Drinking, being sober and the Bible – Part 1
I suppose this article could be about more than just alcohol as there seems to be a long list of mood altering and pain relieving remedies available in the world today. Nevertheless, in this post I will speak from experience and let you project the idea’s into your life circumstances. And before I get into it too far, I would suggest, if you are reading or listening to this and your dependencies have gone on beyond your control and you need help. There are multiple organizations in our world, Thank God, that will help you with substance dependencies concerns. A doctor, a trusted friend and/or prayer is a great start. Never the less, this week I will talk about the topic of drinking, using the Bible as the go to reference book of choice.
First, the use of alcohol is probably as old as human history itself. So there are no surprises there. Noah is the first example that I can recall of alcohol usage mentioned in the Bible. After the flood Noah must have spent some time cultivating grapes and eventually produced wine (Genesis 9:21). And wine itself is said to have certain healing qualities to it, including antioxidants from the grape skins. In particular there is one New Testament verse that speaks of “taking a little bit of wine instead of water for sickness” (1 Timothy 5:23). Not to mention that Jesus turned water into wine and of great quality at a wedding (John 2:1-11). And He was accused of being a wine bibber Himself (Matthew 11:19).
More to come…
Darrell
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