What does the Bible say about alcohol?
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- I’ve heard people argue that the wine mentioned in the Bible was non-alcoholic, however, we have examples in the Bible where people drank too much wine and became drunk. That can only happen if the wine was alcoholic.
The idea that alcohol is sinful originated around the time when Welch invented non-alcoholic grape juice. Up until that point, there was no stigma about drinking alcohol, and in many countries, they’ve never had a problem with alcohol. In fact, up until Welch’s grape juice was invented, the Church always used wine for communion.
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I've never had a problem with alcohol. I drink a drink and that's it, But I feel right now is a time to be sober and prayerful. Also watchful.
I drink a good 2-3 ounces of hard liquor 2 times a week usually. There are periods that I don’t drink in a whole week tho.
I have always felt convicted not to drink, even knowing the truth about alcohol. So to this day, I have never had a drink of alcohol. In God's good reasoning.
JPence14 -your decision
JPence14 Amen stay strong.
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By God's reasoning, wine is no problem. Jesus and his disciples drank wine and Jesus cannot sin. Therefore drinking wine is not a sin.
Good for you mate. Christian's should not drink alcohol and to be honest this video I'd quite disappointing
I stopped drinking because I was trying to trink ALL the alcohol, so for me personally since it will directly LEAD to sin, it is sin. My wife on the other hand can drink literally one, and is satisfied, so for her it is perfectly fine (especially since her fufu drinks hold no enticement over me)
Same... ALL of it...
I’m a severe alcoholic :( please pray for me
I will pray for you brother/sister
I wish I could quit by snapping my fingers
😅 keep drinking
You HAVE TO LEAVE the environment you are in that forces your brain into its addiction. If you truly want to stop being an alcoholic you have to go do something that involves life-or-death survival and not the idle lifestyle you've become accustomed to. I'm not cutting you down at all I promise I'm just saying that if we all live in a life-or-death lifestyle our brains would not think about weakening our senses we would never drink alcohol because we never be comfortable enough to be out of our heads or wits
God bless you for being aware. I also need to stop
I like the way people get offended when they talk about alcohol but with pride and gladness eat unclean pork that the Bible says it’s an abomination . Then say we are not under any law but under grace. Then accuse people that drink wine
The misunderstanding of this video slowly led me on a 9 month binge. Started with drinks at events to beer at home to smoking dope for 9 months straight. I personally wont be drinking again God willing.
Please stay away from it. It’s the drink of serpents. Alcohol is a sin. This man is a false teacher.
Having a glass of wine is not bad being a drunkard is. If you have a problem with alcohol don't tempt yourself.
How can you know if you "have a problem" with alcohol until you take a sip? Sorta too late then...
@@Bulldog75stp One drink is a problem because it affects the senses. many studies show the increasing stupidity.
@@Bulldog75stp Drinking too much, daily... Like everyday.
@@Excalibur2112 My point is, drinking any amount affects the body. Thereby making you not sober.
All I can say is there’s nothing good that comes from alcohol. Absolutely nothing! Been there done it. Can’t think of one good thing it did for my life but I can give you a million things it ruined. If I could go back, I’d never touch a drop.
Absolutely, I have always known (and testified) that the Bible refers to wine and not just grape juice!! You have nailed this to a tee.
We are told to be sober(abstain), so any interpretation that contradicts this clear admonition is a false teaching.
@Joe Joe Not at all. Wine in the Bible also refers to grape juice. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
@Joe Joe Alcoholic wine is disgusting. Even the heathens recognized grape juice as better tasting and healthier for you. As far as bacteria goes, you act like they didn't know how to boil grape juice, which in fact they did to sterilize it and store it for long periods.
@Joe Joe Alcohol causes stomach issues; talk to any alcoholic whereas grape juice has benefits without the side effects of alcohol. "Don't look on the wine when it is red". Do you know when wine turns red?
@Joe Joe You are contradicting the Bible. Because it says "don't look on the wine when it is red" You should let the scripture color your interpretation and not the other way around. The bible in that verse alone defines good and bad wine.
forever sober~!
Thanks for the video. I have 8 years sober, sometimes i think i could drink again and i war with the idea. But, i really liked your statement about personal conviction from the holy spirit and i realize for me personally i don't need it to have a fruitful life, nor do i condemn others. Keep up the great work, Godspeed-!
I don't drink personally, but I agree with everything Lex says in this video. Some people are too proud to just say "I don't drink" but want everyone else not to drink
Edmund exactly. I totally respect your decision not to drink and your decision to not force your own conviction on others if it’s not one commanded by the Bible. People could always drink in the Old Testament but some chose to be nazarites and not drink. Totally fine either way.
Everything Lex said is a lie starting with his first sentence. The Greek word "OINOS" which is translated wine in the Bible can be either fermented or unfermented wine. Right out of the gate he was being deceptive.
@@Bulldog75stp Then why do you chose the "unfermented wine" translation? I personally don't drink and don't recommend it either, since it can open the door to the spirit of drunkenness. But I believe drinking alcohol moderately is not a sin.
I don't want others to drink because alcohol is a societal scourge. I would suggest you look up some of the statistics for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Spectrum.
@@rlouak Is committing adultery moderately a sin? How about coveting something moderately? If you are not with God you are against him. There is no room for "moderate" sin. Please see my other comments on the main page. Jason is correct. Many misleading comments or even outright lies...
Here's some truth. They drank alcohol at celebrations, weddings etc. Lets say 2 or 3 times a year at most. Not every weekend or evening of the week.
Here's the truth, they drank every day since clean water was not easy to come by. Old wine was for celebrations and new wine was for every day.
Wedding receptions lasted days not hours anyway to the best of my understanding
Even so, the preachers are lying to you.
Alcohol was a blessing from God and we perverted it into drunkenness.
@@ryanfristik5683 Alcohol is a highly addictive substance and associated with many crimes and bad behavior
Looking good and healthy Lex GOD bless you brother!
For the past half a year I've started drinking, confident that I could keep it well in moderation the way God intended. My parents were very bad alcoholics in my youth and for the longest time I'd vow to never touch a drop. Then I moved away last year and decided I could handle it.
...I couldn't. To be honest I never got too drunk that I'd slur my words and couldn't stand straight, at least not lately. When I did, I never enjoyed it. I prefer the room to stand still, thank you!
Anyway I quit just a few days ago because I was beginning to get good at it. It would take more than half a 12 pack of beers before I was content, and I'd go through 2/3 of a liter of vodka before I was satisfied. Again, I could handle it pretty well, it's just the amounts I'd go through. It'd help me sleep at night.that was the main reason I'd drink in the first place. Basically, it was a very expensive habit and it'd take more and more for me to be able to sleep so I quit and switched to ZZZquil.
I don't really have a point here other than I find it interesting that this video was uploaded so recently. God really works in mysterious ways. I'm still avoiding alcohol but it's nice to know that if I wanted to, maybe at a restaurant or something I could celebrate, in public it's very easy for me to have a drink or two without going overboard. Maybe I'll just leave it in celebratory occasions. Maybe I'll continue to avoid it entirely. I'll definitely have to pray on it.
False teachers lead many astray. They all ignore the 12 times we are told to be sober.
Notice outside church:- Make your worst enemy your best friend.
Notice outside same church one week later:- Drink is your worst enemy.
I've known very few people capable or knowing their limitation and not getting to many glasses of wine....I truly believe there's no reason for drinking any kind of alcohol when the holly spirit fills you with happiness.
I would take what he said with a grain of salt because he just said that grape juice didn't exist until later. It makes no sense that grape juice was invented later. You mean to tell me people sat around for thousand of years and didn't think that if these squeeze juice into a cup they could just drink it right away...? If I squeeze juice out of fruit and put it in a cup and let it sit there a does it immediately turn to alcohol? No. It does take time to froth and ferment.
Lastly wine in Greek meant anything that was little fermented or heavy fermented. It was all the same. We need to read the bible context.
Why would Jesus. Someone good and God. Use alcohol to represent His blood in Matthew 26?
How can one know their limit if they never cross that boundary?
@@brittneyf3079 Genesis 40:11 KJV
And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
They definitely understood the difference in new wine... Freshly squeezed grapes.
You must not know very many people, to make such statements
Well spoken. I love how you broke down the judgment towards Christians to drink but you also preach the word of God in fact enough with scriptures as well. Subscribed and liked.
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Your vides are crystal clear explained . I'm glad there is someone that make these videos .
Amen brother, grace and peace!!
Thank you brother u always explaining things for better understanding
Thank you for this video. Very well said and spoken.
That's what I always thought what's sinful is "drunkenness" which I interpret to be ripped out of your mind or hooked on alcohol/weed/other drugs
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Interesting. I have been a Seventh Day Adventist for 20 years and have been taught that any fermented wine is forbidden to drink and that the new wine in the Bible was pure grape juice. You have given me much to think about, thank you
Celeste Mills if you are still sda you should read what EGW wrote about the subject.
This video has many false teachings in it.
"Don't look on the wine when it red" When is wine not red? Before it is fermented. In other words when it is grape juice. @Fantastic View
I think this is how alot of churches lose people, when they focus on behavioralism and try to make doctrine out of it. Let the Bible speak for itself I say.
@@agentleman777 The Bible does speak about it. It says
"Don't look on the wine when it is red"" (alcoholic)
"Be sober" (abstain from alcohol)
The Bible clearly defines behaviors that are not good for us.
9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
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thank you brother..
I pray my husband to be will have that desire extracted from his soul.
A drink 2 times a week aint that bad but if it is a real problem you should ask for help
Thank you for sharing with us!
Love your videos and your ministry!
Great and very informative video, thank you. I'd like to see you make a video covering alcoholism/substance issues/addictions and overcoming them. It would be greatly appreciated.
This is sooooo good. I literally have to say. Thank you. God bless your channel.
This TRUTH has set me free!
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Solid teaching. This is the same conclusion I came to after reading scripture on it. And past experiences of drinking too much then quitting for months then to moderation with the occasional glass of wine.
Thank you sir I'm a man renewing my walk with God however I always thought that never in the Bible did it say anything about not drinking alcohol I never found any Scripture however I do know of the scriptures that to avoid drunkenness thank you for clearing that up for me God bless
Pasteurized grape juice was invented in 1869. Fresh grape juice (unfermented wine) was invested the first time someone squeezed a cluster of grapes into a cup and drank it.
Amen.
Amen 🙏🏾
Great Brother. Keep it up. God bless you.
Nicely explained . God bless you.
This video was indeed helpful. Thank you very much Lex.
Really sound and balanced teaching. God bless you.
You better get in the word for yourself and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and not a man.
Thank you so much for this
I choose to abstain. I know people who were alcoholics and killed people in car accidents and those people died before their time.
Thank you for using common sense when studying the Scriptures. Yesterday at the Baptist Church we’ve been attending for a few months (first Baptist church I’ve ever attended in my whole life of growing up in the church) the pastor said drinking alcohol is like French kissing Satan. He also said that you are a fool if you drink even one glass of wine haha 😂 someone has a problem 👀 He is so focused on alcohol, smoking, and cursing. He’s not focused at all on why people do those things and what needs to heal to stop doing those things: rejection, abandonment, dysfunction, depression, etc. He doesn’t go deeper at all. He also does not meet the qualifications in the Bible for an overseer. He’s a very arrogant man, quarrelsome, not respectable, does not have self-control, and does not manage his house well which spills over to the church as to why it’s so unorganized and dysfunctional. Also why there’s barely any children there and a few other things. It’s time to move on LOL 😂
"be sober" isn't a suggestion.
@@joemonroe9456 Weightier matters of the law isn't a suggestion.
@@jasonmarler1689why drink? You only drink for the feeling of not being sober?
if you can't hold your liquor...
then drop it.
Thanks Brother Godbless!
Very true !!!
It is so good to hear the truth !!!!
I already knew this, two ordinances of the most high, 1 You can't teach the word if you have been drinking. 2 You can't enter the place of teaching after drinking. other than that you can drink.
Agree 100%
Its seeking a dependency on alcohol or seeking to get drunk that is the Sin. Just having a glass of wine certainly is ok.
However if your in the presence of a person you know struggled with Addiction, drinking in front of them is Selfish and you lacking in Wisdom and Love.
Good points. I agree especially as an ex Seventh Day Adventist.
"Don't look on the wine when it red" When is wine not red? Before it is fermented. In other words when it is grape juice.
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
You best have a word with that Jesus bloke then.
Wonderful! The truth is all that matters. We should never propagate a lie in order to achieve what we think is a moral result. The Church must teach the truth concerning alcohol and allow people to make spiritually mature decisions on their own about whether to partake or not. We lose credibility when we preach about things that any literate person with a bible can disprove by simply reading the text.
Some can have a drink or two, Last time I had 2 beers and went to the store and bought Vodka and then drove drunk to score weed all this while claiming to follow Torah....simply put, Yah delivered me from life altering alcoholism and drugs and I proclaim that so when I drink and amount of alcohol I lose ALL control. But for those who dont, nothing wrong with having some wine or beer.....Shalom
Good teaching lex thx again ...
*Breathes Sigh of relief* Well, this video certainly makes me feel better about my channel, hahaha! But on a serious note- there are indeed Christian denominations that frown on alcohol as a whole, not even using it for Communion. There's usually a good reason for it, such as tempting reformed alcoholics. As always, great video Lex.
Love your video lex
This one had me chuckling.
Thank you brother
2 glasses of wine is my limit and thats about 5 ounces each
Honestly even though it's not a sin what's the point of it ?
It help the stomach
O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan´s handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?(Quran 5-90-91). - If you want clarity you may wamt to look into the Quran .
To make the heart happy. Its a blessing from God but too much of it is a sin.
@@Bleu2751 wine today is not healthy off the store shelves.
@Elijah Sheets Yes ! Because there are no mountains of guns and knives in heaven 😊🤔.
Hey Mr. Meyer, I had a question about long hair? is it okay to have long hair as a male? and are we taking what Paul said out of context in 1 Cor 11:14? Thank you and Shalom
Great teaching!
Another excellent and biblical teaching.
Wrong. Alcohol is condemned and we are told to be sober.
Thanks for sharing this 🙏 💯
I also believe 'do not cause your brother to stumble' literally can apply to encouraging him/her that it's ok to drink (especially if they have a problem).
He says there was no such thing as non alcoholic grape juice until 1869, and then quotes Numbers where it talks about non alcoholic grape juice.
Very good common sense treatment of the subject Good job.
Wish I could send this out to all the denominations
Some denominations know the scriptures unlike this video presentation.
God bless you all!
Amen! And cheers! In moderation of course.
the bad part is that most drink to get drunk otherwise they'll be drinking non alcoholic drinks
Nobody drinks but for to get tipsy, or there's no other reason. It amazes me that any Christian would begin to use the bible to cosign on drinking.
@@Hackshots68 exactly
So if I drunk some alcohol and got a buzz, would you not say that is a mild state of drunkenness?
How does being buzzed differ from being drunk?
I understand tolerance levels are different, but you don't know you are buzzed until you are, and depending on a lot of variables, an individual can arrive at that buzzed feeling at different times.
I'm not arguing, just asking how you all reason with this .
I'm sure a mild buzz isn't a sin so long as you recognize it and stop drinking so as not to become drunk. I know cops say buzzed driving is drunk driving but thats the police, and they say that because it is illegal to operate a vehicle if you are above a state specified limit.
Drunkenness or a drunkard is someone who is a drunk that doesn't take care of his life no job no money drink over his family
Everyone is different, you'll know when you're drunk. You're conscious will let you know by bothering you. So it's different for everyone! But you'll know!!!
Let's examine the meaning of drunk and tell me you don't know when you reach this level . Drunk mean to be affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behaviour. We all know for those who have drunk alcohol when we getting to that state or when we reach that state . It is impossible to not know this unless a person is drugged and not drunk
if you can feel the effect, then you are well beyond your faculties being affected. Be sober is a command, not a suggestion. @@earthangel8481
Thanks for your videos.
Video on marijuana next. Also what if you are a former addict and now you choose not to drink at all.
KingWithEyesOfBlue thats why lex said if you are convicted to not drink than dont. It's truly an individual choice. I choose not to drink never liked it but others may choose to. Just be wise.
Elda Palacios thanks for the clarity
It surely isn't a commandment to drink wine or strong drink. It's fine to not participate in the act.
Once I ask a very religious friend about alcohol and the bible view point, he told me the wisest answer: Yes you are right but if you say that to an ex alcoholic, he will take that as an excuse for just one drink and it could get him back to his former life style.. so, even if the bible says it's ok, i try to avoid to say it unless i personally know the person i'm talking to.
Then I guess your going to hell.
Good teaching and goes to not passing judgment on others.
As for me, one glass of wine is too much as a barrel full is not enough.
Welch grape juice conspiracy!
Great exposition! Biblical based arguments are something that more people need to be aware of instead of just accepting what’s been told and shared through generations. Some is good but there’s some that isn’t. However as you mentioned, we must do according to what the Bible says as well as what we feel the Holy Spirit convicts us. Again, great video 👍 God bless
"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
Clicked on this so fast
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Amen, Gods Word is Truth
Thank you for this video, it made me feel better about alcohol. I’m am still going to be forever sober though ❤️🙏🏾
Dude its a sin drinking alocohol the bible in nowdays is manipulated and the true bible is lost
Anything that leads us to sin is wrong does not matter how much justification we give…
In the Old Testament those who are worshipers and serving the tabernacles not allowed to drink wine that’s manipulate our thinking.
In the church age we are all saints and we should worship him in spirit and truth with sober mind as we are serving the body of Christ which is our tabernacle as corporate and we are also his temple individually.
It’s just a taste of language and manipulation of thinking, can we not dispense it for the sake of our loving Christ who died for us…
Anything that leads us to sin is wrong does not matter how much justification we give…
In the Old Testament those who are worshipers and serving the tabernacles not allowed to drink wine that’s manipulate our thinking.
In the church age we are all saints and we should worship him in spirit and truth with sober mind as we are serving the body of Christ which is our tabernacle as corporate and we are also his temple individually.
It’s just a taste of tongue and manipulation of thinking, can we not dispense it for the sake of our loving Christ who died for us…
@@TheKnoWOW Where is the evidence from reputable sources to prove that craziness?
@@TheKnoWOW Yep, I'm going to trust this comment for sure...lol...
I think to further dive into this discussion we would need to define what being drunk is. What do you think?
So interesting! Thanks again.
Doesn't proverbs say that beer is a brawler and strong drink is raging. He who is deceived by them is not wise.
They brought out the good wine first because people's taste buds are strong and the wine tastes good. But after drinking a spell, the taste buds become numb, so people don't care if the wine is then poor. They can't tell.
Also my dad was an alcoholic and has now been sober for like 15 years I think so I try not to drink around him although I don't think it tempts him or anything. Plus the bible says not to be a stumbling block go others... Am I taking that verse out of context?
Albert Elizondo No, you're not. You're actually correct
Albert Elizondo You are correct, I believe. That is good what you're doing. Stay strong with Yashua!
Wise decision
Albert Elizondo you nailed it. Exactly what they’re talking about.
Good point
This video really helped me as a Christian who drinks at the end of the day and worried that I was in conflict with my faith
When it comes to communion, do we have to drink specifically wine? Or can it be grape juice?
What the bible says Christ give to his deciple at Passover wine or grape juice ?
Excellent
Wonderful words of wisdom, I've come to this video to understand the meanings of alcoholism and the uncleanliness of such. Understand good things come in moderation, never in gluttony. As I see any substance, if it benefits you and those around you I believe it to be fine to part take. Understand not to let it consume you as you did it, as therefore you will become.
So simple. So true. Most of the churches on the African continent or pastors from Africa who have fellowships in UK preach against drinking alcohol. I have been over-ruled when sharing these simple truths and it is such a shame. Because believers are made to feel sinful unnecessarily and/or caused to stumble if they give in to the ‘temptation ‘ to drink. I hate this lie. I will continue to speak the truth in love. Thank you.
What is the purpose of drinking in moderation? If your drinking to feel the effects of alcohol wouldn’t that be a sin. The Bible doesn’t allow pride in moderation. Just a thought.
It's worth doing a word study on wine how spiritually wine represents doctrine/teaching.
Alcoholic wine represents the wrath of God as opposed to grape juice which represents the blood of Christ. Jesus drank the "fruit of the vine".
Hey Lex, Can you do a video on the Catholic Marian apparitions at Fatima and the others. I would love to know what the Bible says and your opinion of it. Thanks in advance Lex and Excellent work!!
So, basically ... its ok to drink ... just don't abuse alcohol. which makes sense, i've been thinking about the whole glass of wine during a meal thing ... i am curious to see if it solves some issues i have.
"Don't look on the wine when it red" When is wine not red? Before it is fermented. In other words when it is grape juice.
If your conscience agrees with scripture, then it is perfectly OK to enjoy a glass of wine. Use a little wine for your stomach's sake, was of medicinal and health benefits to Timothy. The majority of our immune system is in our gut and as such, gut health is vital for being healthy long term. Red wine helps boost your immune system by helping your body produce what it needs through DNA reading. So is olive oil. If you have certain issues (I am assuming health), begin by trying the following:
1. Most importantly try intermittent fasting (Autophagy is what your body needs to be doing from time to time to recycle at a cellular level as well as many other benefits)
2. Remove Sugar and limit carbohydrates (Sugar inhibits cellular communication and produces lots of other negative results)
3. Consume lots of fermented vegetables (especially fermented cabbage for the bacteria in the fermented cabbage is brilliant for your gut microbiome)
4. Consume foods with good fats (eg, Avocado, Salmon, Olive Oil)
5. Eggs with butter
6. Use a little red in conjuction with these foods (especially Olive Oil as those two work together really well)
I am speaking from experience and scientific research. I have lost about 30kg, have lots of energy, feel great mentally, haven't gotten ill or even had a cold for over a year. A friend of mine who is an actual longevity scientist and has degrees from Harvard keeps me up to date with the science in this field. A little red wine my brother is very good for your overall health...
"Alcohol has many defenders but no defence" Abraham Lincoln. He was right. Taking alcohol is like asking a hungry man who hasn't eaten for days to eat a quarter of a small pie and leave the rest for another day.
Would you say buzzed is ok as long as you can control yourselves? I personally can "handle my alcohol" and don't lose control even when I have gotten really drunk.
Excellent truth!
nice info, nice look!
Thanks brother
I SOOOOOOO LOVE this message. Thank you for sharing. I have been trained up in a Bible college in South Africa which prohibited drinking any form of alcohol because "THEY" said that it is against the will of God. But I also realized after a few years in this specific church group that they follow other doctrines warned about by God such as practicing pagan traditions.
Again, THANK YOU for sharing this.
The message is totally false.
Take it or leave it, follow your conviction on it, but if it's not specifically commanded or prohibited then do not add to or take from the Law.
From I've heard, the Bible doesn't condemn alcohol itself, it just condemns drunkenness. Drinking during communion is required, but binge drinking is forbidden.
the level of drunkenness is apparently subjective to each person. Where does the limit of drunkenness lies though? The cons of alcoholism outweighs the pros by a lot. It's best to abstain from it altogether like the Muslims do. Besides, there are verses where alcohol is clearly prohibited
The Bible also says worns against mind altering devices such as drunkenness, intoxication etc.... thank you for sharing
There are also medical guidelines or warnings about drinking alcohol.
Thank you for the video.