Christian Attitudes Towards Alcohol and Tobacco: Against

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

Alcohol can harm your body
Examples in the Bible show that alcohol has caused people to sin
Alcoholics will not go to heaven
Drinking can offend others

Question 2

Alcohol can harm your body

Answer 2

“Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” (1 Corinthians 3)
Alcohol and tobacco can harm your body
Christians should not harm God’s creation but instead look after it as it is sacred

Question 3

Examples in the Bible show that alcohol has

caused people to sin

Answer 3

“Lots drunkenness resulted in an incestuous relationship with his two daughters.” (Genesis 19:30-38)
Alcohol leads to immoral acts
Christians should not act immorally or sin

Question 4

Alcoholics will not go to heaven

Answer 4

“nor drunkards… will inherit the kingdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 6:10)
Christians want to go to heaven as it is an eternal place of happiness so should avoid drinking in case they become addict and then will not be able to go to heaven

Question 5

Drinking can offend others

Answer 5

“Then the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons are not to drink wine…whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die.” (Leviticus 10:8-11)
The tent is in reference to a synagogue/place of worship
Christians should not act to displease God