Consuming Alcohol

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.