Can you explain biblically and theologically why cigarette smoking and alchohol drinking a sin?
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It’s not a sin
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Nope
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Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Obviously you are destroying his Temple when you smoke. Also we are commanded to be sober.
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You can drink but not get drunk. I can’t remember which verse it was sorry.
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We are to keep the temple of God holy, and be good stewards of that temple. Our body is that temple and both drinking and smoking destroy that temple. But it’s debatable if it’s a direct sin. Alcoholism definitely is.
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Drinking is not a sin. Drunkenness is a sin.
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They are not if faith. It’s that simple.
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Neither one is a sin
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“To a man who knows the good he ought to do and does not do it that is sin.”.. we’re to honor God with our body… and to steward our temple of the Holy Spirit…as our “bodies are not our own”…. and for Father has said that if we destroy our temple … then we ourselves God will destroy… so what do we figure is God’s opinion of practices that deteriorate and damage and eventually kill that “temple” ?
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If you go the “body is the temple” route, you better lay off the cheese burgers, soda, and hit the gym.
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The temple quotes are literally about sexual immorality… Keep your eisigesis to yourself, The Bible call for contextual exegesis
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Drinking me a nice cold beer as I read this.
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The Bible tells us to be a slave to nothing and to be sober minded.
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There was plenty of Bible believing preachers that smoked cigarettes. Charles Spurgeon for example smoked and drinked.
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Smoking won’t send you to hell, but you will smell like you have been there
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Jesus make wine
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Almost anything can be a sin, depending on how its used. Entertainment, work, drugs, alcohol, and even theology.
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Drinking can lead to all sorts of bad stuff.
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I don’t want to smoke and alcohol drinking isn’t a sin.
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Scripture doesn’t condemn drinking as such but it does have a lot to say about drunkenness and about how our actions can be perceived (positivity or negatively) or cause stumbling blocks for others.
I am free in Christ to enjoy a glass of adult beverage but if I know that’s going to harm the person or people I’m with then love tells me to self-limit my freedom in that specific situation. So if I’m out with or around someone I know is a recovering alcoholic or someone who truly and deeply believes that ALL alcohol drinking is sinful then I’m not going to hoist a glass and pontificate on my Biblical freedoms. Being a Christian isn’t just about freedom it’s also about responsibility and accountability, and charity (love). ??♂️
Same deal with smoking. It’s not healthy and will harm you but it’s not going to send you to hell if you do it (I don’t but I also have asthma so smoking has never been attractive to me lol). But if you were around me I would hope that your love for me as a brother in Christ would move you to either not smoke or to go to another area to smoke and then come back.
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They are both addictive behaviors.
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Your body is the temple of the Lord. It should not be polluted. However with respect to alcohol the Bible prohibits excess, ie drunkenness.
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Drinking alcohol isn’t a sin.
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Drinking alcohol isn’t a sin. Getting drunk is.
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Drinking alcohol becomes a sin if you are a stumbling block to a younger brother in Christ
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Paul even gave Timothy some wine for his stomach problems. C’mon
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How about if a younger Christian who just come to know the Lord had problems with addiction and alcohol. And you sit in front of him drinking a beer. You have just become a stumbling block
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Because you destroy your body. It is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
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As Christians we are to put others first. It’s not about the temple. It’s about loving others. Being blameless. Don’t be a stumbling block to younger Christians. Don’t use your liberty to cause others to send
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Neither are a sin but they are addictive and we run the risk of ill health and allowing them to come between us and God. As a X smoker and now a vaper I know it is something I am addicted to.
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The first thing A worldly man will say if he sees a Christian drinking. What kind of Christian is he. We are to be blameless above reproach.
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Holy Spirit dwells within you
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The sin of drunkenness is debauchery that is to be morally debased.
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Can you explain why people call themselves Christians when they are still camped out at Mt Sinai?
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First of all, before we go into a biblical and theological evaluation or explanation, I would like to ask two questions ?
Q. Is drinking (alcohol) and smoking is good?
Q. Do you want your children to drink (alcohol) and smoke?
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In the eyes of the world a Christian who drinks is not a good Christian. They will call your a hypocrite. They will say you’re no better than us. Do you wanna know why they say that. Because they expect Christians to be above such things
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We are to stay sober & some can’t drink just a glass of wine. Then alcohol can make you do crazy stuff. Smoking isn’t good for our bodies, (temple) that holds our souls & spirits.
Can you honestly say, “yeah that’s the girl for me! Love how she reeks of tobacco & alcohol.” Same for guys. Anything can be bad in excess. Food etc. We are the Bride of Christ. White linen, pure & fresh. Don’t want alcohol & cigarette stains on that linen. We are to be Christ like. Can you imagine Jesus chain smoking or fallen down drunk? -
Sin is sin spoiling Gods temple
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I think because our bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit that we should take care of ourselves…though some social drinking is not an issue…in fact a little alchohol can be good for our systems…smoking however is never good..and indeed their are other habits we have to be careful of also….
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A Christian who drinks is like a drunken uncle who embarrasses the family. Don’t be a stumbling block to other Christians. Don’t be The Christian who gives the church a bad rep
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Could anyone explain in what way Cigarette smoking and Drinking glorify God?
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Because your body is a temple
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1 Corinthians 3:16-17
[16]Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
[17]If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.You will need to understand that the body God has given to you is for his use here. If you do anything that may destroy it or dedicate to it for other uses rather than Himself seek to destroy it therefore provoke God.
We are strangers here. Our real man is the spirit man inside who has been given this physical body to express himself on earth.
1 Peter 2:11
[11]Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;Visualise this, USA sends an astronaut to planet Mars and is controlled from NASA control room. He must keep his space suit pure and in order or else destroying it may lose Communication with his mother earth, never to be seen again and perish on Mars. It is the the same with us here. If we engage in things that will make us independent of God like being drunk or cigarettes that develop lung cancers then are shortening out life span here and are getting into the world that does not know God to perish.
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You’re at a restaurant with your friends social drinking. Here comes a family that send their child to your church on the church bus. The child says mommy daddy this is my Sunday school teacher. As you pick up your Budweiser
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Don’t be a stumbling block to other Christians
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Cigarette is not in the Bible but you sin when you smoke it because it destroys the body which we must be responsible. Drinking wine is not a sin but when you are a drunkard you sin. As Paul told Timothy to drink wine for health purposes. Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. Even ordinary foods we intake can be a sin when we intake a lot of it to be glutton.
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The world does not see drinking as an attribute for a Christian. The world sees drinking as a partying lifestyle. Christians are above that.
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The way you can look at this. How much do you want to please God with your life. Talk to God about these issues.
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You go and you take a group of worldly people who do not proclaim Christ as Lord and Savior of their life. And you ask them what they think of a Christians that drinks. 95% of the time they will say they’re not very good Christians
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Just smoke a couple of packs and down a bottle of Jack Daniels…
Experience is always the best teacher… 😉(Joke)
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They aren’t sins.
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Beer and cigarettes are on me!
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Excuses, excuses..
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Simple. Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
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Drinking alcoholic wine is the sin of debauchery (Ephesians 5:18)
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Can we get back to exegesis on body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and read 1 Cor.6 vers 19 in contexts and not eisegesis where we put in what we think must be put in.Alcohol drinking is not a sin,yes,getting drunk is,smoking is an addiction and everything that is an addiction is not sin and yes smoking is not heathy for you but going to hell for smoking I do not think so.People always bring the alcohol and smoking issue up for justifying their addictions like medication which in some cases I believe is more harmful than smoking and alcohol.
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Alcohol drinking is NOT A SIN, but you’re not to get drunk. Cigarette smoking damages your body
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How about moderate heroin and meth use?
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It destroys the temple of God and it doesn’t glorifying God.
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Burglary isn’t written in the bible too. So does pornography and masturbation.
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1 corinithan 6-19-20 Body=Temple
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1 Corinthians 6:19-20
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. -
A believer’s body is the temple of God. He hasn’t lived in a building since the veil on the holy of holies was torn from top to bottom when Jesus died on the cross.
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KJV 1 John 3
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.KJV 1 John 5
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.no one should be judged by that , let’s say bad habit.
the consequences are the results, circulatory liver kidney cancer problems.
If they , we, confess and depart from it, they can be forgiven.
as simple as they are traps and snares to the Holy temple of God. -
1 Corinthians 10:22-24
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Ingesting toxins that are harmful to your body is disrespectful to yourself and the Holy Spirit. Smoking is almost always started by peer pressure and the desire to be cool in your click. This is fear of not fitting it and trying to please others at your own expense. You body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and fornication is a sin against your own body. Fornication is a desire and loyalty to something that is above your live and loyalty to God. And I trust most smokers are more devoted to putting money and time into their habit, then to seeking God and giving time and money to the ministries of God.
Drinking I think is ok in moderation, a glass of wine is good for the heart and a can a beer can be good for the soul. But agian several beers and drinking often is not good for your body or your relationships. The bible lists being drunkard along side other sins that involve not being morally healthy. -
Drinking beer, wine, or liquor is not a sin, neither is smoking. There is nothing in the bible that states that drinking or smoking is a sin. Anyone who says otherwise hasnt read the Bible or misinterprets the difference between having a drink and being a drunk
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If you feel convicted by the Holy Spirit then for you it is sin. But it’s not that cut and dry for everyone to say it’s always a sin or not.
“For a man is not defiled by what goes into his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
If drinking causes us to sin then it should be avoided. If it causes another to stumble then we should abstain in their presence. But it’s not as simple as drinking alcohol is a sin no matter what. Everyone has their own faith journey.
True our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, but smoking a cigarette isn’t that much more harmful than eating fast food every day of your life.
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No!
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Is the wine during the time of Christ the same as the ones available today?
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Both alcohol and cigarettes destroy your body and if you’re a Christian your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and just as you are warned against sexual sin and to not cause anyone to stumble (Romans 14:13-23), alcohol and cigarettes destroy your testimony for Christ and the life of holiness and obedience you should lead in the process of sanctification.
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Drinking alcohol leads you to sin.
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Unhealthy, addicting, waste of money, destroys lives and family’s. I’m not completely against indulging once in a blue moon but most people are consumed by these things.
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It’s not a sin bruh, it’s just bad for your health
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They are not. But consequences later
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It doesn’t have to be a sin to be a really bad idea. It’s not a sin to pinch your finger with pliers, however, it may hurt a little. 🙂
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Alcohol drinking isn’t a sin. Drunkenness is.
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They are both poisons our bodies are not designed to consume
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You have to separate your questions. Nowhere in scripture says drinking is a sin. It actually supports the opposite. Now smoking is not dealt in scripture. I can say that smoking (as well as drinking in excessive) can become sinful if 1) Gives you bad health 2) you become addictive 3) you become a stumbling block to others. Other than that, I’m tempted to say like Spurgeon once said “I intend to smoke a good cigar to the glory of God before I go to bed tonight.”
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1 Corinthians 10:29-33
[29]Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
[30]For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
[31]Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
[32]Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
[33]Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. -
stressing on the 31st Verse… if you are convinced enough that you can smoke and drink to the glory of God, let no man judge you
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Even common sense calls for healthy living. Insofar as it is bad, biblically it is sin althogether.
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Because it harms the body and we are the temple of the living God
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Is smoking or drinking alcohol necessary for our daily existence? Apostle commanded us to consider the things that are good, pure…Philippians 4:8.
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Does drinking or smoking increases our faith. Is it important to our relationship with fellow believer or to God?
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You have been bought with a price and your body is now a temple of God.
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Alcohol is not a sin. The Bible calls it a “doubtful disputation” over which Christians are not allowed to divide. The stronger brother can drink, as long as he doesn’t offend a weaker brother. The weaker brother cannot drink because he is not fully convinced in his own mind, but cannot judge the stronger brother. See Romans 14.
Smoking? I honestly can’t find much that would say it is specifically sinful, however as it may damage others around us (and for pregnant women, it actually harms the child), that might be a sin. There’s also the fact that Christians are supposed to have self control, which smoking diminishes as it is addictive. If we are not to be mastered by anything, yet even one cigarette can master us, cigarettes are problematic at best.
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It not a sin to smoke or drink. It becomes a sin when it a)becomes a habit(idol)…or it causes behaviors that are SINFUL…my suggestion.. dont start then you wont have to quit.
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In our lockdown in South Africa, alcohol and cigs are banned. When they opened 2 days ago for alcohol the ques were endless.. People are fighting, taking govt to court for cigs. Did they do that for church? So in this instance I would say people idolize these and say they cannot live without it. Would you call it a sin then?
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Cigarettes(tobacco and nicotine along with other toxic substances) are mind altering. You get a high. Feeling good isn’t bad. But the benefits are slim to none. There is no health benefit. Alcohol is a poison. Drinking it provides little benefit. Causes more harm than good. It also is a mind altering substance. As we are the temple of God we must keep our minds clear and our bodies healthy. Our life is a gift from God. We should maintain what God has gifted us. The Bible says don’t consume any unclean thing. Nothing about cigarettes are clean. Then we can go into drinking soda, or consuming any processed sugars, or foods. We must be good stewards of our body.
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Sin is not basically count by mere actions, but the motives behind each action is important.
The Messiah within Us should be the real standard to deal each of our issues. ??
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Biblically: Ephesians 5:18 CEB Don’t get drunk on wine, which produces depravity. Instead, be filled with the Spirit in the following ways:”
Theologically: there is nothing pure or holy about cigarettes and alcohol and God is self sufficient, he doesn’t need those things
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Just curious if our smoking ancestors were sinning if they weren’t aware of the dangers?
We go to the beach for entertainment even though we could be killed in a wreck, drown in a riptide, get struck by lightning, get skin cancer, or even stricken by a marine animal.
Is it a sin?
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I do not smoke and drink alcohol…this is part of my living sacrifice to GOD.
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i drink
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RIP Jesus and Wine
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1 Corinthians 6:19-20 your body is not your own , you’ve been bought with a price and it is the temple of the Holy Ghost
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I used to be addicted to smoking since I was in my teens. As I began to smoke more and more, my cough got bad. I guess the Holy Spirit prompted me that this is my problem for being having ARS or know is URTI last time. I couldn’t but I did continue to pray about it for months. One day I made a stand and said a prayer to help me quit. Praise God i successfully done it with Gods deliverence. Its has been 8 yrs and I have not touched smoking. I read this verse many times and thought about it. 1 Cor 10:23 which says I can do anything but is everything benefits. I guess I had the free will to stop or continue. I choose the stop. Its about the choices we make I guess. I still have othet areas of my life to deal with. Togather with God, I believe his will be done on my life. Just my 2 cents. God bless and I am glad to be here to learn apologetics..?
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For ciggarate maybe its because its destroy the body which is the temple of God but for beer I don’t think its sin but what may come out of it can lead to sin. Many have died, jailed and got sick due to alcohol. But alcohol in itself I don’t think its a sin
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We must look at What God instructs us to do
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Here is just below is just one e-mail about the use of alcohol. There is other e-mails covering the other verses about alcohol in the Bible. I highly recommend signing up for these e-mails as it has really helped me understand these issues of understanding some seemingly contradictory sayings in the Bible.
Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
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Memory is not always a good thing. It may remember problems you had today or recall bad news you heard about tomorrow. It may remind you about bills that are coming due and the limited funds available to pay them. It may dwell on threats made by enemies.
Unless there is something immediately at hand to do, these thoughts can be disturbing, disruptive, and distracting. But the Creator God ordained a drink or two that temporarily dull the memory and give cheer and peace. He approved moderate use of mood-altering chemicals. In current practice, there are antidepressants and similar drugs that can help.
Here is advice to King Lemuel from his mother (Pr 31:1-2). She warned him about the dangers of women and alcohol (Pr 31:3-7), exhorted him to use his authority to rescue the poor from injustice (Pr 31:8-9), and gave him a detailed description of the perfect wife (31:10-31). She understood his greatest temptations and greatest opportunities for good.
She was a wise woman that saw the threats to her son’s success and yet did not overreact with foolish extremes or sentimental nonsense. She was nothing like the silly women of the Temperance Movement in America (II Tim 3:6-7; Is 3:12). It is a great honor to a woman when she is known for objective truth, especially God’s truth, and not emotional extremes or heresies. Abigail and Ruth were such wise women (I Sam 25:3; Ruth 3:11).
The previous proverb suggested a good use for wine and strong drink – to help those with heavy hearts, who feel overwhelmed by their circumstances (Pr 31:6). The commentary on that verse will help much with this verse, since they are closely connected. God made wine to gladden the heart, and it is godly wisdom to understand this fact and use alcohol in moderation for a person’s cheer and peace (Judges 9:13; Ps 104:14-15; Eccl 10:19).
Consider the value of the Bible. The great God of heaven, Who must humble Himself to consider things in heaven or earth, cares about your daily thoughts and troubles. He is concerned if you have a heavy heart; He wants you to be glad, relax, and enjoy life (Ps 127:2; Eccl 9:7-10). He knows men often carry job worries and other concerns home with them, which steal the peace, pleasure, and restorative purpose of the evening and night.
Consider the value of the Bible. The Creator God gave practical advice to save men from the mental distresses of life. Contrary to social do-gooders and blind religious Pharisees, a cold beer or glass of wine before or with dinner is a great way to relax and be a better father and husband during the evening. Why allow your misery or poverty to also disturb the peace of your marriage and family? The Bible is a goldmine of such practical advice.
God condemns drunkenness, an excess of wine or strong drink, which alters a person’s inhibitions and often leads to poverty or worse (Pr 20:1; 23:21,29-35; 31:5; I Cor 6:10). Here is the balance between abstinence and drunkenness – it is called temperance (I Cor 9:25; Phil 4:5). Temperance is not abstinence; it is moderation and self-discipline.
God teaches His children to be filled with the Holy Spirit for their joy and peace in life (Eph 5:18; Rom 14:17; 15:13). Neither wine nor strong drink is the final cure for man’s frustration and loneliness in this world. Only God by His Spirit and word can truly satisfy and thrill the human soul (Ps 19:10; 73:25-26; 119:111; Is 26:3-4; Jer 9:23-24; Heb 13:5).
Some will argue against the Bible’s wisdom of moderation and temperance toward wine and strong drink. They will impose their own rule that any drinking of alcohol is sin. They will ignore God’s clear permission for His worship to include both wine and strong drink in annual family celebrations (Deut 14:26). They will ignore the fact that Jesus was very different from John the Baptist in that He drank wine often (Luke 7:33-35).
Wisdom is the fear of God to trust the Bible fully on every subject (Pr 8:5-8; Ps 119:128). God created a mood-altering chemical called alcohol and taught men how to obtain it from grapes (Is 28:23-29; Gen 9:20). Its moderate use is allowed and commended for the temporary relaxation and cheering effect. But wisdom also teaches that greater rest and happiness is in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Ghost (Matt 11:28-30; Rom 15:13).
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Why lump both alcohol and wine together as being sins?
There is a long history of viniculture stretching way back into antiquity, and although the Bible condemns drunkenness, wine (for instance) is spoken of both metaphorically and literally throughout the old and new testaments, quite often positively. In moderation it is beneficial to the body – grapes (especially red grapes) have high levels of polyphenols, which are antioxidants that have been shown to reduce oxidative stress and inflammation and prevent some diseases, so is (to my mind) a common grace gift from God. Jesus must have thought so too because He turned water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana (not grape juice as some have suggested) and clearly drank wine Himself, so presumably cannot have considered its production and consumption (in moderation) sinful. Furthermore (in my opinion) a glass of wine shared with friends is one of life’s pleasures – although this may be scowled upon by some of our more “righteous” brethren!
Cigarette smoking was of course unknown in biblical times and has a much shorter history, therefore the bible does not comment on it either positively or negatively. However, it is a mostly solitary, highly addictive habit, injurious to the body and unpleasant for those within range of the smoker, so arguably comes into the category of ‘sinful’. However, Spurgeon enjoyed a good cigar and C.S. Lewis smoked a pipe so I’m reluctant to condemn the activity out of hand – though to be fair, they lived at a time when smoking was generally considered to be healthy!
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It’s not about smoking, it’s about idolatry and being not steward with your body. That’s why moderation is necessary not to reach that point. ?
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Well even as an Atheist one can tell you Smoking and Drinking alcohol is bad for your body.
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Jesus turned water into wine. Does that mean He is encouraging alcholism? He even conduct the first sacrament of Holy Communion with wine. Even in one of His parables connected with wine. Which part of the Bible say it is sin?
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Is this truly a serious question!
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Drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco are not sins. Read the scriptures.
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I picked this clip from one of the discussions earlier. Watch it and it will give clarity on alcohol.
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When God gives you a good thing you keep it good. That goes for your mind, heart, body, soul. You are a temple to the Lord. The Holy Spirit resides within you. You belong to God. And the life He gives to you belongs to God. For you to willfully and knowingly destroy what belongs to God and is the temple of the Holy Spirit and as all of you is ordained by Christ to be in a Holy Priesthood, then you are His hands to reach the needy, the feet to go into the world, the eyes that see the loss lamb, you then have the mouth and the lungs and the voice that gives the truth in the message of the Gospel preached! You are not just a spirit but a body which is a one to one corresponding whole that is made in the image of God! You have been given all that you have, all that you are, all that you love, all that is good, and ALL of it is the Lord’s! So you better take good care of it! Because you are no longer your own but belong to Jesus Christ our Lord who bought you and redeemed you with HIS blood! You are God’s child! …Now do you wish to destroy that? Get rid of the destruction as they belong to the destroyer of truth! And live your life in such a way that the devil complains and the angels rejoice!
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It depends…
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If your body truly is a temple of the Holy Ghost you shouldn’t even want to put Kentucky Fried Chicken in new it let alone alcohol and cigarettes
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it’s not, if it is, then Jesus is sinning because He drank alcohol.
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It’s not. I’d say cigarettes are unhealthy but anything that becomes your master is idolatry like eating too much is gluttony
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It becomes an idol as they need it, they crave it and cant live without it
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pentecostals be like “don’t be drunk in alcohol but be drunk with spirit” and start doing rolling around on the floor
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Gal 5:19-21 KJV 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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As your body is the temple of God… keep your body healthy ?
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The body is the temple of God you may not destroy His temple.
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If you had created a beautiful thing, would you taint/stain it with cigarette tar and alcoholic beverages that rot from the inside out?
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It’s not.
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Losing foresight is not in God’s best interests for those whom he loves.
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I don’t think it is. You won’t go to hell for smoking a cig or drinking alcohol, but we are responsable of keeping God’s temple clean. The abuse of alcohol is something else because it causes you to do things you probably wouldn’t if you were sober. Not being conscience (drunk) is not an excuse. We are responsable at all times, so stay sober!
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It destroys your body and your body is supposed to be God’s temple. Would you spill alcohol in church? Would you smoke inside a church? If not, then why do you have more reverence for a building, when the Bible has made it clear that God does not live in any building made with the hands of men, than your own body which is God’s temple where God dwells in through his holy spirit?
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Whatever you are inslaved to is a sin.
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No. Its for you to find out. ✌??
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Prov, 20:1 wine is called a mocker and stong drink a brawler,,,,drinking leads to picking fights and an abandonment of principles of right and wrong,,, it is implied that drunkennes is common among scoffers,,, what great men have said about alcohol ?
Shakespeare,,, Alcohol is a poison men take into the mouth to steal away the brain..
British stateman and prime minister Gladstone,, strong drink is more destructive than war, pestilence and famine,,
1 cor, 6 :10,, thieves,and greedy,drunkards, revilers, robbers none of these will inherit the kingdom of God,,
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Anything that hams the body is wrobg. Smiking and alchohol.harm the body. Our lives are not to do with as we wish. We have been bought at the price of the death of Christ.
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No you cannot.
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Because they destoy the body.
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Many good reasons already posted but it’s plain and simply a worldly habit with no fruit and I feel we all deep in our heart we know it’s best not too even if scripturally we don’t have an exact verse. Read Romans 14
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nope
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Is a sin, for the Holy Spirit in us is truth, holy and pure!
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we dont drink ..but we eat chocolate too much..we dont smoke.. but our car contributes too much air pollution everytime we drive.. many people and environment are affected by smoke..everyrhing we eat is not natural.. all if not blown with chemicals. from fertilizer to pesticides.. all these things deztroying our bodies..
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“Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (2Cor.7:1)
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There is good use of alcohol eg medicines imgridients,wine for the Holy Communion etc. And there are bad use of alcohol ..excess drinking alcohol is harmful to your body..your body is the temple of God so take care of your body..
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“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.”
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Well not only is something like that obviously bad for you we shouldn’t have to have a scripture for everything. If you are filled with the Holy Spirit then you will be convicted on destructive things in your life. But also just look at how many people in the past who have suffered from lung cancer or broken families from the addiction. I’m not saying there aren’t good uses for things like alchohol but do you think God is ok with that destructive life style? No you shouldn’t need a scripture to tell you rather or not something is ok. Just use wisdom and guidance from the Holy Spirit. And obviously I’m not saying to not read your bible.
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Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things(Phil 4:8) Is drinking and smoking pure, lovely, admirable, praiseworthy? Let your renewed conscience be the judge…
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You’re going to have a hard time convincing anyone that smoking isn’t doing anything negative to your body. It’s also spending your money foolishly too.
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Subjecting your body to those things only brings damage, sometimes catastrophic damage, later in life not only to us but also to those who love us. Even if there isn’t a Biblical mandate against such things, it shows a lack of wisdom and of genuine gratitude for what God has given you.
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Galatians 5:19–21: “The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: … drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
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No more of a sin than asking dumb questions.
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Drinking ISN’T a sin. Drunkenness is. Jesus’ very first miracle was turning water into wine. In fact, there are a few bible verse saying “eat, drink, and be merry”.
Luke 12:19
“And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”Occasional drinking, typically with the intent of enjoying the company of friends isn’t a problem. Being a constant drinker, with the intention of being drunk is a sin. Very different concepts.
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We are the image of God. Okay so anything degrading that image isn’t right. Overeating, drug abuse, ect. Not talking about medical uses for smoking or alcohol, but abuse. People who harm themselves, ect.
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The Body is a TEmple of the Holy Spirit in which Yah dwells treat it likewise. Then again the temples that we have thesedays arent so very clean
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Well then Jesus should not of drank at the wedding feast and at communion .
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Doing anything in excess us harming God’s temple
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Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit….so do we fall short of taking care of it correctly, probability… if I eat ice cream to much and my doctor says I’m overweight stop eating ice cream or your going to die and early death, perhaps I should stop eating ice cream. If my doctor says stop smoking because your going to die an early death well perhaps I should stop smoking. If my wife says I drink to much well maybe I should stop drinking. I can only hope in prayer, the Holy Spirit would convict me of this before someone told me.
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Smoing has zero health benefits. Drinking does, in small amounts.
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Noah and Lot are good example why we should not drink, the Bible says so.
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If we should not drink alcohol why then did Jesus change water into wine? There is no where in the Bible that says you cannot smoke or drink. Recent excavation sites in Israel revealed that high priests in the Temple were smoking hash to help them become high. The same applies to playing musical instruments in worship. Show me where it is clearly forbidden in the Bible? There are people who are constantly making their own rules. If one chooses to follow a certain rule it is fine but do not make it an obligation for others. If you are vegetarian it is good but not necessary good for others. The Bible teaches that if your hand or eyes that lead you to sin cut it out. How many people are really following that?
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1 Cor. 10:31. So, whether you ear or drink, or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
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Contaminating your body shortening your life not valuing it.
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Paul said do all things in moderation, and not to drink in front of the weaker, A glass of wine is also recomended for your sillness, But getting drunk isnt recomended,
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Thou shall not kill is call slow Poison
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It doesn’t say not to drink, but it does say that debauchery is a sin.
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Habakkuk 2:14-17 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell -
Alchohol in moderation is not sinful. Cigarettes are not sinful, they are just foolish
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Drunkenness is frowned upon. Cigarettes are not noted as they did not exist. But it is written that the body is a temple of the Lord and debauchery is a sin.
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What u mean biblically &theologically ? Is theology not study of Bible?
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Consuming more than is good for you or your body is sin, as in God wants you to be healthy and wise about your life.
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1 Corinthians 6:19
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself
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It isn’t. But both are very bad for you.
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