is it a sin for christian to drink wine or alcoholic drinks? matured answers with bible references from christian pls.

No it's not a sin for christian's to consume wine or alcoholic drinks. What the bible frowns against is drunkenness thus moderation is key.

simple2004: is it a sin for christian to drink wine or alcoholic drinks? matured answers with bible references from christian pls.

It isn't a "sin". Christ drank wine during the Last Supper, created it in Cana and drank it at Zacheuss's house, but excessive drinking could lead you to sin.

1st Timothy 5:23 drink no longer water,but use a little wine for thy stomachs sake and thine often infirmities

How about dat

simple2004: is it a sin for christian to drink wine or alcoholic drinks? matured answers with bible references from christian pls.

IT IS A TERRIBLE SIN IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. BE WARNED

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IT IS A TERRIBLE SIN IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. BE WARNED
can you pls explain more. is it realy true that christ drank wine while on earth?

John2:1-10. When the governor tasted Jesus wine, he confessed that it is a good wine(non alcohol). By then most people have been drunk with the bad wine(alcohol bcus the people were intoxicated from it).
Woe(curse) unto him that giveth his neighborh wine to drink. Wine is a mocker and strong drink is raging. Proverb20:1.
Escape for ur life and repent before it will be late...

Pastor Kun: No it's not a sin for christian's to consume wine or alcoholic drinks.What the bible frowns against is drunkenness thus moderation is key.

Nah,maybe you forget to read this.
Jeremiah 25:27-28 (NIV) -Then tell them,This is what the LORD Almighty,the God of Israel, says:Drink,get drunk and vomit,and fall to rise no more because of the sword I will send among you.
But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink,tell them,This is what the LORD Almighty says:You must drink it!.This is called forced drinking,drink and get drunk.Amazing abi?
Then,the bible says wine makes life,men and god rejoice.
Ecclesiastes 10:19 (NIV) -A feast is made for laughter,and wine makes life merry,but money is the answer for everything
Judges 9:13 (NIV) -But the vine answered, Should I give up my wine,which cheers both gods and men,to hold sway over the trees?..Then what's the outcome of drunkenness?
Proverbs 23:31-34 (NIV) -Do not gaze at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cup,when it goes down smoothly!
In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things.You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,lying on top of the rigging.Marvellous indeed.

Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

:However, the earth is God's, and context is profitable to direct.

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Lol. No answer given. I like this.

aManFromMars: ^^^
Lol. No answer given. I like this.

The lol thing is that you will run away or report me if i start with you.

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The lol thing is that you will run away or report me if i start with you.

Na. I never report mad people. They always entertain me.

aManFromMars:

Na. I never report mad people. They always entertain me.

Good to hear that you do not report mad people. Bad to hear that they always entertain you.

lanrexlan: Nah,maybe you forget to read this.
Jeremiah 25:27-28 (NIV) -Then tell them,This is what the LORD Almighty,the God of Israel, says:Drink,get drunk and vomit,and fall to rise no more because of the sword I will send among you.
But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink,tell them,This is what the LORD Almighty says:You must drink it!.This is called forced drinking,drink and get drunk.Amazing abi?
Then,the bible says wine makes life,men and god rejoice.
Ecclesiastes 10:19 (NIV) -A feast is made for laughter,and wine makes life merry,but money is the answer for everything
Judges 9:13 (NIV) -But the vine answered, Should I give up my wine,which cheers both gods and men,to hold sway over the trees?..Then what's the outcome of drunkenness?
Proverbs 23:31-34 (NIV) -Do not gaze at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cup,when it goes down smoothly!
In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things.You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,lying on top of the rigging.Marvellous indeed.

Very typical of Lanre,quoting the Bible out of context without taking time to read the whole chapter...smh

Mintayo:

Very typical of Lanre,quoting the Bible out of context without taking time to read the whole chapter...smh

*Yawns* Smh

Too much consumption of food is sin, overindulgence in alcohol is bad... drunkards shall go to hell..... so it ain't a sin when consumed moderately. Redwine's got some health benefits.

simple2004: is it a sin for christian to drink wine or alcoholic drinks? matured answers with bible references from christian pls.

4get what people say and look at what the bible says;
Proverbs 20:1 "Wine is a mocker,
strong drink is raging: and whosoever
is deceived thereby is not wise."
Isaiah 5:11 -- "Woe unto
them that rise up early in the morning,
that they may follow strong drink;
that continue until night, till wine
inflame them!"
Proverbs 23:29-31 -- "Who hath woe?
who hath sorrow? who hath
contentions? who hath babbling? who
hath wounds without cause? who hath
redness of eyes? (30) They that tarry
long at the wine; they that go to seek
mixed wine.(a mixture of wine and
spices) (31) Look not thou upon the
wine when it is red, when it giveth his
colour in the cup, when it moveth itself
aright."

Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, and he dwells in you. Are you trying to make him share that bottle of small stout?

Dough_boy$$$:
1st Timothy 5:23 drink no longer water,but use a little wine for thy stomachs sake and thine often infirmities

How about dat

What paul was referring to are the conditions in which alchohol is used for medication. For example people with stomach acidity issues who need to balance out the acidity with alchohol's alkaline. In such cases it is taken AS MEDICINE in VERY little quantity.

Hard drugs like cocaine and the rest are sometimes used for medication under prescription. That don't justify you using them for high trips.

Illuminatus:
It isn't a "sin". Christ drank wine during the Last Supper, created it in Cana and drank it at Zacheuss's house, but excessive drinking could lead you to sin.

You need to differenciate when the bible uses wine to mean alchohol and to mean ordinary fruit wine.
Unfortunately, because of cross-language interpretation issues and the ambiguity of hebrew words like "yayin, shekar" and greek words like "oinos"
early interpreters probably just lumped them all as "wine".
During the last supper, at cana, and in zacheus house, did anybody (Jesus included) sound drunk to you?

Pastor Kun: No it's not a sin for christian's to consume wine or alcoholic drinks. What the bible frowns against is drunkenness thus moderation is key.

Unfortunately, ALCOHOL IS ADDICTIVE! There is no real line defining moderation with it. You start small today, tomorrow you bcom addicted and the addiction grows! Same as you cannot use hard drugs in moderation.

In conclusion, when faced with gray areas of the bible, it is best to listen to the advice in 1 thess 5:22;

Abstain from all APEARANCE of evil

Don't wait until you are sure. If it even LOOKS like sin, my dear flee. Heaven is worth it!

@rapture_ready
Stop forcing your opinion into scripture as none of the verses you quoted forbids a christian from taking wine. Even our lord Jesus Christ took alcoholic wine contrary to the impression you are trying to create. Luke 7:33-34 makes it clear the wine in question is alcoholic otherwise the issue of being drunk would not even arise.

Luke 7:33
33 For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Pastor Kun: @rapture_ready
Stop forcing your opinion into scripture as none of the verses you quoted forbids a christian from taking wine. Even our lord Jesus Christ took alcoholic wine contrary to the impression you are trying to create. Luke 7:33-34 makes it clear the wine in question is alcoholic otherwise the issue of being drunk would not even arise.

Luke 7:33
33 For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Jesus was accused of being a drunkard and possessed by demons. He didn't have demons but the issue arose. It's called false accusation.

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Jesus was accused of being a drunkard and possessed by demons. He didn't have demons but the issue arose. It's called false accusation.

Yes he was falsely accused of being a drunkard but Jesus himself stated clearly he drank wine. Common sense dictates that he was drinking alcoholic wine and not some fruit wine for hypocrites like you to have labelled him a drunkard.

Pastor Kun:

Yes he was falsely accused of being a drunkard but Jesus himself stated clearly he drank wine. Common sense dictates that he was drinking alcoholic wine and not some fruit wine for hypocrites like you to have labelled him a drunkard.

Try to speak like a christian even though you are not one or at least act civilized, not like a thug. Assumption and presumption is not equal to common sense. State cogent reasons for the so called common sense instead of shoving presumptions down our throats.

Pastor Kun:

Yes he was falsely accused of being a drunkard but Jesus himself stated clearly he drank wine. Common sense dictates that he was drinking alcoholic wine and not some fruit wine for hypocrites like you to have labelled him a drunkard.

Can you prove it that Jesus drank an alcoholic wine? Or Jesus was drunk?
#no insult pls.

Mintayo:
Can you prove it that Jesus drank an alcoholic wine? Or Jesus was drunk?
#no insult pls.

The onus is on you to prove that the wine did not contain alcohol as wine by definition is an alcoholic beverage. Infact there is no such thing as non alcoholic wine, that terminology is an oxymoron.

Pastor Kun:

The onus is on you to prove that the wine did not contain alcohol as wine by definition is an alcoholic beverage. Infact there is no such thing as non alcoholic wine, that terminology is an oxymoron.

are you saying that there is no non-alcoholic wine? That allwine are alcoholic?

Mintayo:
are you saying that there is no non-alcoholic wine? That allwine are alcoholic?

Absolutely, there is no such thing as non alcoholic wine. It's just a terminology created by Nigerians.

Pastor Kun:

Absolutely, there is no such thing as non alcoholic wine. It's just a terminology created by Nigerians.

the statement you made above is not true!
so all those wine we buy with the inscription 'non-alcoholic' are alcoholic? I think you need to research well.
what diffferentiaite an alcoholic wine from a non-alcoholic wine?

Mintayo:
the statement you made above is not true!
so all those wine we buy with the inscription 'non-alcoholic' are alcoholic? I think you need to research well.
what diffferentiaite an alcoholic wine from a non-alcoholic wine?

You are the one that needs to research well. You would not find that term[wine] on most of those non alcoholic drinks you buy. They are always labelled as 'sparkling fruit juice' and not wine. I repeat the term non alcoholic wine is a Nigerian terminology.

Pastor Kun:

The onus is on you to prove that the wine did not contain alcohol as wine by definition is an alcoholic beverage. Infact there is no such thing as non alcoholic wine, that terminology is an oxymoron.

Learned people know that the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, and that there is nothing unclean of itself. Learned people also know that every fruit contains sugar and ethanol. The content/percentage increases with fermentation. This is basic science and rural palm wine knowledge. Your sugar, your coca-cola, your medicine, lt all contains the likes of alcohol, cocaine, hemp and such banned substances.
Google is still free for your learning. You can't compare the fruit of the vine and whatever other fruit juice with alcohol content of about 0.1% or less to the likes of gin and whisky(above 40% alcohol), spirit(above 80%), brandy(35%) or beer(above 2% depending on which and not to mention the fishes and carton devourers that help multiply the percentage).
The bible solemnly discourages intake of alcoholic wine.

Just did a quick search to help some to a link that says something similar. Note the following quote from the link.
"In many countries any drink with less than 0.5% ABV can legally be
described as non-alcoholic , because your body can metabolise the
alcohol as fast as you consume the drink. Although all orange juice
contains alcohol, the quantity is low enough that you won’t get
intoxicated from it, even if you drink many glasses of it. However in
places with zero-tolerance rules against driving with any measurable
alcohol in your blood, you might need to be careful if you are a very
heavy orange juice drinker."

http://quezi.com/14067

Saw this somewhere,can't remember now! Will try and look for the sourse later!

The wine of the old and New testament was simple grape juice. Good hebrew wine(strong drink) was made from dates/vinegar,hence the Bible scripture about wine or vinegar.
In those days,there are two kind of wines, one that was made out of pure 'grape juice'(the one that Jesus drank) and the Hebrew wine that was made from dates/vinegar(the one that Jesus refused to drink)

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Very poor analysis and eisigesis. Hebrew wine that Jesus drank was made from grape juice and it was alcoholic so deal with it and stop trying force your opinion into scripture.

Wine is always from grapes.

The fresh juce you get from the grapes is always called grapejuice not wine. Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes .

You will find no word in the bible that you should not drink wine.

That is what you found on Wiki about wine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine

We christian can drink wine and it is not a sin to drink wine.