Poking the Proverbial Bear in the Eye (Again): Christians and Alcohol, Yes or No?

Yes, I am going to poke the bear in the eye again!

What I am calling for is balanced teaching on Christians and Alcohol, because there is severe lack of it in Christian circles and has been since Prohibition took hold of the church during WWI. What started out as a good thing became biased pseudo-Theological and unbiblically imposed morality without telling the other side of what the Bible teaches--the positive things it says about true followers of God and the blessings of alcohol.

For example:

1. Wine is a blessing from God for wise and obedient living.

Proverbs 3:9-10 states that when we honor the Lord with our wealth and with the firstfruits of our land, “then your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will be bursting with wine.” Repeatedly wine is listed among the abundant blessings God promises to Israel if they keep His covenant (Deuteronomy 7:13; 11:14; 33:28).

2. The loss of wine is evidence of God’s curse.

Moses warned God’s people that if they disobeyed the voice of the…