Did wine in Bible times contain very little alcohol?
No, the wine in Bible times contained enough alcohol to cause people to get drunk, which would have been more...
Are wine references in the Bible really just references to grape juice?
May 28, 2014
The Bible uses Hebrew and Greek words that represent grape juice and wine, which is ambiguous when interpreted as a...
Does the Bible call us to abstain to avoid causing someone to fall?
May 28, 2014
Yes, but only when we are knowingly tempting someone. Some argue that we should avoid drinking at all times because...
Does the Bible say drunkenness is a sin?
May 28, 2014
Yes. The Bible clearly warns against Drunkenness. Drinking is not a sin, but being drunk is. God’s word says we need...
Does the Bible say alcohol consumption is a sin?
May 28, 2014
No. The Bible states that we should avoid drunkenness, but does not state that alcohol consumption is a sin. On...
Why did Jesus turn water into wine for His first miracle?
May 28, 2014
The account of Jesus making wine is documented in John 2:1-12, and is cited by John as Jesus’s first miracle...
Did Jesus drink alcohol?
May 28, 2014
Yes, Jesus did drink alcohol by his own admission. In Luke we read a quote from Jesus himself that says:...
Is Beer mentioned in the Bible?
May 26, 2014
Yes. There are a number of references to beer as a specific form of alcohol. Positive: Beer as a Blessing...
Does the Bible say much about alcohol?
May 24, 2014
Yes, alcohol is mentioned numerous times in the Bible. While beer is mentioned in the Bible, wine is the predominate form of...
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Wise Beer Quotes
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Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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He makes…wine that gladdens human hearts.
Psalm 104:15
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God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.
Anne Sexton
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If you are tired and downhearted, take a drink; but this does not mean being a pig and doing nothing but gorging and swilling… You should be moderate and sober; this means that we
should not be drunken, though we may be exhilarated. [Sermon on Soberness and Moderation]Martin Luther
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy
Benjamin Franklin
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If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.
David Daye
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God made yeast, as well as dough, and loves fermentation just as dearly as He loves vegetation
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.
1 Timothy 5:23
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Others drink to forget. Christians drink to remember.
Anonymous
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He was a wise man who invented beer
Plato
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The selling of bad beer is a crime against Christian love.
Martin Luther
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Beer is made by man, wine by God.
Martin Luther