Leviticus 10:9 “Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.”(ESV)

Leviticus 10:9 "You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.” (NIV)

God’s Word or Alcohol?

Proverbs 23:29-32 “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. 31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! 32 In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

Drinking

Ephesians 5:17-18 “Therefore do not

be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.

Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”

“Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” (Ephesians 5:17-18).

Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.”

Ephesians 5:17-18 “Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”

Ephesians 5:17-18 “Therefore do not

be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.

Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”

Drunk accidentsProverbs 23:31-32

“Do not gaze at wine when it is

red, when it sparkles in the

cup, when it goes down smoothly! 32 In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a

viper.”

Ephesians 5:17-18 “Therefore do not

be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.

Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”

The Bible Is Totally Clear…• Drunkenness Is A Sin That Can Bring Me, You,

& Others To Hell– 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:21

• God’s People, Especially Young Men, Must Be Sober-Minded• 1 Thessalonians 5:8, Titus 2:6

• Wine, Strong Drink, & Intoxication Are Foolish– Proverbs 20:1

The used of wine or alcohol in the Bible is for medical purpose:

Proverbs 31:6-7 “Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; 7 let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.”

1 Timothy 5:23 “Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.”

God’s Loving Warnings…• Alcohol In Any Form & Any Amount Should Be

Considered Dangerous– Proverbs 23:29-35

• Alcohol Has The Potential To Produce Devastating Consequences– Sorrow, Personal Destruction, Contention,

Deception, Poverty, Loss of Self Control, Physical Injury, Immorality, Inappropriate Speech, Injustice, Hell

Reasons To Choose Not To Drink…Because The Bible Teaches Me…• To Stay Focused On My Path With God• To Set A Blameless Example, With No Stumbling

Blocks for My Family & Brethren• To Set A Blameless Example In My Culture• To Avoid Drinking Parties• To Avoid The Deeds of the Flesh• To Be The Best Possible Leader I Can Be• To Submit To The Law• To Find Joy, Strength, Courage, & Fun In Godly

Pursuits, Not The Temporary Pleasures of Alcohol• To Know The Exception & Live By The Rule!

A Final Word of Caution…• Don’t Avoid Drinking, Only To Become Guilty of

Making & Breaking A Rash Vow– Matthew 5:33-37, 1 Corinthians 5:10

• Don’t Avoid Drinking, Only To Become Guilty of Adding To God’s Laws– “Wouldn’t it be better if…”– Matthew 12:10-14

• Don’t Avoid Drinking, Only To Become Guilty of Judging The Hearts of Others– 1 Corinthians 2:11, Matthew 7:1-5, 11:19

ConclusionJudges 13:4 “Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.”