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Can Christians Drink Alcohol? 3 Reasons a Christian Can Drink

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When it comes to the question can christians drink alcohol, the Bible couldn’t be clearer or more direct. There is no Scripture that says that it’s a sin to drink alcohol.

It’s Not a Sin to Drink Alcohol

Psalm 104:15, we’re admonished to “go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.”

It’s not a sin for a Christian to drink alcohol. However, a Christian can drink alcohol under these three conditions.

1. A Christian can drink alcohol if alcohol addiction isn’t a trap.

No one starts out to be an alcoholic,” writes Barry Cameron in “Can a Christian Drink Alcohol?”Everyone begins with a defensive attitude saying, ‘I’m just a social drinker and there is nothing wrong with it!’ No one says, ‘It is my ambition that someday I want to lose my job, my health, my self-respect, my marriage and my family. Someday I want to be dependent on alcohol to get through my day.’”