What Does The Bible Say About Alcohol & Social Drinking?

In today’s Bible study, I would like to answer some pressing questions often debated about wine, alcohol, and Christians.
1) Was the wine and alcohol in biblical times comparable to the wine and alcohol of today?
2) Does the Bible promote the health benefits of alcohol?
3)Does Christian liberty give me permission to use alcohol?

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[christaborghoff]

I was an alcoholic- I prayed and asked for strength to quit/ I quit- quit cold turkey- 7 days of detox at home- almost died- I didn’t know you could from quitting cold turkey. But God got me through it. 9 years sober. No rehab- just Jesus. That was my rehab. Zero desires- and so happy to be away from that demon. God is the answer to everything.

[andrewhuckle]

"A man takes a drink and a drink takes a man".... Quote from Billy Graham. Don't be under the influence of alcohol but be filled and under the influence of The Holy Spirit.

[Driftwood]

Everything I did sinful, I did while drunk. Praise God I returned to him.

[kris]

I, by the grace of God, have never drank alcohol in my entire life. Even as an unsaved teen in the 90s something in my mind told me not to take a sip. Even when all my friends were doing it. I knew it was wrong. Fast forward 25 years later and I still have not had any. God has kept me from it and I thank Him for that.

[mallorylott]

Amazing. Can’t wait for the next teaching where you discuss the wedding at Cana.

[charlenejulius]

Thank you Lord I don't desire alcohol.

[shivli]

Thank you for this teaching. GOD bless and protect you Pastor Tiff and your family 🙏🙏🙏

[jossymedlyn]

Thank you so much for taking time to teach the undiluted Word of God. I am so blessed.

[paulettelewis]

Christian liberty gives us the freedom to choose to be Holy.
Our joy has to come from Jesus.

[jonathanmuniz]

After years of making excuses for why it's permissible to drink alcohol as a Christian this teaching brought me to a place of understanding that it should have no place in my life. I never abused alcohol or struggled with addiction, but always excused away many of the same excuses mentioned in this teaching that Christians use to consume alcohol privately, socially, or casually. I have left alcohol behind for about 5 months now and I have zero desire for it. I drink non-alcoholic beer from time to time because I enjoy it as a refreshment, and shortly after making the decision to abstain from alcohol I had a normal beer on accident, and I immediately recognized how I lost all taste for alcohol. Thank you Pastor Tiff for your steadfastness in the Lord and the heart that you have for others to pursue holiness and righteousness in Christ. You are indeed a trusted voice in my life and I thank God for it.

[sandyjuntunen]

Everyone has seen all the pictures of how drugs leave people destroyed & suffering, but not the end result of alcohol to a human body. It's every bit as horrific as cancer. It causes prolonged suffering, it's very bloody & traumatic. EVERY hospital has a wing of liver patients every young person should see, the sight of a cirrhosis patient in the end stages is something you'll never forget. I walked through a trail of puddles of blood & big blood clots to get to my Dad the last time I took him to the hospital again. We spent 5 years nursing him after being told he was dying. A lifetime alcoholic, he died at 58, & would have died earlier, but we prayed & fought for him bc he wasn't ready to meet God. In the end, he was saved, and it was answer to decades of prayer & we were eternally grateful. But what a waste of his precious life, & how he, & our family, suffered so needlessly. It left 2 of my brothers with drinking problems too. I HATE alcohol with a passion, and I think those claiming " liberty" are liars, using an excuse to sin.

[kevinwhelan]

Put in a nutshell, abstain from the appearances of evil. In other words, if in doubt leave it out. Once again, thanks for the excellent teaching Tiff.

[evelynbrogli]

I needed to hear your message today. Thank you.

[PropheticVoice]

Wine (yayin in Hebrew) is a gift from God to cheer the heart - psalm 104:15.

That same wine (yayin) can also cause drunkenness if abused.

That same wine (yayin) God states can be drunk, along with other stronger alcoholic drinks after the Nazarite vow has finished, Numbers 6:20.

As the ancient Mesopotamians enjoyed the distillation process back as far as 3500BCE, we can be sure that the Israelites were also enjoying distilled drinks. It's anti historical to say distillation was invented in the medieval period.

[connieoppman]

Very good information Pastor Tiff, alcohol is way out of control in this world, I drank when I was younger, , but not anymore, I love Jesus to much to waste my time on something that is harmful to your body, our bodies are the Temple of God and should not be defiled by drinking alcohol

[elvajaramillo]

😮 OH my Lord ‼️ I'm a smoker 😢 having a very difficult time trying to stop 😞 I know the consequences of smoking 🚬🙏

[elvajaramillo]

HELLO 👋 I'm back! I found your page accidentally, or I was I was sent to your page for a reason, because you read from God's words, I've been searching for the truth, you are the one 🙏 I thank God for you 🙏 their was one I followed for a short time, when I Heard him say (I am God) OH NO ‼️ I stopped watching him, I became homeless and saw and learned so many things, I believe when I humbled myself and PRAYED 🙏 with all I had inside of myself, he gave me a miracle 🙏 and showed me his timing is always perfect 🙏

[coreym]

I found this fascinating! Well done! I would ask, though, to please include a list of the source material (both biblical scriptures and secular, historical sources) you used to arrive at these conclusions, especially for the dilution ratios of wine to water. A few times you said it was too much information to get into for the video, but if the sources are made available, we can continue a deep dive into the material ourselves.
It’s extremely important that we can point to specific sources when presenting an argument, especially for Christians. Thank you!

[carlossancho]

The volume of alcohol (porcentage ) is determined by the specific gravity of the juice from the grapes at the beginning of the fermentation process. In modern times depends of the sugar content and the type of yeast used for the fermentation process . Some are more tolerant to the volume of alcohol than others. That means that when the specific gravity drops below zero you will end up with a higher percentage of alcohol. During the old times nature took care of that (naturally fermented) I believe the percentage of alcohol was pretty high.
Cutting down wine to 20 to 1 defeats the purpose of sterilization due to the small content of alcohol in the mixture.

[Janet-ktnh]

This is simple GOD'S WORD don't ever be in a alter mind state, drinking is not prohibited but you have to be careful drinking will bite you like a snake.