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Bible Drinking Alcohol
Jesus lived a pure life upon this earth; he was without sin, and there is nothing that even implies that he indulged in drinking intoxicating beverages.
It is directly given to us that he drank alcoholic wine as there was no other kind of wine.
Such action is not compatible with his pure character and teaching.
It is very compatible.
Romans 14
21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Sure but when that brother is not around, there isn't anything wrong with eating meat or drinking.
Proverbs 2
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
"led astray"...this verse does not speak against sensible drinking.
The "good wine" Jesus made at Canaan was "good" not because of its high alcoholic content but because it was fresh, unfermented grape-juice.
That's not what the context of the passage tells us. It was better wine than the wine they had been drinking. No one drinking wine, will later drink grape juice and say it's better wine than they had been drinking.
The "new wine" Jesus commended through the parable of the new wineskins is unfermented (either boiled or filtered), because not even new wineskins could withstand the pressure of the gas produced by fermenting new wine.
That's not true.
Jesus’ description of Himself as "eating and drinking" does not imply that He used alcoholic wine but that He associated with people freely at their meals and elsewhere.
And drank their wines.
IF it's OK with Jesus for one to drink fermented (alcohol - strong drink) would He not be placing a stumbling block (temptation) before mankind knowing our weaknesses?
No.
Eph_5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
You can't get drunk on non-alcoholic wine.
1Ti_3:8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Tit_1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Even a Deacon or Bishop is allowed to drink some alcoholic wine, just not over indulging.
Tit_2:3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Same idea here.
1Ti_5:23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Medical advice. Sometimes wine is better to have than water.
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