Wine & Christians

Description

The Scriptures seem contradictory regarding the use of wine. It unreservedly disapproves the use of wine (Lev. 10:8-11; Jdg. 13:3,4; Pro. 31:4,5; 23:31; 20:1; Hab. 2:5; 1 Tim. 3:2,3). However it wholeheartedly approves of wine as a blessing from God (Gen. 27:28; 49:10-12; Ps 104:14,15; Is. 55:1; Amos 9:13; Jn. 2:10,11). Is there a solution to this contradiction? YES! The solution comes from understanding that wine in the Bible is a generic term with a dual meaning and describes two different kinds of beverage.

The moderate use of alcoholic beverages in the social setting (called social drinking ) is often ignored, and the only censure for drinking alcoholic beverages is when one goes beyond moderation and becomes drunk. This study presents a reasoned response showing that moderate drinking of alcoholic beverages is just as sinful as the act of being drunk. The studied conclusion is simple: God considers it a sin for one to use any quantity of alcoholic beverage. Attention will be given to texts used to justify social drinking Christ changing water into wine, the deacon not being given to much wine, and Paul’s approval for Timothy to take stomach wine.

Table of Contents

1. Wine In Biblical Perspectives
2. Words for Wine
3. Wine in the Gospel Accounts
4. Wine in Paul s Epistles 1 Timothy
5. How Should Christians View Alcoholic Beverages?
6. Scriptural Perspectives

Available Formats

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD:

The digital download includes a .zip file that contains the materials to teach this series in any Bible class setting and includes the following items:

Graphics that can be used in bulletins or signage (JPG and PDF formats)
Printable Teacher Lessons with full-content outlines of each lesson (PDF format) — formatted to print on 8.5 x 11 size pages
Printable Student Handouts with permission to print for students (PDF format) — formatted to print on 8.5 x 11 size pages
Printable Teacher Edition with all lesson outlines, handouts and PowerPoint slides (PDF format) — formatted to print on 8.5 x 11 size pages
Printable Student Workbook with all student handouts included (PDF format) — formatted to print on 8.5 x 11 size pages (or 11 x 17 booklet)
PowerPoint Slideshows for each lesson (PPS format)
The files are organized in the .zip file in labeled folders for easy access, reading, and printing by the teacher.The purchase of the digital download includes permission to print the files as needed for use in the Bible class but does not allow the sale, transfer, copying, or dissemination of any kind of the digital files from the purchaser to any other user. Additional purchases of the digital download is required by other individuals other than the original purchaser.