 Should Christians drink wine? Is it a sin? Or is it something that Christians probably ought to avoid whenever possible? Hey, smart Christians. There's one question that does come up from time to time That is dealing with alcohol or alcoholic consumption Should a person should a Christian be able to drink wine? If so under what context is it a sin? Well before we go to whether a Christian ought to drink wine one of the other questions that we also need to bring up is did Jesus actually drink wine himself now I'll start off by saying that no it is not a sin It is not a prohibition for Christians to drink wine It'd be it'd be kind of odd to think that a Christian should not believe this a believer should not drink wine when we do see certain passages where Jesus even turns Obviously where Jesus turns water into wine and second John to think to tend we see that Jesus turns water into wine And so it'd be kind of odd to think that it would be a sin if Jesus Created from water Turning water into wine would create the very thing that he would outlaw or prohibit That's just not in keeping with him and then also we look and see where Paul tells Timothy and first Timothy 523 he says Let's see says let's turn 22 do not be hasty in the laying on of hands nor take part in the sins of others Keep yourself pure, but then he says no longer drink only water But use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and for your frequent ailments One of the things that used to happen for us growing up in the in the Midwest And this was obviously in the sometime ago about 40 50 years ago in the 70s We would get a teaspoon or tablespoon of alcohol during the winter I Guess I don't know if it's actually true But our parents would think that maybe it would kind of help ward off Sickness and colds and things like that dealing with the cold winter weather So I don't know if there's any scientific truth to that But they would give us that for that reason kind of sell the stomach as well And so again, you could not say that it is a sin to say drinking wine Now is there different types of wine the different types of fermentation the different types of alcoholic content how strong something is well That's debatable because there is no real clear definition between What types of wine is it the hard strong stuff the Obviously that varies over time And how the process is done But the fact of the matter is a question is can a christian drink wine? Well, sure they can now The prohibition is not to be drunk going to effusions 5 8 paul says And do not get drunk with wine for it is debatering But be filled with the spirit now in this passage. He's he's contrasting the the self control the control aspect of of the spirit Versus not having control in being drunk with wine Don't do that now Is that to say that we should not drink wine? Well, no, he's just saying don't get drunk with wine. That's all So now the other question is going to be well, did jesus actually drink wine himself? We know that he turned water into wine But when we go and look at him during the Passover celebrations We don't see jesus actually drinking the wine at that at that time For example in and matthew 26 27 says and he took a cup and when he had given thanks He gave it to them saying drink of it All of you for this is the blood of the covenant Which is poured out for many for the sins for the forgiveness of sins And I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you In my father's kingdom now So we don't actually see him taking a drink, but Do we know for sure if jesus actually drank? Well part of the key is in what he just said Let's go back to what he says I tell you the truth that I will not drink again I'm artsy, which is again. I won't do it again meaning He's drank before as a matter of fact We see him comparing john The baptist with himself in luke 733 says for john the baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine And you say he has a demon Then he contrasts in verse 34 the son of man has come eating and drinking and you say look at him A glutton and a drunkard So yes, jesus drank wine Obviously was not the kind of wine to get drunk. Jesus did not have a a brown paper bag with a bottle inside That was not the point Some of this stuff was cultural But even today people will drink wine in certain cultures across across the world Not to get drunk not to be inebriated not to be just a drunkard and that was not who jesus was So can a christian drink wine sure now I myself. I don't drink wine I've never liked the taste of it never Just never done anything for me. And so for that reason because I don't like it I don't drink it But cannot get any other christian drink wine. Sure. Would it be a sin? Absolutely not. Did jesus drink? Yes, he did. Did he get drunk? No. Are you to get drunk? No, and that's the point The point is to be under with all your faculties and stat intact and to be in full control of yourself and be under the control Not being drunk in the spirit But to be controlled self-controlled under the guise of the holy spirit So friends, I hope that helps someone ask a question and so Hopefully that kind of clears it up But if anyone else has any questions in the future feel free to send me an email and maybe we'll tackle that question in a video Amen