Should a Christian who doesn’t drink allow others to drink in their home?
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No
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The man of the house should set the house rules, it’s his castle.
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What about family members when it’s a special occasion and it’s just a glass of wine ? Not a bunch a drinking.
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I used to be a serious alcoholic, but quit about 3 years ago. I’d let someone drink in my house. Drink, but not get drunk and stupid
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I don’t. I see it as an open door welcoming ungodly spirits into the home. Even if they are Christian…if they want to drink, then they can save that to share with their spouse in the comfort of their own house.
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Why should someone who doesn’t drink themselves have a problem with other people drinking in their presence?
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Drink in small amounts. Never to get drunk. No question asked there.
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Not if it causes him to stumble.
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I have family who brought wine over for mom day. Which is why I’m asking
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Do you not drink because you believe it a sin. Do you believe the the Bible teaches abstaining, But if it ow simply you choice you should not impose your conscience on others. As if it is God’s will for all.
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No!
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Your house, your rules.
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Your house, your rules.
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You should never compromise your beliefs to appease others
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No …your house is the Lords
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No it is my home and it is my rules
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My house my rules
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The question should be, if I know that my host has a conviction that does not allow him/her to drink, should I drink in their home? Even if I don’t have that conviction, I should not be a stumbling block to others.
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No. My home is alcohol free and I expect this to be respected
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I don’t mind if someone has a drink in my home. I DO mind if they get drunk.
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I am not a teetotaler. That said, if you’re a guest in a man’s home, you live by his rules. My father-in-law is a teetotaler and has a long family history of alcohol abuse, which is why he’s a teetotaler. I don’t drink beer in his house and never have. I will occasionally have beer when he’s at my house but that’s my house so my rules.
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Drinking is not. Sin. So there is not a moral issue.
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If you dont they may get thirsty.
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Romans 14:20-22 (NIV)
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall. So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. -
No! It’s MY house, not theirs.
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Rephrase it and ask, “Should a person who doesn’t drink, and who self-identifies as a ‘Christian,’ allow Jesus to drink in their home.”
Just a different way of asking the same question.
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So no non-alcoholic drinks either? Like 0% beer.
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I don’t see any harm in allowing your guests to partake of their own alcohol if they wish to bring it, as long they are drinking moderately and responsibly.
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There is a difference between drinking and getting stupid drunk. Jesus drank wine and the wine then, there was no refrigeration to stop the fermentation process…the wine then had more than 18% alcohol by volume.
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Each must decide for self whst rules are to be kept in their own home.
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I mean it’s fine to drink as a Christian, just don’t get drunk or over drink. Know your limit and know when to stop. But if it is too tempting then don’t drink. If you don’t want alcohol in your house, just say “Don’t bring alcohol” or if you don’t mind have an exception that if they want to drink they can’t get drunk and if they are wanting to get drunk, not to come over.
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I wouldn’t expect to drink in the home of someone who doesn’t drink. And it would be rude of me to expect him to give me alcohol in his home. It’s his home, he gets to determine what’s offered there.
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As a Christian I don’t get drunk anymore.. Nor would I allow drunkenness in my home or lewd behavior but I won’t judge a drunk person because I have been one in the past. I still however do drink a glass of wine here and there with dinner but no more than that.
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No drinking or smoking in my home.
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I’m not being arrogant, but my home is my home.
Anything I don’t feel comfortable with I don’t allow in my home.
I had teens in my house at one time, but they knew what I stood for. I did it all in love. -
What does Word have to say about this subject? If we’re going to say yes or no, let’s go to the source the Bible to find the answers to this question.
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It depends on why you don’t drink. I have a drink once ever couple years so not a big part of my life and we don’t keep alcohol in the house. I wouldn’t have a problem with someone having a drink, but drinking in excess would not be tolerated.
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Does a Christian who doesn’t rape allow others to rape in his home?
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No. Same as a Christian who doesn’t smoke and isn’t comfortable with smoking in the home. It’s your house – you get to set the boundaries.
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I like a beer..,,, thank God for beer
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It’s your home, if it causes someone to stumble probability a bad idea.
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Drunkenness is a sin, but simply drinking alcohol is not.
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This kind of depends on what you are defining “Drink” to mean. In the Bible, the Nazirites are the only group who are instructed to never drink wine/alcohol (Numbers 6:1–4). Jesus was a “Nazarene,” meaning He was from the town of Nazareth, but he was not a Nazirite (Luke 18:37).
Traditional Jewish wedding celebrations included drinking wine, and Jesus’ first miracle was turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2:1–11). It is safe to assume that He also partook in drinking the wine in moderation. Another Jewish tradition, the Passover celebration, also generally included wine, which the Bible sometimes refers to as the “fruit of the vine” (Matthew 26:27–29; Mark 14:23–25; Luke 22:17–18). Jesus certainly partook of the Passover cup.
Luke 7 indicates that Jesus drank alcohol at times. While John the Baptist did not drink wine, it is implied that Jesus did drink wine, for the religious leaders of the day accused Him of being a drunkard. Jesus said: “For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'” (Luke 7:33–34). In spite of this accusation, Jesus was never gluttonous or drunk, because He lived a totally sinless life (1 Peter 2:22). Jesus Himself warned against drunkenness because it prevents one from being ready for His return (Luke 21:34–36; see also Luke 12:45–47).
The Bible explicitly forbids drunkenness (Ephesians 5:18; Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21; 1 Peter 4:3; Luke 21:34; Proverbs 23:20), but drinking wine or alcohol is not inherently a sin. The problem is the lack of self-restraint and the consequences of overindulgence. The same is true with food. Both gluttony and drunkenness are sins, according to the Bible (Proverbs 20:1; 23:2; 25:16, 27; Ephesians 5:18). First Corinthians 6:12 says, “‘All things are lawful for me,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be dominated by anything.”
Instead of being drunk, we are to be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). We need to remember that we ourselves, if we are in Jesus Christ, are a home for the Holy Spirit: “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple” (1 Corinthians 3:16–17).
If one is a believer but has previously had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol consumption, it may be best to abstain from all drinking to prevent the temptation to get drunk. In Romans 14:14, Paul says, “I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.” If alcohol consumption is something that is not a good idea for you as an individual, then don’t do it. And likewise, if someone you are with struggles with the temptation to overindulge in alcohol, it may be best for you to refrain from drinking any alcohol in their presence: “It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble” (Romans 14:21).
While the Bible warns against alcohol abuse in many texts such as Proverbs 20:1, it also discusses wine in a positive light. The book of Psalms describes wine as something to “gladden the heart of man” (Psalm 104:14–15). Enjoying a glass of wine or an alcoholic beverage is permissible for Christians, but, assuming you desire to keep a biblical standard, all drinking should be done in moderation and never for the purpose of drunkenness.
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If you don’t set the standard in you home others will (that include you children).
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IT is okay if they do and okay if they don’t. Unless having drinks in home causes ANYONE to stumble. If so, do NOT allow alcohol in home.
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Its your house.
I would say no. -
It’s your house. You make the rules. Period.
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Nope..don’t like it? Get ta steppin??♂️??♂️
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