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To Drink or Not To Drink????????????????

I was on the phone with one of my homegurl last week and our talk drifted to alcohol and i voiced my complaints about a Pastor that was raising hell on any of his church members who consume alcohol or have alcohol in their house and that they will all go to hell.  while i get his point  i didn't agree with his approach and i told my gurl that i don't believe drinking is a sin, it becomes a sin when you get drunk or cause someone else to stumble and she diasgreed with me and promised to send me the bible verse that shows where God points out that we should not drink alcohol at all.

Three days later she sent me a txt with the bible verse and it was Isaiah 5:11 which says "Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine." i read and meditated on it for a while but i still did not agree with her. I think the verse is talking about drunkards, who when they wake up in the morning their first thought is about alcohol and they stay up late at night drinking till they get drunk and they have no time for the things of God cuz they've made alcohol dere idol and it has consumed their thoughts and that is all they can think about. Instead of seeking first the kingdom of God they seek after alcohol first.

The bible makes us understand that Jesus never sinned and He lived a holy and pure life so if that is the case, drinking can't be a sin cuz there r bible verses that make reference to Jesus drinking and the very famous one was when Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding feast. Now If drinking was a sin why would Jesus provide it to them? so i think if people keep going on about how drinking is a sin then they r indirectly saying Jesus sinned which is Not True.

Deuteronomy 4:1-2 says Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. 2.Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.

Later on in Deuteronomy 14:26 when the isrealites were been given instructions about Tithes, they were told to convert there tithes into silver if it's too heavy for them to carry and "Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice." Also in Ecclesiastes 9:7 which says "Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do."

Now why would God instruct them to buy and drink wine if it was a sin?

There are other bible verses i read like:

I tim 5:23

Psalm 104 :14-15

Amos 9:14

Isaiah 55:1

Prov 23:29-35

Ephesians 5:18

and they talk about drinking so i have come to the following conclusion.

-Drinking is not a sin, it becomes a sin when you don't do it in Moderation and the moderation rule goes for everything.. “Whether you are eating or drinking or doing anything else, do all things for God’s glory.” 1corin 10:31.

-Though i believe drinking is not a sin, Christians are Christ ambassadors and have to lay good example unto others and sometimes that might mean abstaing from alcohol alltogether. "It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall." Romans 14:21.

-Underage drinking is a sin because we are told to obey the authority over us and the authority over us says no driking till 21 n i'd like to point out that breaking the law is a sin which means SPEEDING is a sin. hehehehe, don't fret we serve a merciful God!! " Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.' Romans 13:1

-So i think to drink or not to drink is a personal decision we all gotta make our selves...Personally i don't drink but i might have a glass of wine say on my wedding or anivesary or some sort of celebration and ive always wanted to taste a margarita hehehe so yea i wanna have a glass of it when i'm 21.

-If you do decide to drink make sure you r doing it to the Glory of God n plz plz if u not matured enough to hold ur liquor Don't Drink!!!!! ......................throwing up is so not a good look n from my friend's experience i know having a hangover is not fun!