJV) 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
I just subscribed and have seen a few of your videos, they’re great!!! They are everything that I believe. I kind of felt different in how I view God as how my brothers and sisters in church view Him and seeing these videos I realized I’m not the only one. Thank you and keep doing what you’re doing and may God keep using you for His glory.
I feel what Jeff said about serving our brothers and sisters. I find that I can use and not abuse, but I have so many friends in that battle of fighting substance abuse thay I chose to stay clean in order to help them as much as possible. As it says in the Bible not to encourage your brother to stumble: ROMANS 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. 15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. 16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter 20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
I loved how you explained it, Jeff! A brother from the Church asked me about this the other day. Personally, I don't drink but I don't think that drinking in itself is a sin. Getting drunk on the other hand is because, as Jeff said, we as image-bearers of Christ and for me, to show that you're drunk to your brothers or sisters in Christ might make them stumble and that's a sin. Also, when you let unbelievers see you in that state, they won't see Christ in that. It all boils down to being responsible with who you're with and for what reason it is that you're drinking. I definitely don't condemn our pastors who drink wine or anything, neither do I condemn my friends if they drink beer with their family or during family gatherings. It's not like they get drunk in clubs or parties.
Love this outlook. We as Christians are in control of when we sin. I find these answers to be direct and then unpacked for further understanding. Thanx!!
7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps. 1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble. 2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality 3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy. 4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine. 5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious. 6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness. 7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps. 8) Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink. 9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine. 10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree. 11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin. 12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed. 13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated 14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites. 15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come. 16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord’s anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked. 17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence. 18) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging. 19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages. 20) Proverbs 23:21 - Drunkenness causes poverty. 21) Proverbs 23:29-30 - Drinking causes woe, sorrow, fighting, babbling, wounds without cause and red eyes. 22) Proverbs 23:31 - God instructs not to look at intoxicating drinks. 23) Proverbs 23:32 - Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder. 24) Proverbs 23:33 - Alcohol causes the drinker to have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces willfulness, and prevents reformation. 25) Proverbs 23:34 - Alcohol makes the drinker unstable 26) Proverbs 23:35 - Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning. Alcohol is habit forming. 27) Proverb 31:4-5 - Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment. 28) Proverbs 31:6-7 - Strong drink could be given to those about to perish or those in pain. Better anesthetics are available today. 29) Ecclesiastes 2:3 - The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not. (Ecclesiastes 12:8) 30) Ecclesiastes 10:17 - A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink. 31) Isaiah 5:11-12 - Woe to those who get up early to drink and stay up late at night to get drunk. 32) Isaiah 5:22 - Woe to "champion" drinkers and "experts" at mixing drinks. 33) Isaiah 19:14 - Drunken men stagger in their vomit. 34) Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Israelites choose to drink; their future looks hopeless to them. 35) Isaiah 24:9 - Drinkers cannot escape the consequences when God judges. 36) Isaiah 28:1 - God pronounces woe on the drunkards of Ephraim. 37) Isaiah 28:3 - Proud drunkards shall be trodden down. 38) Isaiah 28:7 - Priests and prophets stagger and reel from beer and wine, err in vision, and stumble in judgment. 39) Isaiah 28:8 - Drinkers’ tables are covered with vomit and filth. 40) Isaiah 56:9-12 - Drinkers seek their own gain and expect tomorrow to be just like today. 41) Jeremiah 35:2-14 - The Rechabites drank no grape juice or intoxicating wine and were blessed. 42) Ezekiel 44:21 - Again God instructed the priests not to drink wine. 43) Daniel 1:5-17 - Daniel refused the king’s intoxicating wine and was blessed for it along with his abstaining friends. 44) Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar, ruler of Babylon; led his people in drinking. 45) Daniel 5:2-3 - The king, along with his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from the goblets which had been taken from God’s temple. 46) Daniel 5:4 - Drinking wine was combined with praising false gods. 47) Daniel 5:23 - God sent word to Belshazzar that punishment would be swift for the evil he had committed. 48) Hosea 4:11 - Intoxicating wine takes away intelligence. 49) Hosea 7:5 - God reproves princes for drinking. 50) Joel 1:5 - Drunkards awake to see God’s judgment. 51) Joel 3:3 - The enemy is judged for selling girls for wine. 52) Amos 2:8 - Unrighteous acts of Israel included the drinking of wine which had been taken for the payment of fines. 53) Amos 2:12 - Israel is condemned for forcing Nazarites to drink wine. 54) Micah 2:11 - Israelites are eager to follow false teachers who prophesy plenty of intoxicating drinks. 55) Nahum 1:10 - The drunkards of Nineveh will be destroyed by God. 56) Habakkuk 2:5 - A man is betrayed by wine. 57) Habakkuk 2:15 - Woe to him that gives his neighbor drink. 58) Habakkuk 2:16 - Drinking leads to shame. 59) Matthew 24:48-51 - A drinking servant is unprepared for his Lord’s return. 60) Luke 1:15 - John the Baptist drank neither grape juice nor wine. 61) Luke 12:45 - Christ warned against drunkenness. 62) Luke 21:34 - Drunkenness will cause a person not to be ready for the Lord’s return. 63) Romans 13:13 - Do not walk in drunkenness or immorality. 64) Romans 14:21 - Do not do anything that will hurt your testimony as a believer. 65) 1 Corinthians 5:11 - If a Christian brother is a drinker, do not associate with him. 66) 1 Corinthians 6:10 - Drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God 67) Galatians 5:21 - Acts of the sinful nature, such as drunkenness, will prohibit a person from inheriting the kingdom of God. 68) Ephesians 5:18 - In contrast to being drunk with wine, the believer is to be filled with the Spirit. 69) 1 Thessalonians 5:6-7 - Christians are to be alert and self-controlled, belonging to the day. Drunkards belong to the night and darkness. 70) 1 Timothy 3:2-3 - Bishops (elders) are to be temperate, sober, and not near any wine. 71) 1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons are to be worthy of respect and not drinkers. 72) 1 Timothy 3:11 - Deacons’ wives are to be temperate and sober. 73) Titus 1:7-8 - An overseer is to be disciplined. 74) Titus 2:2-3 - The older men and older women of the church are to be temperate and not addicted to wine. 75) 1 Peter 4:3-4 - The past life of drunkenness and carousing has no place in the Christian’s life.
DRINKING WINE IS DISCOURAGE IN Proverbs 23:31-33 KJV Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Very good analysis. Perhaps showing all the scriptures that deal with alcohol so people can see for themselves. I was going to make a video like that because some people really harp on this as if it is a sin and Christians ought not to have a single drink of anything, wine, beer etc. I used to think that way and as I read the Bible and I saw how many of the old testament saints drank wine and God never once rebuked them for it, it started to dawn on me. In proverbs it does say that strong drink is a mockery. Here are the scriptures: (My comments in parenthesis at the end) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Ephesians 5:18 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Proverbs 23:29-35- Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.35 They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. (Speaking of being drunk) 1 Timothy 5:23 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. (Contradiction? No, because Paul is telling Timothy to drink wine to help your stomach issue not to drink to get drunk.) Romans 14:21 - [It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. (If you are with someone who is offended by it, DON'T DO IT.) Isaiah 55:1 - Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Psalms 104:14-15: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;15 And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart. Isaiah 5:22 - Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Luke 7:34 - The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! (What, Jesus drinks wine? No way.) Isaiah 5:11 - Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them! (Yep, an alcoholic. Woe unto them) Ecclesiastes 9:7 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. Leviticus 10:9 - Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations: (Don't drink and then go minister....Not don't drink at all.) 1 Timothy 3:8 - Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; (Any wine? Or MUCH wine? Yep, much wine as in a drunkard.) Proverbs 23: 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags. (Don't hang out with those who drink a lot and get drunk. Seems pretty straight forward) Galatians 5: 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Drink a single drink or drunkeness? Yep, once again getting drunk is the issue not having a beer.) So, here is a long list of scriptures dealing with the issue of alcohol. The issue over and over again is having too many drinks and getting drunk. The issue is NOT if you have a beer or a glass of wine. If people think that they are ignorant of the scriptures. But if you are unable to limit yourself to one beer or perhaps 2 or 1 glass of wine and you need to have more, than it is a sin for you and you should repent. For me, I can have a single beer and be fine. At most I will have 2. But that is rare and even a single drink is fairly rare for me too. Scripture and the Lord are not against this once in a while drink.
You hit the nail on the head man! I have to remember this because I personally don't drink so it's easy to judge people that do even though I know it's not a sin. Thanks for that reminder!
Have you ever read Bible? How can you say Bible don't talk about alcohol. It's prohibition mentioned two times in Bible. "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit" Ephesians 5:18
I absolutely loved this video! Not because it reinforced my belief but because you didn't do the old conservative route but instead you brought something new to the table and offered up a different way of looking at this issue. I agree on every front especially the one about us helping our struggling brothers and sisters and not flaunting our "Christian Freedoms" (which is a new concept that I've never heard of before!) God bless!! 🙏 😄
I was hoping to get help with self healing, and forgiveness. I was addicted to drugs for two year and put my family especially my mother through so much. they never knew where I was, still my mom never gave up on me. it's been almost a year that I have been sober, but now I am struggling with being able to forgive myself for the pain that I have caused others. hope to hear from you soon. thanks
Love the insights! Thanks for being willing to tackle potentially hard to hear topics and speak truth on them Jeff! I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks too! Keep em coming!
+William Chami that doesn't entirely make sense. Weed has a similar affect on our bodies as alcohol. And it's also one of the only organic drugs, i.e. God created it as it is. It also has benefits, and if taken RESPONSIBLY, it doesn't cause harm (same as alcohol). I understand where you are coming from, but in a similar sense to the way that God has given us the ability to create alcohol to use in responsible amounts, He has also given us this relatively safe, organic, and beneficial substance and plant.
are you reliant on it? addicted? do you lie for $$ or borrow from family to get the next fix? does it cause the people around you discomfort or pain? does it broaden your relationship with God your Father? i believe there are medicinal properties to this plant but i see people opening their minds to dark stuff when involved with 'getting high' just like drinking too much changes you and makes you sick, i don't believe for a second it is healthy to smoke weed. God directs His children by love. He wants you to rely on Him when you need rest and He says do not have any other gods except Him.
The Bible instructs us to keep a sober mind, I don't believe getting tipsy would be God's will for you. And it would be VERY HARD for anyone to get tipsy and not be tempted to continue drinking. I know the question wasn't addressed to me but I wouldn't recommend it. God is fully satisfying if you make him the center of your life, trust me, you don't need that buzz to have joy. God bless!
I think whenever you want to make a decision whether you should do this or that I believe it's fundamental to go back to that verse that says whatever you do whether you drink or eat (or whatever it might be (fill in the blank))do it for the glory of God.
Great video! I agreed 100%. My husband and I love to celebrate life and drink ovassionally, but definitely not in excess or around those who struggle with alcohol.
I never drank because I had seen as a little girl what alcohol did to my uncles. I understand that it is not a “sin”, but I do not allow alcohol in my house. It is a personal preference. I grew up as a Catholic and at my Confirmation the priest asked as many of us who would take a vow not to drink until they were 21. I took that vow. I became a Christian at 16 years of age. At 21, I had no desire to drink. I was married for 48 years before my husband passed away. My husband felt the same way I did because his father, then his step father both drank and hurt his mother. My husband always made it very clear that drinking was not allowed in our house. Like I said, my personal preference. My husband has been gone 3 years and the rule still stands in my house. Everyone has to answer for themselves for what they have done in their life. I have to answer for what I’ve done, but at least I know alcohol abuse won’t be one of them.
Therefore let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 1 Thessalonians 4:6-8
My goal is to never drink alcohol in my life. I personally don't see the point when it can so easily cause so many problems and most often has a negative effect, whether big or small, and especially when drinking water has so many health benefits and I don't get enough of that in the first place. However, I may change my mind on this when I get older, but if I do it will be that I will have it once in a while in very small amounts.
You nailed it man! 1 Corinthians 8:13! Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
I am a Christian and I don't drink. I am also a pastor and ex-alcoholic and ex-all the above. I need to make that disclaimer right up front. Although it makes me biased, it also makes me an expert on this hotly debated issue. Some of the worst "shudder moments" of my life have been under the influence, and as a christian, some of the worst "shudder moments" I have witnessed in the lives of others have been because of alcohol. You have come too late to tell me it's God's best for a Christian to drink. We are living in a church age where drinking has become "hipster" for some. Christian young adults post pictures of their signature drink on Facebook. Middle-aged Christian women name drop their favorite brand of Pinot Grigio to impress their wine friends. Churches send direct-mail postcards that read, "Give our church a shot!" featuring an edgy shot glass graphic. Even some pastors drink. Not this one. I stopped drinking when I became a Christian. No one told me to abstain. I just knew it would be contradictory and self-defeating to my relationship with Christ. I had given my life to follow Jesus and nothing was going to hinder my walk. For me, it was a no-brainer. This post is not a theological defense on the topic of Christians and alcohol (another post for another time), but it is a heartfelt plea. I humbly ask you to table any knee jerk, pro-alcohol, fight-for-my-right-to-drink arguments that you have ever heard, or made, and prayerfully consider this list. why I don't drink: 1. I can't be sober-minded if I'm not sober. 2. Alcohol has an assignment: destruction. 3. Alcohol is a depressant. Anything that depresses should be avoided at all costs. 4. I don't want to make my brother or sister stumble in the name of exercising my "Christian liberties." My choice to drink could lead to someone's demise. 5. Alcohol skews my judgment. 6. Alcohol leaves me worse, not better. 7. What I do in moderation, my children will do in excess. 8. Even the unsaved know I shouldn't drink. Bible in one hand, beer in the other - any lost person could point this out as a confusing contradiction. 9. Alcohol doesn't bring others closer to the Lord when they see me drinking, but farther away. 10. Alcohol doesn't bring me closer to the Lord when I drink, but farther away. 11. I want to be fully awake and ready for the return of Christ, not drowsy, sluggish and fuzzy. 12. Show me a family where alcohol has made a positive difference in their lives. You won't be able to. 13. I have never heard anyone say, "Wow, that gin and tonic made me feel so Christ-like!" 14. I want to avoid all appearances of evil. 15. Alcohol makes it much harder for me to practice the fruit of self-control. 16. Alcohol causes me to lose my filter. 17. Alcohol is a mind-altering, legal drug. 18. Alcohol is addictive. 19. Alcohol is a numbing agent for pain and sorrow that only Jesus can heal. 20. Many regrets are associated with alcohol. (I can give you a whole bunch!) 21. No one has ever said, "If only I had taken a drink, things wouldn't have gotten out of control." 22. Alcohol causes me to act in ways I normally wouldn't. 23. Alcohol kills brain cells. 24. Alcohol is a counterfeit, and provides a false peace. 25. The Bible says that no drunkards will enter the kingdom of God. Being drunk starts with one drink. I don't want to see how far outside the lines I can color when eternity is at stake. 26. Alcohol is a waster - money, gifts and talents, destinies, etc. 27. Alcohol leads to really bad behavior. It is a factor in 50% of violent crimes. 28. Alcohol distracts and derails you from living the the victorious life for which Christ died. 29. Wisdom is the principle thing that I need to pursue at all cost; alcohol makes me stupid. 30. Alcohol has ruined many, many marriages. 31. The only influence I should be "under" is God's. 32. The Bible tells me to be alert; alcohol delays my reaction time. 33. If I don't start drinking, I'll never have to stop. 34. Alcohol severely tarnishes my testimony. 35. Don't want your teenagers to drink? Yep, same reasons apply to you. 36. God is holy; alcohol is not. 37. Alcohol and prayer don't mix. 38. Alcohol and Bible study don't mix. 39. Alcohol lowers my resolve to resist temptation. 40. Alcohol = Brokenness (broken lives, health, dreams, etc.) 41. When the world sees us drinking, it sends the message that Jesus isn't enough. 42. Moderate drinking? How about moderate pornography or moderate heroin use or moderate lying or moderate adultery? 43. Christians are called to live a life of total surrender and separation from the world. 44. Alcohol makes me forget. It can make me forget that I am married, that I am saved, etc. 45. "I don't get drunk. I only have one or two drinks." If they didn't affect you, you would drink soda. 46. I should never look to the glass or bottle for joy, which can only be found in the Lord Jesus Christ. 47. Alcohol fills my mind with impure thoughts. 48. If it could hinder my faith walk, love walk or dishonor the lordship of Jesus Christ, I need to forsake it. 49. Alcohol doesn't help me run the race that Jesus has marked before me to finish with more accuracy. It does the polar opposite. 50. For any argument that tries to justify Christian drinking, there are at least 50 other reasons not to. The writing is on the wall. It's not God's best for Christians to drink. Thanks J. Morgan A.O.G.
Great words, I agree. I feel like I am at this state in my growth that I will not condemn disrespectful behaviour at all. Not in the school yard, not in my house, basically not in my presence. Over the years I've experienced so many uncalled for judgements, even when I walk down the street and someone looks at me and feels immediate judgement and to categorize me, keep a distance, or being cold (for the artists to understand). This world of worlds, artificial and mean breeds contempt for people who they meet during their inbetween spots (sidewalk, park, grocery line! basically the coldest place in your local city.) when all I would've settled for was a smile. But regards to drinking I do feel stronger in my authenticity I allow God to come into my heart, when I allow myself to stand still in greatness, calmness, serenity, divine. And to support my friends who do not want to drink with an alternative choice of beverage (first you ask them = to help create new pattern pathways, that's what friends are for) and because it is a very rebellious move to say "(I know myself more than you do, so) no thank you" or "Maybe later I'm just going to look for my friend." Give people the space they crave. Nobody can live your life greater, more passionate, deserving, limitless, trusted life better than you can. I have so much to offer this world, and I can't believe I let those shaddy moments kept me in hiding. Wow. so as I write this I feel the need to come to a closing with a prayer I will do in my own time. And reiterate that I thank you for your message. Such as it is, O
I don’t know if you read comments. But I’m a 22 year old drunk. I’m addicted to alcohol and I take Xanax for sleep. Please pray for me. I try and talk to god but I feel like I’m forbidden from talking to him.
As a Muslim, this is what i follow: “O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than God], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful” (Quran 5: 90) “Whatever intoxicates in large quantities, a small quantity of it is forbidden.” - Prophet Muhammad
I am a seventh day adventist and as i have come to this new found faith in Jesus i have come too see the Word of God in a new light with things i had read for years but missed or simply misunderstood. As far as i have studied on this concept of alcohol i have come to the conclusion that the Bible does not directly say that it is a sin. Yet it does give plenty of evidence that God does not agree to alcohol in any form of amount.We can all agree that it is classed as a drug,and the Bible clearly forbids drugs. if anybody wants to add on to that please do feel welcome to.
I love the points you made. I am young, and by you making it a point that it's not necessarily bad, but what people do to obtain it and what they do after having it is what makes it "bad". I love these monday videos..quick, to the point, but meaningful.
I was told that Jesus turned the water into unfermented grape juice, as the Greek word oinos can also mean that, and it was still a perfectly acceptable drink. For to teach that Jesus turned the water into alcoholic wine would be to say that he was endorsing the sin of drunkenness by enabling people to continue to drink alcohol. Ergo in John 2, Jesus turned the water into an alcohol free drink.
Hey, I'm from Brazil and I really appreciate your videos and how you talk about God in a simple and effective way, not because of religion but because of grace! (although sometimes you talk so fast that my english-learner-brain can't keep up with you hahahaha)...Thank you for sharing this gift with the world! God bless you and your beautiful family!
I hate to say I’m an alchoholic and struggle a lot :( I’m Christian I love Jesus I know he forgives me of my sins I’m a sinner but I’m not sober yet it’s so hard I’m scared because if I die tomorrow while still struggling would I even go to heaven? It’s like I want to drink but I don’t want to drinkI’ve been searching for this answer all night It’s like some days I’ll be drinking and it’s such a problem I forget it’s a sin and nights like these I realize and feel guilty because it’s wrong
as the second Adam and the perfect sinless son of God, Jesus could not have turned water into an alcoholic beverage to offer such harmful substance to others. "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!” Habakkuk 2:15 This would be totally our of character for Christ to condone the use of mind-altering substances that destroy both the body and the mind, thus weakening our relationship with Him. “Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 "Wine produces mockers; beer leads to brawls. Those led astray by alcoholic drinks cannot be wise." Proverbs 20:1 "Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8
I'm 19 and I don't drink but I always feared for when I turn 21 and decide to drink some wine, at least, and be looked down upon by religious people and even my loved ones. This really helped clear that up for me, even though I don't drink lol, thank you so much Jeff! (:
"It is not evil, the abuse of it is" Exactly brother
Alcohol opens doors to sin. Just keep it closed and don't keep stroking the doorknob.
Look man, I've got my convictions about it. Consuming alcohol would make me feel bad in my walk with Christ. There's a bunch of other drinks out there in the world than for me to turn to alcohol. I'm not trying to act better than anyone else. It's just a line that I'm not willing to cross
could not have agreed more with you on that! even of the tiniest of sips doesn't do it for me... starts to invoke the Spirit dwelling within.. to stop consuming it asap.
definitely. we all know alcohol is the WAY that leads to sin
+Karlo Patalinghug Actually, I did not know that at all. I drink regularly and have zero conviction about it. I'm also responsible with it. I enjoy beer/wine etc, and I use it in moderation. If it is ABUSED then yes, it can easily lead to sin. Not trying to debate with you, just pointing out the inaccuracy in what you said. Cheers.
+regul8or its cool man i get you but hey as christians, we are in the likeness of God, pure holy and blameless. "So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to-the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires. Your hearts and minds must be made completely new, and you must put on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy" -Ephesians 4:22-24 ; let us be more like Christ and not like the world. we are a role model to the unbeliever. do not be deceived; live according to the spirit, not the desires of the flesh. Godbless brother
Agreed. I feel like it takes me away from God!
50 reasons why I don't drink:
1. I can't be sober-minded if I'm not sober.
2. Alcohol has an assignment: destruction.
3. Alcohol is a depressant. Anything that depresses should be avoided at all costs.
4. I don't want to make my brother or sister stumble in the name of exercising my "Christian liberties." My choice to drink could lead to someone's demise.
5. Alcohol skews my judgment.
6. Alcohol leaves me worse, not better.
7. What I do in moderation, my children will do in excess.
8. Even the unsaved know I shouldn't drink. Bible in one hand, beer in the other-any lost person could point this out as a confusing contradiction.
9. Alcohol doesn't bring others closer to the Lord when they see me drinking, but further away.
10. Alcohol doesn't bring me closer to the Lord when I drink, but further away.
11. I want to be fully awake and ready for the return of Christ, not drowsy, sluggish and fuzzy.
12. Show me a family for whom alcohol has made a positive difference in their lives. You won't be able to.
13. I have never heard anyone say, "Wow, that gin and tonic made me feel so Christlike!"
14. I want to avoid all appearances of evil.
15. Alcohol makes it much harder for me to practice the fruit of self-control.
16. Alcohol causes me to lose my filter.
17. Alcohol is a legal mind-altering drug.
18. Alcohol is addictive.
19. Alcohol is a numbing agent for pain and sorrow only Jesus can heal.
20. Many regrets are associated with alcohol. (I can give you a whole bunch!)
21. No one has ever said, "If only I had taken a drink, things wouldn't have gotten out of control."
22. Alcohol causes me to act in ways I normally wouldn't.
23. Alcohol kills brain cells.
24. Alcohol is a counterfeit and provides a false peace.
25. The Bible says that no drunkards will enter the kingdom of God. Being drunk starts with one drink. I don't want to see how far outside the lines I can color when eternity is at stake.
26. Alcohol is a waster-money, gifts and talents, destinies and so on.
27. Alcohol leads to really bad behavior. It is a factor in 50 percent of violent crimes.
28. Alcohol distracts and derails you from living the victorious life for which Christ died.
29. Wisdom is the principle thing that I need to pursue at all cost; alcohol makes me stupid.
30. Alcohol has ruined many, many marriages.
31. The only influence I should be "under" is God's.
32. The Bible tells me to be alert; alcohol delays my reaction time.
33. If I don't start drinking, I'll never have to stop.
34. Alcohol severely tarnishes my testimony.
35. Don't want your teenagers to drink? Yep, same reasons apply to you.
36. God is holy; alcohol is not.
37. Alcohol and prayer don't mix.
38. Alcohol and Bible study don't mix.
39. Alcohol lowers my resolve to resist temptation.
40. Alcohol = Brokenness (broken lives, health, dreams and so on)
41. When the world sees us drinking, it sends the message that Jesus isn't enough.
42. Moderate drinking? How about moderate pornography or moderate heroin use or moderate lying or moderate adultery?
43. Christians are called to live a life of total surrender and separation from the world.
44. Alcohol makes me forget. It can make me forget that I am married, that I am saved and so on.
45. "I don't get drunk. I only have one or two drinks." If they didn't affect you, you would drink soda.
46. I should never look to the glass or bottle for joy, which can only be found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
47. Alcohol fills my mind with impure thoughts.
48. If it could hinder my faith walk or love walk or dishonor the lordship of Jesus Christ, I need to forsake it.
49. Alcohol doesn't help me run the race that Jesus has marked before me to finish with more accuracy. It does the polar opposite.
50. For any argument that tries to justify Christian drinking, there are at least 50 other reasons not to. The writing is on the wall. It's not God's best for Christians to drink.
-Jamie Morgan
Pastor of Life Church (Assemblies of God) and the Life House of Prayer (24/7 prayer). She graduated with her Master of Arts in Practical Theology from ORU and is pursuing her D.Min. at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.
Don't forget the scriptures. Look at the wine of Sodom, the cup of devils, don't look on the wine when it is red.
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My friend, remember the first miracle of Jesus? He turned water into wine. An alcoholic beverage. Remember the last supper? It involves drinking wine. But the Bible does refer to drunkness as something to avoid! Wisdom is the key.
Sis Hannah, l did not even finish your analysis, but l was blessed. Your analysis looks like the heart of someone transformed by the word of God, whose life God has a complete control of. Keep up the good work in evangelsim. God bless you.
You lost me at the first point, because a glass of wine does not make someone drunk and not sober. Also Jesus Himself drank wine in moderation. The Bible says drunkenness is sin. It even says a little wine is good for people. Obey your own conscience, but Romans 14 says you are not to enforce it onto others or judge their freedom. Also I barely ever drink alcohol because I don't really care for the taste. But even if I never drank it again I still stand by what I said based on Biblical principle.
My brother has been saved from alcoholism, something very prominent and detrimental in my family, I am so grateful for His grace. God is so freaking good.
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
proverbs 20:1
"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit"
Ephesians 5:18
deceived meaning to go astray, to err to cause you to sin (overwhelmed, drunk). Strongs H7686
@@tatveel it says don't get drunk not don't drink
Alcohol is one of the biggest killers in this world. Why would we as Christians want to be anything like this world. Don't we want to look different than regular people. Not speaking biblically but logically. Alcohol has always been a gray area so why don't we stay away from it. Alcohol leads to so many bad outcomes. Maybe not to you but think if a Christian sees you that struggles with alcohol. I think it's on you if they fall back into sin.
It's a killer because so many abuse it.
+Jordan Braaten You are definitely correct. The Bible does say that we are to be careful with what we do because there are things that aren't necessarily bad, but those things could cause other Christians to slip in their walk with God. Having said that, I still don't think it is absolutely wrong to drink. As Jeff said, he likes to have wine when he's having a nice dinner with friends or something like that. I'm sure he makes sure those people he has over are okay with drinking it before he brings it out. It's one of those things that Christians just need to be careful with and thoughtful of others around them.
+Jordan Braaten Over drinking kills, drinking in moderation doesn't. Eating too much kills you with death by a heart attack.
I see where each one of you are coming from. I understand that alcohol abuse is what kills. Do you think that the people starting off with a glass of wine said "one day I want to be an alcoholic and lose my entire family or kill someone in an accident". I don't think so. All I'm trying to say is it starts somewhere. Why let Satan have a cracked door into your life. No one plans to abuse it that's why so many stay away from it. if it's such a touchy topic why do we even put ourselves in the situation. I understand he says he is careful who he drinks around but he might not know their inner struggles with alcohol. I DO NOT judge those who drink. Honestly to each their own. I've been on both sides of the bottle. But as a Christian I want to be an example that I live my life different from the world ☺️
+kevin palomo you can't tell me over eating affects people as much as alcoholism ....
I'd rather stay away from alcohol
Sunny Sandhu I quit ages ago.
Bexy Evans good
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. - Romans 14:13,14
Ok bro
Food isn't a sin
But gluttony is...same with alcohol
Finally! Someone who gets it!
THANK YOU FOR USING YOUR BRAIN! That's exactly what I tell people.
Alcohol opens doors to sin. Just keep it closed and don't keep stroking the doorknob. Is getting tipsy or buzzed okay? The line is too blurry. Alcohol alters your mind but food doesn't and God calls us to stay sober. We need food to survive and so eat in moderation. We don't need alcohol at all so don't even touch it.
I would happily have dinner and wine with Jesus!!
Haha. Amen, me too. :D
THANK YOU! I'm guilty of it too, but it frustrates me when legalistic Christians say alcohol is bad in every context. Like you said Jeff, consumption of alcohol is only a sin when we get drunk, disregard another brother or sister's struggles over it, or when we make an idol of it(as with anything else). I have never drank because two of my family members have had alcoholic tendencies, and I'm afraid I might also have no control over how much I drink. People need to get a grip and crack open the Word to see what it really says.
We are not all legalistic. What some of us are is wise. We are not letting a door open to the enemy. We are not giving the devil a foothold to our lives, to our marriages, to our families. My heart burns and cries for purity and righteousness. It cries to please God and it cries for revival. But yes it is true ALCOHOL IS NOT A SIN, if you want to be technical and if you want to be a "theologian" but the whole point is, if it's going to lead you into sin.. WHY EVEN DO IT? God is looking for a spotless bride and He's coming back for it. Idk about anyone else but I want to go to heaven doing everything I possibly could to get myself there NOT just barely making it there.
+Jessica O'Banion Why eat then? If you eat too much that becomes a sin too, gluttony.
It's really weird when people try to compare WAY two different things to try and prove a point. I know you're trying to justify drinking and that's okay. Im not giving you my opinion I am simply stating what God says is pure and right. I am finishing what should have been mentioned in the video. I respect Jefferson but I cannot agree to this. When you are an influential person, you are to be careful to what you say.. I know he meant to say the right thing but in all honesty, he should've talked about a spotless pure bride. He should've talked about how real spiritual warfare is. He should've talked about slamming doors shut to prevent the enemy from destroying everything. We need to stop trying to figure out a way to compromise with sin and to jusify why it's okay. I'm not saying this to be right I'm saying this because my heart breaks for people. I'm passionate for Gods kingdom. I cannot Just sit back and let people get mislead (even if it wasn't Jeffersons intentions) I crave to see people set free. I crave to see people experience the real true God. I crave to see people on fire for God. I crave to see people say, "wine what? WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS STILL?" Because we need to get to a place where it's not about justifying our flesh but about DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO BE spotless. To stand before God with pure hearts.
+Jessica O'Banion : truly admire your thinking, My same point of view, we have to stop justifying sin.
Jessica O'Banion but why did Jesus drink wine? Did he lose his purity? No. Then we won't either if we drink to the same extent he did.
Jeff have you considered making closed captioning for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing? I'd like to volunteer to help if you need.
+Celest P (Celestthebestt) Or maybe for people like me that speak spanish and even I Know English, Jeff still speaks very fast. (Sometimes I have to replay the video to understand better what Jeff said)
+Jean Carlos theres an option to slow the speed in the settings
TH-cam has auto-generated subtitles. Check the video settings :-)
+Jacob Smith the thing is, a lot of times, those subtitles are wrong. On a video like this, where every word is important, it's not really good to rely on the closed captioning if there's another option.
Good point. Let's get those subtitles going.
Thanks Jeff! Your clarity was brilliant on "hot potato" topics like this. Can't wait for next week's video
But what is God's definition of being drunk? so why tempt it. why test God?
1 Peter 5:8 ESV
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Proverbs 20:1 ESV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV
Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
I turn 22 this year and this has been a big thing I've been questioning. I grew up in a church that believes it was okay as long as you don't get drunk, but then we moved and now I go to a church that is against it completely and I haven't had alcohol since I turned 21 just because I wasn't sure where I stand. I really loved the whole money, sex, and alcohol aren't bad but it is the abuse of those or love of or done when it shouldn't be that makes it sinful. I loved that. I still am no sure what to do about it since I am a member at a church that is against it. but thank you for this!!
I believe that you as a member and part of the body of Christ in that church, u should obey the beliefs that they have.
+Alisha Sierra Yea, that's what I've been doing. :) I don't have a huge desire to anyway and I think it's best if I don't anyway, then there is no risk
LOVING your channel! I just found you & I think you're my new favorite TH-camr EVER.
+Emily Olson BLEH
+schnimp BLEH?
+Emily Olson I just checked out your channel. Very nice! I'll have to turn my wife on to your channel. Who does your Thumbnails? I have a similar channel to Jeff's but my thumbnails need a major overhaul! Thanks!
THE BEAT by Allen Parr I do my own!! But thank you! :) That means a lot to me!!
I'm an athiest but I still watch your videos as my parents are religious and I like them to know the right way to interpret the bible.
ACCEPT JESUS NOW AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOR AND AS YOU LORD.
Kimberly Cortez Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation and inner peace and wisdom
how can you say you want your parents to interpret the bible in the way it is meant to be taken if you are the one that cannot understand the most fundamental part in it.
We were not called to deal with sin but to go away from it.
Submitting to God and Resisting the devil and he will flee.
I really appreciate hearing this message in such an honest, straightforward way. As a student in college, it can be tricky to find the balance between enjoying the social aspect of school while also flourishing in my relationship with God. Your words have definitely helped me reevaluate certain decisions I have been trying to justify that deep down I know are not drawing me closer to God. So thanks Jeff, you are doing great work!
Great video. I personally will never drink alcohol in my life, I'd rather not leave room for temptation to get drunk. But other than that, it's good that this issue is clarified.
1 Peter 5:8King James Version (KJV)8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: If you bible says to be sober I guess I don't understand how that makes it okay to have one drink but not the whole bottle. To be sober to abstain from alcohol. Vigilant to keep a careful watch. It is scientifically prove that even one glass of alcohol can decrease rational decision making and impair judgement. So as Christians who want to be obedient to the lord why even play the line risk losing our ability to be sober and vigilant?
Brittanykay
then explain why Jesus consumed wine
ParaFusion Haunted Attractions the wine he drank didn't had alcohol in it
@@joselinmartinez3266
Yes it did.
The Pharisees thought he was a drunkard because they heard he drank alcohol, which implies the alcohol was the kind you could get drunk off of.
Paul himself implies the same, and says it is possible to get drunk on wine.
People against alcohol often point to verses like Proverbs 23:31 or Numbers 6:3, but ignore the later Scriptures about Jesus drinking wine. My personal stance on this issue is to practice very careful moderation, not only of the stomach but the mind and heart. If you're drinking to escape from your problems (no matter how much or little you consume), that's not good in my opinion. I've only been drunk once in my life; it was the worst stomachache I'd had to that point. The main reasons I don't drink now are the one I've previously mentioned, and a medical conflict with my epilepsy pills.
2 Peter 2:1-3 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
Galatians 1:8-9 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
Romans 16:17-18 And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. STAY AWAY FROM THEM. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
Ephesians 5:18 -"and do not get drunk on wine for that is debauchery but be filled with the spirit".
Proverbs 20:1 - "wine is a mocker , strong drink is a brawler. And whoever is led a stray is not wise".
Isiah 5:22- " woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and mixing strong drink".
Th bible clearly states that christians should not drink alcohol and God detests it
I am not a big fan of alcohol but Jesus first miracle was make water into wine and every meal him and his disciples had wine to drink because it was sanitary, also the last supper that we must do in remembrance of him was to drink wine and bread, is like taking aspirin for a headache and taking a opiate for a high, one is sinful ans wrong the other is not, it all happens in the heart.
Amen Jeff. Love the truth you speak about putting others before self. My "right" to drink in no way negates my responsibility to serve my brother before myself. I might also add that if you are of a faith that abstains, like Mormonism or like the Assemblies of God through which I am ordained, it would be a sin not because the Bible says drinking itself is a sin, but because disobedience to spiritual authority is a sin...
My favorite line 'It's not inherently evil. It's the abuse of it.' Indeed, just like many many other things
Preach. Thank you so much for posting this! This is exactly what I believe, and am very thankful for your boldness in this. Don't be legalistic y'all!
I absolutely loved this video and how you delivered the message the Bible teaches us about alcohol. About a year ago, I was baptized as a Mormon. They teach about the word of wisdom which says that we're to abstain from alcohol, coffee, and tea. This was one of the hardest things to believe. Now that I'm finding my way out of that, I'm incredibly grateful to have these videos to relearn who God is and what He really says. Thanks Jeff!
I have to say I really enjoyed this. I really like how you apply Scripture to what you say.
Habakkuk 2:15, Proverbs 23:31. Two verses that state that it’s wrong. Even if you think that I’m misinterpreting it, it’s still there, therefore making your first “proof” inaccurate.
I love your sermons, they are a breath of fresh air and are so passionate. I'm saving up to buy your "Dig into the word" because I have felt a tug in my heart from God to start pursuing him outside of church and youth group. I hope I can get it soon! Thank you for inspiring the world to love one another and to love Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:23 AMP 23 All things are legitimate [permissible--and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].
So real talk here. The bible says that alcohol makes the heart merry, and that is good, right? So the making of the heart to be merry... Is that the Biblical way of saying buzzed? Like just slightly relaxed and effected? Why else would it say, "makes the heart merry"? That refers to your mood and a change in your mood, so wouldn't that be in the family of terms like buzzed?
This isn't from a perspective of a person who WANTS to drink or needs an excuse to. But honestly, if that's what that means that could put a whole different perspective on things like that that effect your mood. Not that we should be searching for things other than God to be our core source of peace and joy, but isn't there a deeper truth there? A freeing truth that doesn't have such a turned up nose at things like that?
The most important thing (after excepting Jesus) is glorifying God-loving Him, and loving others. CONTINUED...
Is it possible that realizing that God doesn't condemn things that make the heart merry (not belligerently drunk and out of control, but merry) could resonate with people in a way that leads them to Christ? Maybe if we "take God out of the box" so to speak, His true nature (the things that actually MATTERS to Him) could be shown.
And I meant ACCEPTING Jesus. Lol.
+Candace Robinson My thoughts exactly ! I hope he can answer your question because Im curious too
+deathtokoalas vlog or maybe he wasn't ? Although it is clear to me we don't share the same views as each over , it would be nice if you were to respect others opinion but it's just a word of advice . :) I hope you have a beautiful day !
Read up on the first commandment. or on idolization. they go hand in hand. it'll clear stuff up for you.
Last night after church, my friend and I sat in my car and had a long, friendly conversation. Friends, at times, just need to talk about everything almost. For him, he had a ton to say about his dad and how he would go from woman to woman and one night stand after the other. Then we got to a point and he said last weekend, after his school homecoming, he went to his friends house and they got completely wasted. I tried to explain why getting wasted was no bueno. His excuse was "it was so much fun."
Thanks for the very insightful video. Truly does explain right from wrong when it comes to alcohol and how I can defend drinking is bad at many points.
Ive recently found you through looking up "spoken word". You have a gift with words for sure! One word goes through my mind in all your videos...real....keep up the great work in using your gifts!
Maybe the alcohol itself isn't a sin,, but in induces sinful nature and ego.. When you walk towards alcohol, your walking away from Christ.. 111Love
Biblical alcohol IS different from our alcohol. Our alcohol today is made of ter, barley malt, rice, yeast and hops, not fermented grapes. Also, not all biblical wine was alcoholic. Now some wine was, because the Bible states that Noah got drunk off it.
You really are such a man of God, thank you so much for being here on youtube to share your wisdom! Sometimes I'm hesitant to click on your uploads, just because I always know your words are challenging but also true, so I'm always so glad I do take the time to watch!
Even if the Bible does not say whether it is a sin or not...It still tells us to be sober/sober-minded. The thing is, satan is always looking for the slightest entrance into our lives, and even having just drank a glass of wine makes us vulnerable. The Bible doesn't just refer to satan as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, or a thief or a snake for fun...that's what he is. We also need to have a look at why Christ turned water to wine. It was His first miracle, and He wanted to reveal His glory. JOHN 2:11
So good! So refreshing to hear this, I'm totally with you on all of this. I hope that people who struggle with alcoholism will be set free and realize that there is so much MORE joy in Jesus! My husband and I love your/Alyssa's vlogs and teaching videos! Keep it up!! Sooo awesome!
I love you confidence in Christ. You're not afraid to speak on God's word with truth!
I enjoy a glass of wine after a meal. But as he said, if me enjoying my wine will urge my companion to sin, then I'd rather not. as it will be a sin in itself.
As in Romans 14:13, We should not cause another to stumble
SO GOOD! Thank you for sharing your wisdom on what God is trying to get through to us. Love your channel so much.
I like how you address that specific issues are more gray than many Christians make them out to me. While studying Bible and Communications at a Christian College, I have come to learn this truth. Personally, I stay away from alcohol, not because I am under covenant at my school, but because people in my family have abused alcohol. I would rather avoid the temptation altogether, than finding out whether or not I would have a problem with it.
Romans 14:21 KJV It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Currently heart broken as a beautiful man ive been dating 1 month wont stop getting drunk. I set a rule NO ALCOHOL when im around but i cannot make his choices for him. I am at the point of ending this he won't change.
I'm staying away from alcohol because sometimes it causes us to stumble and I want to be an example for my brothers and sisters in Christ but great video God bless you.
Hey! I'm 20 years old girl from Czech republic and I love all your videos :) thank you very much for your work, you're really big encouragement for me
I haven't finished the video yet but I just wanted to comment that I think drinking alcohol isn't a sin. it's when you drink to the point of intoxication and acting in a violent, belligerent, or dangerous manner. It's okay to have a little alcohol, but in moderate amounts. I think all it comes down to is keeping healthy and being a mature, responsible adult.
+MJ Tacloban I completely agree with you.....many like to think that just because your a believer that you can't ever drink. My wife and I enjoy going to dinner (date night) and having a drink with our meal. We have even had lunch or dinner with our church friends doing the same thing. I've never thought that it was necessarily a bad thing but it becomes bad when you get to the point of calling a cab or you need to have a DD with you. Moderation is the key!!
European Christians are surprised to find out that American Christians don't use wine in their communion. And then, they are SHOCKED to find out that American Christians are condemning them to hell with our cultural (not Biblical) bias against alcohol.
Wine is used at my church, and i live in America....
Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they (the Pharisees) say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds."
absolutely perfectly biblically sound. it's too bad some can't be comfortable with this answer, but you're right. and this is coming from a girl who has never drank, and personally never will. but I 100% agree with you. thanks for having the guts to post it.
Getting drunk is a sin. Just say it, dude..
He did say that getting drunk is a sin.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says What know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy Ghost which is in you which ye have from God and ye are not your own?For we are bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's.1 Corinthians 10:31 says whether therefore you eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.And Matthew 16:24 Jesus say if any men will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.We cant have the pleasure of the world and please God at the same time we need to sacrifice self and abstain these things if we have experience the love of Jesus for ourself we will sacrifice self....
"Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall." 1 Corinthians 8:13
This is, ultimately, the love we have to have for our brothers. We shouldn't stop drinking because it is inherently sinful for us (though it may be) but we should stop because in our culture of excess it causes our brothers to stumble (alot!). This can't stop for just alcohol, in the body of Christ everything must be on the table. Let us not revel in our individualism. If you don't believe me read Romans 14.
Proverbs 23:31-33 King James Version (KJV)
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Thank you so much for the video bro!!!
I just subscribed and have seen a few of your videos, they’re great!!! They are everything that I believe. I kind of felt different in how I view God as how my brothers and sisters in church view Him and seeing these videos I realized I’m not the only one. Thank you and keep doing what you’re doing and may God keep using you for His glory.
I feel what Jeff said about serving our brothers and sisters. I find that I can use and not abuse, but I have so many friends in that battle of fighting substance abuse thay I chose to stay clean in order to help them as much as possible. As it says in the Bible not to encourage your brother to stumble:
ROMANS 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. 15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. 16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter
20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
I loved how you explained it, Jeff! A brother from the Church asked me about this the other day. Personally, I don't drink but I don't think that drinking in itself is a sin. Getting drunk on the other hand is because, as Jeff said, we as image-bearers of Christ and for me, to show that you're drunk to your brothers or sisters in Christ might make them stumble and that's a sin. Also, when you let unbelievers see you in that state, they won't see Christ in that.
It all boils down to being responsible with who you're with and for what reason it is that you're drinking. I definitely don't condemn our pastors who drink wine or anything, neither do I condemn my friends if they drink beer with their family or during family gatherings. It's not like they get drunk in clubs or parties.
Love this outlook. We as Christians are in control of when we sin. I find these answers to be direct and then unpacked for further understanding. Thanx!!
7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble.
2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality
3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy.
4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine.
5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious.
6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness.
7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
8) Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink.
9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine.
10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree.
11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin.
12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed.
13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated
14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites.
15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come.
16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord’s anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked.
17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence.
18) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.
19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages.
20) Proverbs 23:21 - Drunkenness causes poverty.
21) Proverbs 23:29-30 - Drinking causes woe, sorrow, fighting, babbling, wounds without cause and red eyes.
22) Proverbs 23:31 - God instructs not to look at intoxicating drinks.
23) Proverbs 23:32 - Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder.
24) Proverbs 23:33 - Alcohol causes the drinker to have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces willfulness, and prevents reformation.
25) Proverbs 23:34 - Alcohol makes the drinker unstable
26) Proverbs 23:35 - Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning. Alcohol is habit forming.
27) Proverb 31:4-5 - Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment.
28) Proverbs 31:6-7 - Strong drink could be given to those about to perish or those in pain. Better anesthetics are available today.
29) Ecclesiastes 2:3 - The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not. (Ecclesiastes 12:8)
30) Ecclesiastes 10:17 - A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink.
31) Isaiah 5:11-12 - Woe to those who get up early to drink and stay up late at night to get drunk.
32) Isaiah 5:22 - Woe to "champion" drinkers and "experts" at mixing drinks.
33) Isaiah 19:14 - Drunken men stagger in their vomit.
34) Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Israelites choose to drink; their future looks hopeless to them.
35) Isaiah 24:9 - Drinkers cannot escape the consequences when God judges.
36) Isaiah 28:1 - God pronounces woe on the drunkards of Ephraim.
37) Isaiah 28:3 - Proud drunkards shall be trodden down.
38) Isaiah 28:7 - Priests and prophets stagger and reel from beer and wine, err in vision, and stumble in judgment.
39) Isaiah 28:8 - Drinkers’ tables are covered with vomit and filth.
40) Isaiah 56:9-12 - Drinkers seek their own gain and expect tomorrow to be just like today.
41) Jeremiah 35:2-14 - The Rechabites drank no grape juice or intoxicating wine and were blessed.
42) Ezekiel 44:21 - Again God instructed the priests not to drink wine.
43) Daniel 1:5-17 - Daniel refused the king’s intoxicating wine and was blessed for it along with his abstaining friends.
44) Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar, ruler of Babylon; led his people in drinking.
45) Daniel 5:2-3 - The king, along with his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from the goblets which had been taken from God’s temple.
46) Daniel 5:4 - Drinking wine was combined with praising false gods.
47) Daniel 5:23 - God sent word to Belshazzar that punishment would be swift for the evil he had committed.
48) Hosea 4:11 - Intoxicating wine takes away intelligence.
49) Hosea 7:5 - God reproves princes for drinking.
50) Joel 1:5 - Drunkards awake to see God’s judgment.
51) Joel 3:3 - The enemy is judged for selling girls for wine.
52) Amos 2:8 - Unrighteous acts of Israel included the drinking of wine which had been taken for the payment of fines.
53) Amos 2:12 - Israel is condemned for forcing Nazarites to drink wine.
54) Micah 2:11 - Israelites are eager to follow false teachers who prophesy plenty of intoxicating drinks.
55) Nahum 1:10 - The drunkards of Nineveh will be destroyed by God.
56) Habakkuk 2:5 - A man is betrayed by wine.
57) Habakkuk 2:15 - Woe to him that gives his neighbor drink.
58) Habakkuk 2:16 - Drinking leads to shame.
59) Matthew 24:48-51 - A drinking servant is unprepared for his Lord’s return.
60) Luke 1:15 - John the Baptist drank neither grape juice nor wine.
61) Luke 12:45 - Christ warned against drunkenness.
62) Luke 21:34 - Drunkenness will cause a person not to be ready for the Lord’s return.
63) Romans 13:13 - Do not walk in drunkenness or immorality.
64) Romans 14:21 - Do not do anything that will hurt your testimony as a believer.
65) 1 Corinthians 5:11 - If a Christian brother is a drinker, do not associate with him.
66) 1 Corinthians 6:10 - Drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God
67) Galatians 5:21 - Acts of the sinful nature, such as drunkenness, will prohibit a person from inheriting the kingdom of God.
68) Ephesians 5:18 - In contrast to being drunk with wine, the believer is to be filled with the Spirit.
69) 1 Thessalonians 5:6-7 - Christians are to be alert and self-controlled, belonging to the day. Drunkards belong to the night and darkness.
70) 1 Timothy 3:2-3 - Bishops (elders) are to be temperate, sober, and not near any wine.
71) 1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons are to be worthy of respect and not drinkers.
72) 1 Timothy 3:11 - Deacons’ wives are to be temperate and sober.
73) Titus 1:7-8 - An overseer is to be disciplined.
74) Titus 2:2-3 - The older men and older women of the church are to be temperate and not addicted to wine.
75) 1 Peter 4:3-4 - The past life of drunkenness and carousing has no place in the Christian’s life.
DRINKING WINE IS DISCOURAGE IN Proverbs 23:31-33 KJV Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Very good analysis. Perhaps showing all the scriptures that deal with alcohol so people can see for themselves. I was going to make a video like that because some people really harp on this as if it is a sin and Christians ought not to have a single drink of anything, wine, beer etc. I used to think that way and as I read the Bible and I saw how many of the old testament saints drank wine and God never once rebuked them for it, it started to dawn on me. In proverbs it does say that strong drink is a mockery.
Here are the scriptures: (My comments in parenthesis at the end)
Proverbs 20:1 - Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Ephesians 5:18 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Proverbs 23:29-35- Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.35 They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet
again. (Speaking of being drunk)
1 Timothy 5:23 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. (Contradiction? No, because Paul is telling Timothy to drink wine to help your stomach issue not to drink to get drunk.)
Romans 14:21
- [It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. (If you are with someone who is offended by it, DON'T DO IT.)
Isaiah 55:1
- Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Psalms 104:14-15: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;15 And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.
Isaiah 5:22 - Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Luke 7:34 - The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! (What, Jesus drinks wine? No way.)
Isaiah 5:11
- Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them! (Yep, an alcoholic. Woe unto them)
Ecclesiastes 9:7 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Leviticus 10:9 - Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations: (Don't drink and then go minister....Not don't drink at all.)
1 Timothy 3:8 - Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; (Any wine? Or MUCH wine? Yep, much wine as in a drunkard.)
Proverbs 23: 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags. (Don't hang out with those who drink a lot and get drunk. Seems pretty straight forward)
Galatians 5: 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Drink a single drink or drunkeness? Yep, once again getting drunk is the issue not having a beer.)
So, here is a long list of scriptures dealing with the issue of alcohol. The issue over and over again is having too many drinks and getting drunk. The issue is NOT if you have a beer or a glass of wine. If people think that they are ignorant of the scriptures. But if you are unable to limit yourself to one beer or perhaps 2 or 1 glass of wine and you need to have more, than it is a sin for you and you should repent. For me, I can have a single beer and be fine. At most I will have 2. But that is rare and even a single drink is fairly rare for me too. Scripture and the Lord are not against this once in a while drink.
You hit the nail on the head man! I have to remember this because I personally don't drink so it's easy to judge people that do even though I know it's not a sin. Thanks for that reminder!
Have you ever read Bible? How can you say Bible don't talk about alcohol. It's prohibition mentioned two times in Bible.
"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit"
Ephesians 5:18
I needed this soooooo much today!! Thank you for this Monday message!
I absolutely loved this video! Not because it reinforced my belief but because you didn't do the old conservative route but instead you brought something new to the table and offered up a different way of looking at this issue. I agree on every front especially the one about us helping our struggling brothers and sisters and not flaunting our "Christian Freedoms" (which is a new concept that I've never heard of before!) God bless!! 🙏 😄
The word of God is Truth!! too much of anything besides the word of God is bad for us.
I was hoping to get help with self healing, and forgiveness. I was addicted to drugs for two year and put my family especially my mother through so much. they never knew where I was, still my mom never gave up on me. it's been almost a year that I have been sober, but now I am struggling with being able to forgive myself for the pain that I have caused others. hope to hear from you soon. thanks
The Bible is actually a lot more clear than this video makes it out to be; Alcohol is fine, drunkenness is not.
Love the insights! Thanks for being willing to tackle potentially hard to hear topics and speak truth on them Jeff! I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks too! Keep em coming!
is smoking weed a sin?
Yes. "Drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of heaven". God is reality. Anything that distorts our reality, such as weed, is a sin!
+William Chami that doesn't entirely make sense. Weed has a similar affect on our bodies as alcohol. And it's also one of the only organic drugs, i.e. God created it as it is. It also has benefits, and if taken RESPONSIBLY, it doesn't cause harm (same as alcohol). I understand where you are coming from, but in a similar sense to the way that God has given us the ability to create alcohol to use in responsible amounts, He has also given us this relatively safe, organic, and beneficial substance and plant.
are you reliant on it? addicted? do you lie for $$ or borrow from family to get the next fix? does it cause the people around you discomfort or pain? does it broaden your relationship with God your Father? i believe there are medicinal properties to this plant but i see people opening their minds to dark stuff when involved with 'getting high' just like drinking too much changes you and makes you sick, i don't believe for a second it is healthy to smoke weed. God directs His children by love. He wants you to rely on Him when you need rest and He says do not have any other gods except Him.
I wouldn't call it a sin. but again, it depends on use or abuse.
+TheDodicat I meant organic as in it is a natural creation, not a synthetic, manufactured substance
hi jeff, would getting a bit tipsy from time to time without getting totally drunk lead to ungodly actions?
The Bible instructs us to keep a sober mind, I don't believe getting tipsy would be God's will for you. And it would be VERY HARD for anyone to get tipsy and not be tempted to continue drinking. I know the question wasn't addressed to me but I wouldn't recommend it. God is fully satisfying if you make him the center of your life, trust me, you don't need that buzz to have joy. God bless!
This video explains things so well! Love it!
I think whenever you want to make a decision whether you should do this or that I believe it's fundamental to go back to that verse that says whatever you do whether you drink or eat (or whatever it might be (fill in the blank))do it for the glory of God.
Great video! I agreed 100%. My husband and I love to celebrate life and drink ovassionally, but definitely not in excess or around those who struggle with alcohol.
I never drank because I had seen as a little girl what alcohol did to my uncles. I understand that it is not a “sin”, but I do not allow alcohol in my house. It is a personal preference. I grew up as a Catholic and at my Confirmation the priest asked as many of us who would take a vow not to drink until they were 21. I took that vow. I became a Christian at 16 years of age. At 21, I had no desire to drink. I was married for 48 years before my husband passed away. My husband felt the same way I did because his father, then his step father both drank and hurt his mother. My husband always made it very clear that drinking was not allowed in our house. Like I said, my personal preference. My husband has been gone 3 years and the rule still stands in my house. Everyone has to answer for themselves for what they have done in their life. I have to answer for what I’ve done, but at least I know alcohol abuse won’t be one of them.
just what I needed. it's awesome when you have a question in mind and then someone makes a video of it
gluttony is the sin.
Love this, Jeff!
Therefore let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 1 Thessalonians 4:6-8
My goal is to never drink alcohol in my life. I personally don't see the point when it can so easily cause so many problems and most often has a negative effect, whether big or small, and especially when drinking water has so many health benefits and I don't get enough of that in the first place. However, I may change my mind on this when I get older, but if I do it will be that I will have it once in a while in very small amounts.
Out of all the different preacher's testimony I heard. He is only one that makes sense so far
You nailed it man! 1 Corinthians 8:13! Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
I am a Christian and I don't drink. I am also a pastor and ex-alcoholic and ex-all the above. I need to make that disclaimer right up front. Although it makes me biased, it also makes me an expert on this hotly debated issue.
Some of the worst "shudder moments" of my life have been under the influence, and as a christian, some of the worst "shudder moments" I have witnessed in the lives of others have been because of alcohol. You have come too late to tell me it's God's best for a Christian to drink.
We are living in a church age where drinking has become "hipster" for some. Christian young adults post pictures of their signature drink on Facebook. Middle-aged Christian women name drop their favorite brand of Pinot Grigio to impress their wine friends. Churches send direct-mail postcards that read, "Give our church a shot!" featuring an edgy shot glass graphic. Even some pastors drink. Not this one.
I stopped drinking when I became a Christian. No one told me to abstain. I just knew it would be contradictory and self-defeating to my relationship with Christ. I had given my life to follow Jesus and nothing was going to hinder my walk. For me, it was a no-brainer.
This post is not a theological defense on the topic of Christians and alcohol (another post for another time), but it is a heartfelt plea. I humbly ask you to table any knee jerk, pro-alcohol, fight-for-my-right-to-drink arguments that you have ever heard, or made, and prayerfully consider this list.
why I don't drink:
1. I can't be sober-minded if I'm not sober.
2. Alcohol has an assignment: destruction.
3. Alcohol is a depressant. Anything that depresses should be avoided at all costs.
4. I don't want to make my brother or sister stumble in the name of exercising my "Christian liberties." My choice to drink could lead to someone's demise.
5. Alcohol skews my judgment.
6. Alcohol leaves me worse, not better.
7. What I do in moderation, my children will do in excess.
8. Even the unsaved know I shouldn't drink. Bible in one hand, beer in the other - any lost person could point this out as a confusing contradiction.
9. Alcohol doesn't bring others closer to the Lord when they see me drinking, but farther away.
10. Alcohol doesn't bring me closer to the Lord when I drink, but farther away.
11. I want to be fully awake and ready for the return of Christ, not drowsy, sluggish and fuzzy.
12. Show me a family where alcohol has made a positive difference in their lives. You won't be able to.
13. I have never heard anyone say, "Wow, that gin and tonic made me feel so Christ-like!"
14. I want to avoid all appearances of evil.
15. Alcohol makes it much harder for me to practice the fruit of self-control.
16. Alcohol causes me to lose my filter.
17. Alcohol is a mind-altering, legal drug.
18. Alcohol is addictive.
19. Alcohol is a numbing agent for pain and sorrow that only Jesus can heal.
20. Many regrets are associated with alcohol. (I can give you a whole bunch!)
21. No one has ever said, "If only I had taken a drink, things wouldn't have gotten out of control."
22. Alcohol causes me to act in ways I normally wouldn't.
23. Alcohol kills brain cells.
24. Alcohol is a counterfeit, and provides a false peace.
25. The Bible says that no drunkards will enter the kingdom of God. Being drunk starts with one drink. I don't want to see how far outside the lines I can color when eternity is at stake.
26. Alcohol is a waster - money, gifts and talents, destinies, etc.
27. Alcohol leads to really bad behavior. It is a factor in 50% of violent crimes.
28. Alcohol distracts and derails you from living the the victorious life for which Christ died.
29. Wisdom is the principle thing that I need to pursue at all cost; alcohol makes me stupid.
30. Alcohol has ruined many, many marriages.
31. The only influence I should be "under" is God's.
32. The Bible tells me to be alert; alcohol delays my reaction time.
33. If I don't start drinking, I'll never have to stop.
34. Alcohol severely tarnishes my testimony.
35. Don't want your teenagers to drink? Yep, same reasons apply to you.
36. God is holy; alcohol is not.
37. Alcohol and prayer don't mix.
38. Alcohol and Bible study don't mix.
39. Alcohol lowers my resolve to resist temptation.
40. Alcohol = Brokenness (broken lives, health, dreams, etc.)
41. When the world sees us drinking, it sends the message that Jesus isn't enough.
42. Moderate drinking? How about moderate pornography or moderate heroin use or moderate lying or moderate adultery?
43. Christians are called to live a life of total surrender and separation from the world.
44. Alcohol makes me forget. It can make me forget that I am married, that I am saved, etc.
45. "I don't get drunk. I only have one or two drinks." If they didn't affect you, you would drink soda.
46. I should never look to the glass or bottle for joy, which can only be found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
47. Alcohol fills my mind with impure thoughts.
48. If it could hinder my faith walk, love walk or dishonor the lordship of Jesus Christ, I need to forsake it.
49. Alcohol doesn't help me run the race that Jesus has marked before me to finish with more accuracy. It does the polar opposite.
50. For any argument that tries to justify Christian drinking, there are at least 50 other reasons not to. The writing is on the wall. It's not God's best for Christians to drink.
Thanks J. Morgan A.O.G.
Near and Drawn agree!!!^
Great words, I agree.
I feel like I am at this state in my growth that I will not condemn disrespectful behaviour at all. Not in the school yard, not in my house, basically not in my presence. Over the years I've experienced so many uncalled for judgements, even when I walk down the street and someone looks at me and feels immediate judgement and to categorize me, keep a distance, or being cold (for the artists to understand). This world of worlds, artificial and mean breeds contempt for people who they meet during their inbetween spots (sidewalk, park, grocery line! basically the coldest place in your local city.) when all I would've settled for was a smile. But regards to drinking I do feel stronger in my authenticity I allow God to come into my heart, when I allow myself to stand still in greatness, calmness, serenity, divine. And to support my friends who do not want to drink with an alternative choice of beverage (first you ask them = to help create new pattern pathways, that's what friends are for) and because it is a very rebellious move to say "(I know myself more than you do, so) no thank you" or "Maybe later I'm just going to look for my friend." Give people the space they crave. Nobody can live your life greater, more passionate, deserving, limitless, trusted life better than you can.
I have so much to offer this world, and I can't believe I let those shaddy moments kept me in hiding. Wow. so as I write this I feel the need to come to a closing with a prayer I will do in my own time. And reiterate that I thank you for your message.
Such as it is,
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I don’t know if you read comments. But I’m a 22 year old drunk. I’m addicted to alcohol and I take Xanax for sleep. Please pray for me. I try and talk to god but I feel like I’m forbidden from talking to him.
As a Muslim, this is what i follow:
“O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than God], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful” (Quran 5: 90)
“Whatever intoxicates in large quantities, a small quantity of it is forbidden.” - Prophet Muhammad
I am a seventh day adventist and as i have come to this new found faith in Jesus i have come too see the Word of God in a new light with things i had read for years but missed or simply misunderstood.
As far as i have studied on this concept of alcohol i have come to the conclusion that the Bible does not directly say that it is a sin. Yet it does give plenty of evidence that God does not agree to alcohol in any form of amount.We can all agree that it is classed as a drug,and the Bible clearly forbids drugs. if anybody wants to add on to that please do feel welcome to.
Love it, love it. LOVE IT. Simple, clear cut! Love it 😂👌🏾 Definitely will be sharing this video
I love the points you made. I am young, and by you making it a point that it's not necessarily bad, but what people do to obtain it and what they do after having it is what makes it "bad". I love these monday videos..quick, to the point, but meaningful.
This video was awesome, I don't think this could have been explained any better. Thank you so much for this post.
you honestly need a podcast i wpuld listen all day everyday honestly 😊
I was told that Jesus turned the water into unfermented grape juice, as the Greek word oinos can also mean that, and it was still a perfectly acceptable drink. For to teach that Jesus turned the water into alcoholic wine would be to say that he was endorsing the sin of drunkenness by enabling people to continue to drink alcohol.
Ergo in John 2, Jesus turned the water into an alcohol free drink.
Hey, I'm from Brazil and I really appreciate your videos and how you talk about God in a simple and effective way, not because of religion but because of grace! (although sometimes you talk so fast that my english-learner-brain can't keep up with you hahahaha)...Thank you for sharing this gift with the world! God bless you and your beautiful family!
I hate to say I’m an alchoholic and struggle a lot :( I’m Christian I love Jesus I know he forgives me of my sins I’m a sinner but I’m not sober yet it’s so hard I’m scared because if I die tomorrow while still struggling would I even go to heaven? It’s like I want to drink but I don’t want to drinkI’ve been searching for this answer all night It’s like some days I’ll be drinking and it’s such a problem I forget it’s a sin and nights like these I realize and feel guilty because it’s wrong
as the second Adam and the perfect sinless son of God, Jesus could not have turned water into an alcoholic beverage to offer such harmful substance to others. "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!” Habakkuk 2:15
This would be totally our of character for Christ to condone the use of mind-altering substances that destroy both the body and the mind, thus weakening our relationship with Him. “Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
"Wine produces mockers; beer leads to brawls. Those led astray by alcoholic drinks cannot be wise." Proverbs 20:1
"Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8
Really comprehensive and I think you did a good job explaining this! Really enjoying your channel 😊
I'm 19 and I don't drink but I always feared for when I turn 21 and decide to drink some wine, at least, and be looked down upon by religious people and even my loved ones. This really helped clear that up for me, even though I don't drink lol, thank you so much Jeff! (: