Is it wrong for true Christians to drink alcohol?
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No, the only sin that is related to drinking alcohol is getting to the point of drunkenness.\n\nThere is no commandment in the old or new testament that claims drinking as a sin.
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Your mother is mistaken on some of those things.  You can help her to see that.  \n\nWhat she is correct on is that swearing is not what true Christians would want to do.  If you meant swearing as in saying bad words, Ephesians 5:3-5 says that obscene things should not even be mentioned among you.  Certain types of music are filled with obscene lyrics.  Not always is a type of music all bad, though, and I don't think all rock songs are bad.\n\nHorror movies are objectionable to a Christian conscience because it is a very serious thing to being involved in any form of spiritism.  \n2 Chronicles 33:6 speaks of wicked King Manas'seh.  It says about him: "And he himself made his own sons pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hin'nom, and practiced magic and used divination and practiced sorcery and made spiritistic mediums and professional foretellers of events.  He did on a grand scale what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah to offend him."  So this scripture shows that it offends our Creator and it is a great badness to have anything to do with spiritism or demonism.\n \nEven when horror movies do not contain spiritism, they usually contain gross violence.  Watching horror movies, can erode our capacity to sympathize and empathize with the suffering of others.  The apostle Paul condemned those who "because of the insensibility [literally translated "dulling"] of their hearts" came to be "past all moral sense."   He encouraged Christians instead to "become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate." (Ephesians 4:18,19,32)\n\nAbout chocolate and caffeine: Nowhere in the Bible does it say that there is anything wrong with chocolate or caffeine.\n\nFinally, alcohol is not prohibitted in the Bible, it is something that many of God's servants enjoyed in the past.   In fact the first miracle that Jesus Christ performed, as recorded in the Bible, \nwas at the marriage feast in Ca'na where he turned water into fine wine.  He added to the enjoyment of the wedding celebration by doing this.  (John 2:1-11).  Jesus also used wine as a fitting symbol of his blood when inaugurating the Lord's Evening Meal. (Matthew 26:27-29)\n\nIt was even recommended for medicinal purposes at 1 Timothy 5:23; Luke 10:34\n\nPsalm 104:15 says: "And wine makes the heart of mortal man rejoice....."\n\nHowever, drinking a lot of wine, or getting drunk is condemned in the Bible.  Jewish priests were free to drink in moderation when off duty.  However, they were forbidden to drink any alcoholic beverages while engaging in their priestly duties. (Leviticus 10:8-11)  \n\nFirst-century Christians were warned that drunkards "will not inherit God's Kingdom." (1 Corinthians 6:9,10)\n\nUnrepentant drunkards were also expelled from the Christian congregation. (1 Corinthians 5:11-13)\n\nAt Proverbs 20:1, the  Bible also says that "wine is a ridiculer"  meaning that excess alcohol weakens your inhibitions and impairs your judgment so that you do foolish things.  (and sometimes dangerous things.)\n\nI'm sure your mother means well, and is trying to protect you but if she does tell you something is wrong and you are not sure, ask her to show you in the Bible.  Maybe it will help her think about searching for the truth about things in the Bible.
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By your testimony(what you have spoken) I refuse to believe that you are really born again as you say. Born again christians are filled with the holy spirit and do not get drunk with alcohol.\n Ephesians 5:18\n18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.\n In addition, I advise you to tell your born again christian friends what you are going to offer them, before that day. If they  are really born again(unlike you) then they will definately do what is right(turn down your invitation) and start praying and interceeding for you.
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Only if he is threatening suicide or murder or arson or something like that.\n\nIf  person wants to drink themselves to death they are entitled to do so...\n\nI am recovering alcoholic....been sober twelve years ...\n\nI was a serious drunk.\n\nMaybe God will whisper something in his ear and he will\nbecome aware of the pain he is causing you and others(and himself) and that  he will do something about it.\n\nsorry for your troubles...\n\nmy father was a rampant drunk.\n\nI hope things change for better.
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Well, some people do not know the real christmas, Chistians celebrate the birth of christ, but non-christians do also know that is the birth of christ, but they celebrate it getting drunk, big parties, fireworks, gifts. It's not bad to give gifts and fireworks, christmas trees, lights , but getting drunk i think is not good. The real christmas whick a lot of people have forgotten it is Christ, whether we get gifts, fireworks or not, those things shouldn't take away the spirit of christmas.
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When Jesus Christ was on earth, the Roman soldiers drank a thin, tart, or sour, wine known in Latin as acetum (vinegar), or as posca, when it was diluted with water. This was likely the drink offered to Jesus Christ while he was on the torture stake. Jesus refused the sour wine drugged with myrrh (or gall) that was presented to him to alleviate his suffering. (Mr 15:23; Mt 27:34; compare Ps 69:21.) However, just before he expired, he received plain sour wine from a sponge when it was put to his mouth.\n\nWith his dying breath, Jesus could cry out in triumph, “It has been accomplished!” (John 19:30) Not only had he proved his own integrity but he had succeeded in laying the basis for the salvation of mankind—and more important, the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty!\n\nAs far as preaching the word, one of the signs of the last days Jesus said would be this:  Matt. 24:14 "And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."  World wide preaching, involving many persons.
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There are references in the Bible against drunkenness.  I can't think of anything off the top of my head in the Bible that forbids controlled drinking.\n\nHere are a list of references from the Bible, as well as other scriptures, concerning drunkenness:  http://scriptures.lds.org/tgd/drnknnss.\n\nI do, however, believe that drinking is a sin, except in the case of partaking of the sacrament.  (http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/89/5#5)
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Feel bad for sinning?!?! What, are you nuts?? Christianity ROCKS! I go out on Sat nights, get hammered, have sex with multiple women, and sometimes even men. But I then go to Church on Sunday, so its all good!!! You should give this bombass religeon a try! Its freakin awesome! I can look at myself in the mirror and sleep well at night knowing that Im a better person than you are cuz Im going to heaven! Youre on your way to hell! HA HA HA!!! \n\n(This was a rant...Im not really Christian...)
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I definitely support medicinal marijuana use  for medicinal purposes. 100%. It is an amazing drug for people that need it, and should be made more available to them.\n\nI'm sure that almost every Christian will tell you that yes, its sinful because you are getting 'high'. BUT, I don't see it as that much different than alcohol. And Many Christians drink, so all the Christians that tell you that "pot changes your state of mind..." Well so does wine...and Jesus's first miracle was turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana. I think there is a time and a place of one would decide to do it.\n\nIf your doing it to relax or your doing it once in a while drinking it in a tea, I don't see much harm in it. I think everything bad in excess.\nGod did create the herbs for our benefit.\n\n"Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so."\n(Genesis 1:30 )\n\n "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith."(Proverbs 15:17)\n\nWhat it all comes down to, is YOU and God. If you have a question, pray about it!
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Probably! To the bible everything is wrong if your not a true believer and follow everyone of there stupid rules!\n\nP.S. don't care if ya'll hate the answer! Because that's what i've learned trying to be friends with christians! See how far it got me?
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Nope, becoming drunk is the sin. Catholics often use real wine for communion. I have the occasional drink. I work at a 5 star restaurant, and we go to wine tastings. My Jehovah's Witness co worker tastes the wine with the rest of us.
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In the book of James we are told to "confess your sins, one to another".  This is also one of the ways people get sober and stay that way in AA. We put our shortcomings into perspective and get our guilt out. So yes appropriate, at least at times, and certainly usefull for spiritual health.
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Foremost, quote the book and scripture from which you are referring.  There are a myraid of things that may be wrong with your argument that may not come to light unless you are honest in asking a question.  Honesty in asking includes citing your source.\n\nSecondly, this was a question proposed by Saint Augustine during the Fall of the Roman Empire.\n\nThe real question is - "So, we know the right way to live.  Great!  Why don't we do it?"\n\nThe answer is that we still have sin on our souls.  As sinners, we are given over to minor bouts of gluttony where we wish to eat things that taste good rather that what is best for our body.\n\nIt is not easy for anyone, let alone the whole of the Christain world (read Western Society), to break completely from this sin.\n\nIf you are so enlightened as to what Christains should eat, tell me, how do you purge your soul of minor bouts of gluttony?\n\nIt seems you ask your questions more to discredit Christains than to help them.
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Most things are good, in moderation. Anything in excess could kill you (even water). There's nothing wrong with having a glass of wine every now and then, as David pointed out. It's making a habit of it, or depending on the wine to ease your spirits, that causes problems. Don't get drunk, and you're okay.
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Alcohol dulls your senses and causes you to be less sensitive to hearing that "still small voice" of the Spirit of God.  Several verses in the Bible specifically prohibit the consumption of strong drinks.  There are instances, however, where some verses indicate that drinking wine is OK.  Critics of the Bible may use this as an example in saying that the Bible contradicts itself, while others may say that the key factor is whether the wine is fermented (alcoholic), or non-fermented (like grape juice).  Honestly, I myself do not know if ancient Christians drank alcohol or not.\n\nNevertheless, a simple guide in making this decision would be to ask yourself if drinking alcohol will bring you closer to God, or if it will make you more susceptible to falling into Satan's temptations.  \n\nAlcohol is often a primary cause of deadly car accidents, ungodly behavior, fornication, adultery, domestic abuse, murders, and birth defects or miscarriages.\n\nMany will say that it's OK to drink when you just want to have a good time, but that you should never get drunk.  Where do you draw the line?  Satan always tries to blur the lines between sin and morality.  Some people can get addicted to alcohol after just one drink, and having that first drink with a group of friends can potentially lead to a life of alcoholism and misery.  It is always better to stay on the side of caution.  It is not necessary to have alcohol in order to have fun, either.\n\nAn old saying I read many years ago comes to mind:  "What is right is not always popular.  What is popular is not always right."
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This is for the last answerer that bashed the questioner. He admits that Jesus said to keep the Lord's evening meal in remembrance of him. \n\nThe bible also says at 1 Corinthians 10;20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.\n\n    21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons.\n\nSo we should all be well aware of where and how the traditions we celebrate came from.  I hate to have to explain this , but Michael jackson disassociated himself from the witnesses a long time ago. His mother is one , but not his father. His actions are his own and perhaps the problem has been that he became so famous and the public turned him into a god , just like they did to elvis and other famous celebrities. You can bash any religion for what their members do, but as a whole the witnesses are law abiding , peaceful citizens who try to show a good example, not just for their preaching but for their actions too.
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i don't think you will go to hell for smoking herb if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that jesus christ is lord..however i do believe it is a stumbling block to other believers...to do whatever sin they feel like doing because God will forgive them.