Is Drinking to Excess Wrong?

[glamourdollxoxo]

I like going out with friends and having a few drinks every now and then. I'm going to a college next weekend for their unofficial st patricks day and I plan on drinking.

 

[Josiah16]

Hey man, I ready your posting about getting drunk and thought that I should say something. Drinking alcohol in itself is not necessarily a "SIN". But drinking in excess to get drunk and wasted is totally against the word of God. I am not against a Christian having a glass of wine with their meal, but when you have a child of God getting drunk it's just not right. Just for the sake of being a Godly example, I avoid drinking alcohol all together, because of what most people have made it do be. But that doesn’t mean that you as a Christian are going to Hell because you had a little drink. Just be careful my brother. Hope this helps. God Bless…

 

[ahighcalling]

Well, what if the Bible had been written by people who lived in Eastern Europe where vodka consumption has been more common than wine consumption? Can we be totally sure that instead, we'd be sitting here demonizing liquers then?

I'd agree with the adage of drinking not to get drunk, but having some vodka based cocktail on a full stomach, is probably more responsible than drinking a glass of wine on an empty stomach. Even if wine is apparently somehow "better" than vodka.

I actually agree with what your saying. Anything you do for health purposes that will help your Body(the temple of Holy Spirit is a good thing. I was pointing out that I dont think its wrong to drink a glass of wine or what you said about vodka or a mixed drink if you think or are convinced it will bring you good/balanced health. It all comes down to if we feel God telling us its ok. Thats why we should pray about Everything and do what we feel HE leads us to do!

 

[heron]

The public is sometimes protected from this information, but every year over 1,800 college students die of alcohol-related unintentional injuries. If colleges broadcast deaths, then parents in a panic rush their children off to another school. Bad publicity inflates.

For this reason, some secular schools have chosen to be dry campuses, and enforce it.

The statistics above refer to unintentional injuries; there are also untold numbers of acquaintance rapes on campuses, many associated with alcohol. The issue is not just about how much we drink, but how much our friends drink.

In some ways I agree with her reasoning -- that it's what we do while drinking that is the bigger problem. But some people have no recollection.

I have friends who have been through rehab, lost jobs, lost custody of their kids, died of cirrhosis, lost their license to drive for over a year, and were not able to get auto insurance. Over the years, drinking takes its toll. I have also been to funerals of people who died of alcohol-related causes.

A little drinking is fine. Some cultures drink all day long. But the body and mind lose a little control, and limits are often passed, and people find themselves deeper in trouble than they ever imagined themselves.

 

[Yukikyo]

It all depends on the culture.
I think in America drinking anything is seen as a bad thing no matter what.

Personally I don't drink because as a Christian I don't want to give the wrong impression.
But there's nothing wrong with drinking a little bit. But getting drunk is horrid.

 

[ParadigmPenguin]

As a college student myself I find it rather amazing how much the general student body drinks. I have nothing against alcohol (anything in excess is bad), but it's easy to see the damage it can do.

 

[acropolis]

getting drunk with friends is a lot of fun and will make you live longer:
Why alcohol lengthens your lifespan (Wired UK)

also jesus didn't care what you ate/drank:
Matthew 15:11 - Passage Lookup - New International Version - BibleGateway.com

 

[proemad]

When you drink alcohol you lose all your inhibitions and most times that makes you do things that you probably wouldn't normally do. And most of the time they are bad things like driving, sex etc. And sometimes a little is all it takes. I dont think it's a sin to actually drink alcohol but I think it's the getting drunk part. But isn't the point of drinking to feel something? I would just stay away.

 

[Canadian33]

lol wow..... I think if you're getting drunk at home more than once a month...You might be a redneck!