I know this is something not every Christian agrees on, but I wanted to get opinions from you on drinking alcohol. I do know it is a sin to get drunk, but what about having a few drinks? This is an issue I tend to go back and forth on.

I believe that it is ok to have one or two drinks. So long as you dont try and test your limits. Once you test your limits youve already stepped over the line.

Yes having a few drinks is both cool, and sweet as after a hard day at work

Just dont allow yourself to be in bondage to it.

If you have an addictive personality, I'd stay far away from it. If not, then a few drinks in moderation, without getting drunk or driving buzzed, is perfectly fine. Jesus made wine after all. One could hardly argue that drinking alcohol is a sin when the Lord himself made some for guests at a wedding. My (fundamentalist) mother always used to answer me when I was kid and would bring this up with "well, the wine back then wasn't alcoholic like it is today!" I still roll my eyes when I hear such lame logic.

If you enjoy a beer, wine, scotch or whiskey from time to time, and don't get drunk on it, you're fine.

All very good advice and reasoning.

Very good advice all around.....thanks, guys!

Points:


1. Hey Musclecar.......the first four posts after your initial, thread starting post, are each right on IMO. I agree with all that they say. They would be my opinion in a nutshell.


2. Personally......I only drink dark, rich, imported German beers. I love the taste of them.


3. That said......I only get to drink a bottle or two......a handful of times each year when my wife is out of town. Seriously......I can count on one hand (and usually still have fingers left after doing it) the number of times I drink in a year. My wife is an alcoholic and I don't drink out of respect to her.

they drink in the bible, so its okay

I drink, I smoke, i can't judge. its not best to do either but its not a sin to do both. I personally only drink when i have the money and usually at the end of the week.

I'll drink when it's right. There is absolutely nothing in the Bible that speaks against alcohol. Don't get drunk and don't put it between you and God. That's about the only thing.

I'm 19, and proud to say never sipped anything, which is amazing since I experienced an entire year of a state college. So I don't have much to contribute when it comes to alcohol.

When 21 comes round, I'll probably drink those dark European brews. American beers or more appropriately named "Frat Boy Urine" smell awful to me, and probably taste awful too.

Good on ya Musclecar!
I respect everything you say there.
I'll add to that debate and say I would definately have a few drinks out for a cool gig like that
Long as it doesn't turn into a 3 day bender then no worries mate

BAH!
...don't have a problem with drinking, m'self...I don't do it, but it has more to do with not developing a taste for alcohol...never been drunk, or even tipsy, but again that's a personal thing for me...you could probably count all the alcoholic beverages I've had in a year on one hand...

...that said, anything that's overindulged in is a bad thing, physically, spiritually and intellectually speaking:

1 Corinthians 6:12 wrote:

"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything.

...still learning the hard way how not to use my freedom to be stupid...my freedom's not freedumb...

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but what about having a few drinks?

Cool. I'll see you after work.

I love beer. Period. Can't imagine my life without it. But nothing else, just beer. And I love lots of it. Of course I don't like to get drunk, so I'll have lighter stuff then...anyway, if there's a possibility to sit down with some friends and chill out, listening some great....how it was...hard rock/heavy music/metal , I always will have some beer too. Thank God I don't have to buy any imported German stuff (which is tasty, of course), because Estonian brew is absolutely fine. You just have to check it out

One thing no one seems to have mentioned so far:

Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, so don't put anything in your body that will harm your body, which is the Lord's temple.

Now as to what will harm your body, I will leave that to your best judgement, or if in doubt ask your doctor.

I like having a beer or a mixed drink after work or with friends on a Friday night. I have been drunk many times, and each time I usually do something stupid. I have learned my limits and when to stop, so for me... Drinking is a-ok in moderation. A lot of good wisdom in this thread. Personally, I like getting a little buzzed and having a good old time with buds, but I never drive if I am buzzing. I don't have an alcohol problem, and it certainly doesn't affect my relationship with people or God so..... Let's all go out for a brew sometime.