50 reasons why I don’t drink:1. I can’t be sober-minded if I’m not sober.2. Alcohol has an assignment: destruction.3. Alcohol is a depressant. Anything that depresses should be avoided at all costs.4. I don’t want to make my brother or sister stumble in the name of exercising my Christian liberties. My choice to drink could lead to someone’s demise.5. Alcohol skews my judgment.6. Alcohol leaves me worse, not better.7. What I do in moderation, my children will do in excess.8. Even the unsaved know I shouldn’t drink. Bible in one hand, beer in the other—any lost person could point this out as a confusing contradiction.9. Alcohol doesn’t bring others closer to the Lord when they see me drinking, but further away.10. Alcohol doesn’t bring me closer to the Lord when I drink, but further away.11. I want to be fully awake and ready for the return of Christ, not drowsy, sluggish and fuzzy.12. Show me a family for whom alcohol has made a positive difference in their lives. You won’t be able to.13. I have never heard anyone say, Wow, that gin and tonic made me feel so Christlike!14. I want to avoid all appearances of evil.15. Alcohol makes it much harder for me to practice the fruit of self-control.16. Alcohol causes me to lose my filter.17. Alcohol is a legal mind-altering drug.18. Alcohol is addictive.19. Alcohol is a numbing agent for pain and sorrow only Jesus can heal.20. Many regrets are associated with alcohol. (I can give you a whole bunch!)21. No one has ever said, If only I had taken a drink, things wouldn’t have gotten out of control.22. Alcohol causes me to act in ways I normally wouldn’t.23. Alcohol kills brain cells.24. Alcohol is a counterfeit and provides a false peace.25. The Bible says that no drunkards will enter the kingdom of God. Being drunk starts with one drink. I don’t want to see how far outside the lines I can color when eternity is at stake.26. Alcohol is a waster—money, gifts and talents, destinies and so on.27. Alcohol leads to really bad behavior. It is a factor in 50 percent of violent crimes.28. Alcohol distracts and derails you from living the victorious life for which Christ died.29. Wisdom is the principle thing that I need to pursue at all cost; alcohol makes me stupid.30. Alcohol has ruined many, many marriages.31. The only influence I should be under is God’s.32. The Bible tells me to be alert; alcohol delays my reaction time.33. If I don’t start drinking, I’ll never have to stop.34. Alcohol severely tarnishes my testimony.35. Don’t want your teenagers to drink? Yep, same reasons apply to you.36. God is holy; alcohol is not.37. Alcohol and prayer don’t mix.38. Alcohol and Bible study don’t mix.39. Alcohol lowers my resolve to resist temptation.40. Alcohol = Brokenness (broken lives, health, dreams and so on)41. When the world sees us drinking, it sends the message that Jesus isn’t enough.42. Moderate drinking? How about moderate pornography or moderate heroin use or moderate lying or moderate adultery?43. Christians are called to live a life of total surrender and separation from the world.44. Alcohol makes me forget. It can make me forget that I am married, that I am saved and so on.45. I don’t get drunk. I only have one or two drinks. If they didn’t affect you, you would drink soda.46. I should never look to the glass or bottle for joy, which can only be found in the Lord Jesus Christ.47. Alcohol fills my mind with impure thoughts.48. If it could hinder my faith walk or love walk or dishonor the lordship of Jesus Christ, I need to forsake it.49. Alcohol doesn’t help me run the race that Jesus has marked before me to finish with more accuracy. It does the polar opposite.50. For any argument that tries to justify Christian drinking, there are at least 50 other reasons not to. The writing is on the wall. It’s not God’s best for Christians to drink.Was reading this and thought I would share.
I see many items in the list that sound like someone blaming alcohol, a physical substance created through natural process, for their own lack of self-control.
[quote=Link]I see many items in the list that sound like someone blaming alcohol, a physical substance created through natural process, for their own lack of self-control.
I just have one reason…
Re: 50 reasons I don’t drink alcohol
Thanks Krista
Great reasons for not drinking. I have experience the effects that alcohol has on a family through my father and those who justify drinking using the Bible to do so, need to do some soul searching.
Re: Thanks Krista
Thanks. Understanding what the Bible say’s about wine and strong drink, I can not help but think that in some way, we might be missing something about alcohol through the interpretation of it’s use. I truly believe there is a missing piece to this puzzle.
From what I’ve tasted of alchoholic beverages, I don’t think the taste is that great. So if I drank I would have to develop a taste. I can’t see taste as an allure. JMO
3 reasons I drink:1. Jesus did.2. It’s OK.3. It tastes good with certain foods.My top 12 favorite Bourbons.1. Stagg Jr.2. Elmer T Lee3. Angel’s Envy4. Col EH Tayler SmallT5 Bulleit FrontierT5 Woodford Res DST5 Weller AntiqueT5 Eagle Rare 10 yrT5 Henry McKenna 10 yrT5 Jefferson’s OceanT5 Wild Turkey 101T5 Buffalo Trac________________I’m not saved because I’m good. I’m saved because He’s good!My website: http://www.bradfreeman.comMy blog: bradcfreeman.tumblr.com/
Thanks Brad.I will add this to your list of totally meaningless posts________________
Down through the years I’ve totally won the debate against the use of alcohol as a beverage and proven that abstinence is the only Christian position in the matter. And I’ve proven with the Practical Commitments section of the CoG Minutes that to join a church. saying you’ll submit to it and its Minutes of the GA, that has as its official position that of total abstinence and then to promote using alcohol as a beverage is hypocritical and makes one look like a liar and trashes your testimony. I could go through it all again over and over – and I always win…. against everyone who promotes it. So why even start down that road again unless you have something new about it to say? Let’s just say Total Abstinence Wins and move on because it’s impossible to alter the results without something new to add to the equation. The funniest thing to me is seemingly otherwise intelligent posters use Paul telling Timothy to drink a little wine for your stomach’s sake as some kind of justification for drinking a little wine today. We know that in the first century in Palestine the water had bacteria, viruses, protozoa and other contaminating properties in it that required some alcohol to kill off the bad stuff so they could drink it safely so they added a touch of wine to kill off those microorganisms. We have plenty of good drinking water available in our culture here in America now that makes the first century command of Paul to Timothy not relevant for today here in the USA. To quote a very wise man, If the culture was so different from just 50 years ago, how much more is it different than the stories we read from 2000-4000
Agreed Sparty.A lot of the same folks who tell us that lots of the rules written in the New Testament have to be read in light of their culture at the time (women speaking, hair, makeup, etc…) (Which I agree – we DO need to read those in light of the culture at the time) – then tell us that doesn’t apply to alcohol consumption – a known killer for folks driving a vehicle – not needed to purify water in the U.S., etc..Which is it? Imho, it is hypocritical to be on both sides of the in light of the culture of the day debate________________
For me – it really has nothing to do with culture of the day. It has to do with what the Bible says and doesn’t say.It has to do with making a mandate out of something the Bible doesn’t mandate.I do not drink…and for 30 years we have had a residential substance abuse ministry. So I can tell you first hand about the ills of drug and alcohol abuse. I also think Paul warns us about flirting with all things being lawful simply because I can do whatever I may wish to do. My father, brother and son have fallen prey to addiction. Horrible! It has the capacity to enslaveus. Nonetheless, personally, I cannot say the Bible prohibits drinking. There are others who feel they can say that – and that’s OK.So I agree with you – the whole cultural context interpretation consideration can certainly be overworked and get us off into places the provide opportunity for sin. And likewise – subjective legalistic interpretations of scripture do just as much damage. Agreed Tom.However,I just don’t see how anyone in today’s society can justify leading someone to alcoholic beverages.Seemingly, there is no way to know (based on several prominent preachers recently admitting to not being able to handle alcohol – among others) who will have a problem with alcohol – and who won’t.I believe it is best to assume that I WOULD have a problem and stay away from it – then to start down that path myself – and lead my kids or grandkids into something that could DESTROY them, their ministry, and their families.I don’t think it is being legalistic.I think it is the only common sense approach.I get very tired of Christians having to check brains and common sense at the door because it is not specifically eliminated by very specific verses in the Bible. I believe he gave us brains to read the times, seasons, and internet to see daily the lives DESTROYED by alcohol – and often it is our church ministers and leaders that we are reading about. ________________
One I would add
There are those in whose eyes, it would diminish my testimony in their eyes________________
Forgot some51. There is plenty of sweet tea available.52. Milk is cheaper and better for you. Buttermilk is good too if you really wanna break bad. 53. I don’t live in Germany.