Bible Question: My husband drink wine on Christmas day, Is it agreeable in Christians since he resides in US and how does the word of God balance this? |
Bible Answer: The Bible "balances" many issues by condemning the extreme. For example, it clearly condemns drunkenness, gluttony, sexual misuse and perversions, gossip and falsehood; it does not condemn alcoholic beverages per se, or eating, or sex, or speech. For me, to sip a glass of wine or not to sip a glass of wine is more a matter of personal choice than religious conviction. As a Christian, I used to drink a little wine now and then, mainly on festive occasions, but no longer do. In my work with recovering alcoholics I came to see the grim and nasty side of what alcohol abuse can do. On balance, I think it wise to abstain. Having seen first-hand what abuse can do in a person's life and having shuddered at the thought, "There, but by the grace of God, go I" I must ask myself whether it is better to abstain or to take a chance on becoming addicted to alcohol. It is a sobering thought, if you will pardon the pun, to know that no alcoholic set out to become an alcoholic. They all began more or less as "social" drinkers. --Hank |