Alcohol

Q: Why do many Christians have an aversion to the use of alcohol when Christ had a good palate for the taste of wine and performed his first miracle of turning water into the best type of wine? Not only did Christ, at a very young age have a taste for wine, but it was demonstrated he was able to discriminate good from bad wine as evidenced by verbal feedback from the wedding host.

A: There is nothing in the Bible that prohibits drinking alcohol. However, the Bible says quite a bit about drunkenness. It says that drunkenness leads to debauchery and ungodly living. Also, the Apostle Paul says that while there are things that are not wrong in and of themselves, they become wrong when they cause a brother or sister to stumble (fall into sin). I think a direct application of this is drinking around a recovering alcoholic.

Some Christians then make a decision that abstinence from alcohol is the best choice since drinking CAN lead to drunkenness (certainly more so than not drinking can) and since they can never be sure who might stumble because of their actions.