When the Wine Fails, Part 2

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Maud church of Christby Jim Bradshaw

Sunday Morning, April 21, 2013

The Only Cure for a Hangover

Luke 21:34 NKJV "But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.

Carousing

―kraipale‖ (surfeiting KJV) the giddiness and headache caused by drinking wine to excess (Thayer).

To Participate in a Drinking

Party would be Sinful

1 Peter 4:2-3 NKJV that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. (3) For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

Drunkenness

―Oinophlugia‖ (excess of wine KJV) a compound word form ‗oinos‘ meaning wine, and ‗phluo‘ meaning to bubble up.

To Participate in a Drinking

Party would be Sinful

1 Peter 4:2-3 NKJV that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. (3) For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

Drinking parties

―Potos‖ A party where the purpose is to drink. Does not necessary mean that you participate to excess yourself.

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

To become drunk is a sin, but when do we become drunk?

From wikipedia

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

To become drunk is a sin, but when do we become drunk?

From wikipedia

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

To become drunk is a sin, but when do we become drunk?

From wikipedia

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

Countries with 0.00%1. Bangladesh2. Brazil3. Brunei4. Croatia5. Czech Republic6. Fiji7. Hungary8. Nepal9. Oman10. Pakistan11. Paraguay12. Russia13. Slovakia14. United Arab Emirates

Countries with 0.02%1. China2. Israel3. Estonia4. Norway5. Poland6. Puerto Rico7. Sweden

Countries with 0.03%1. Belarus2. Chile3. India4. Serbia5. Japan6. Uruguay

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

What about Casual Drinking?

1Th 5:21-23 NKJV Test all things; hold fast what is good. (22) Abstain from every form of evil. (23) Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

What about ―Use a Little Wine‖?

1Ti 5:23 NKJV No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.

1. Timothy had only been drinking water. (Known to be notoriously bad – ―do not drink the water‖)

2. Because of his ailment Timothy was instructed to add a little wine to his water. (Not for the enjoyment of the wine, but for the medicinal quality.)

3. Timothy had been reluctant even to use alcohol as a medicine.

4. Absolutely no justification given for ―Casual Drinking.‖

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

Not Given to Much Wine

1Ti 3:3 NKJV not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;Tit 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,1Ti 3:8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,1Ti 3:11 KJV Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Some: Elders cannot drink, but deacons may drink a little.

Sober – ne phaleos –unmixed or free from wine; one who abstains from wine (Thayer), U.S. Temperance movement.

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

Not Given to Much Wine

1Ti 3:3 NKJV not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;Tit 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,1Ti 3:8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,1Ti 3:11 KJV Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

1 Tim. 3:3 not given to wine – mē paroinon – never near wine1 Tim 3:8 not given to much wine – mē oinō pollō – NEVER given to much wine

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

Priests of Purity Christians are a Royal Priesthood

1Pe 2:9 NKJV But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Rev 1:5-6 ESV and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood (6) and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

Priests of Purity Priest of the Old Law were to be Pure

Lev 10:9-10 NKJV "Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, (10) that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,1Co 6:19 NKJV Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

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Priests of Purity Why Not Desire Purity?

Eph 5:25-27 NKJV Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, (26) that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, (27) that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

When the Wine Fails, Part 2

Priests of Purity Why Not Desire Purity?

Rev 7:14-17 NKJV And I said to him, "Sir, you know." So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (15) Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. (16) They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; (17) for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Pro 20:1 NKJV Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.