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Riddle Me This:

How many beers is too many? What does the Bible say about drinking in moderation?

What does the Bible say about alcohol and drinking?

3 Considerations

1. Our freedom in Christ2. The Principle of personal

conviction3. Our responsibility to others

Thomas Bramwell Welch 1825-1903

Lessons Learned:

Laws do not have the power to change the heart.

Lessons Learned:

Laws do not have the power to change the heart.

Only Jesus Christ can truly change the hearts of men.

Leviticus 10:9(NIV)

9 “You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come,

Numbers 6:1-4(NIV)

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite, 3 they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.4 As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

Daniel 1:8(NIV)

8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.

Proverbs 20:1(NIV)

20 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Proverbs 23:29-35(NIV)

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!32 In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

Proverbs 23:29-35(NIV)

33 Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it!When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

Ephesians 5:18(NIV)

18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,

Galatians 5:19-21(NIV)

19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:10(NIV)

…nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Luke 21:34(NIV)

34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

Proverbs 31:4-5(NIV)

4 It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

1 Timothy 3:2-3(NIV)

2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3:8(NIV)

8 In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.

Titus 1:7(NIV)

8 In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.

Titus 2:3(NIV)

3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.

Proverbs 3:9-10(NIV)

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

Ecclesiastes 9:7(NIV)

7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.

Amos 9:14(NIV)

14 and I will bring my people Israel back from exile.“They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

Isaiah 55:1(NIV)

1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters;and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.

Psalm 104:14-15(NIV)

14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.

Matthew 11:18-19(NIV)

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

Matthew 26:29(NIV)

29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

Conclusions:

1. Drinking (e.g. wine) is not in and of itself evil.

Conclusions:

1. Drinking (e.g. wine) is not in and of itself evil.

2. Drinking can be abused and lead to sin.

Conclusions:

1. Drinking (e.g. wine) is not in and of itself evil.

2. Drinking can be abused and lead to sin.

3. Being drunk is sinful behavior.

Conclusions:

1. Drinking (e.g. wine) is not in and of itself evil.

2. Drinking can be abused and lead to sin.

3. Being drunk is sinful behavior. 4. Drinking is not always appropriate

for all people at all times.

Riddle Me This:

Should I Drink?

Romans 14(NIV)

1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2 One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.

Romans 14(NIV)

3 The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him.

Romans 14(NIV)

4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

Romans 14(NIV)

6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

Romans 14(NIV)

12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. 14 As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

Romans 14(NIV)

15 If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died.

Romans 14(NIV)

16 Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

Romans 14(NIV)

19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.

Romans 14(NIV)

22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23 But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.

1 Corinthians 6:12(NIV)

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

1 Corinthians 8:9, Romans 14:21(NIV)

9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.

Bottom Line:

That which I am free to do – I gladly lay down for Christ in you.

Allow God to redeem every aspect of your living. Stay free of anything in your life you would not be willing to surrender for the cause of Christ or His good purposes in those around you.

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