Scripture warns against the dangers of substance abuse, emphasizing the importance of self-control and sobriety. According to Ephesians, believers are to be filled with the Spirit, not intoxicated with wine, while 1 Corinthians reminds us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Galatians and Proverbs also caution against the destructive nature of drunkenness and addiction, urging believers to live wisely and avoid the influences that can lead to spiritual bondage. As 1 Peter advises, we must be vigilant and alert, resisting the devil's schemes, and instead, pursuing a life of holiness and integrity.
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast: “They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,