Bible Question: Is it so wrong for a Christian to be able to enjoy a beer every once in a while? |
Bible Answer: 1 Timothy 5:23 No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities. The Bible tells us wine is healthy and to drink a little bit. The Pilgrims drank beer because they thought it to be more healthy than water. George Washington's favorite brew was made with pumpkin. Anyone thinking they are "more spiritual" or "holier" than the Pilgrims or George Washington (the most righteous man who ever set foot on this continent) I quote to you Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Luke 7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, "He has a demon.' 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Jesus drank wine. But to you, top, I caution you Prov 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. Prov 21:17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich Eph 5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, Romans 14:21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. So in other words, no it is not wrong to drink beer or wine in very small quantities and not in public, nor in the company of the weak or offended. |