Is drinking a sin?
Does the bible prohibits us from drinking?
The simple answer is No.
Drinking is good not until the person gets drunk. And if a person gets drunk, he becomes foolish. His mind becomes polluted and vulnerable for misconduct such as mockery,debauchery,lust,orgies,carousing and detestable idolatry.
The bible tells us about 75 warnings about drinking and its limitations. Here are a few of them.
Isaiah 5:11-12 - Woe to those who get up early to drink and stay up late at night to get drunk.
Hosea 4:11 - Drinking wine takes away intelligence.
Luke 21:34 - Drunkenness will cause a person not ready for the Christ's return.
Proverbs 23:29-30 - Drinking causes woe,sorrow,fighting,babbling,wounds without case and red eyes.
As the bible repeatedly mentions about the danger of drinking, it obviously tells us that we should abstain from it before worst things may happen into our lives.
Drinking has a power to make a person get addicted to it and if that happens, the person becomes a slave of it. Many families and relationships were broken because of addiction to drinking. Therefore, we have to be watchful about it before it swallows up our entire being and lose everything we have.
Therefore, let us be moderate in drinking and let the Holy Spirit prevails and holds us up to be a good example in our community.
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