In the Bible, the consumption of drink is addressed as a matter of stewardship and self-control. Ephesians 5:18 warns against excess, urging believers to be filled with the Spirit instead of intoxicating beverages. Proverbs 20:1 cautions that wine can lead to foolish behavior, while 1 Timothy 5:23 allows for moderate use of wine for medicinal purposes. As 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Romans 14:21 teach, Christians should prioritize edifying others and avoiding actions that might cause a brother to stumble, guiding their choices about drink.
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.