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Does the Bible say alcohol consumption is a sin?

No.  The Bible states that we should avoid drunkenness, but does not state that alcohol consumption is a sin.  On the contrary, the consumption of good wine was described as a blessing of God.

This answer may surprise people who have been led to think that alcohol consumption was a sin to be avoided by the righteous.  However this position is not supported by the Word of God.

    Jesus made and drank wine. Jesus did not sin, and therefore it is not a sin to make and drink wine.

      See FAQ: Did Jesus drink alcohol?
        See FAQ: Why did Jesus make wine?

          The Bible describes good wine as a blessing, and bad wine (or watered down wine) as a curse.  Therefore alcohol is not a sin, and it can be a blessing.

            See FAQ: Why did Jesus make wine?

              The Bible calls us to avoid drunkenness. Drunkenness is a sin.

                See FAQ: Is Drunkenness called a sin in the Bible?

                  The Bible makes hundreds of references to alcohol, and after reviewing these verses, it becomes clear that alcohol consumption, in moderation, is not a sin, but on the contrary is a provision of God that “gladdens the heart of man” (Psalm 104:15).

                    See FAQ: Does the Bible say much about Alcohol?
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                    Wise Beer Quotes

                    • Others drink to forget. Christians drink to remember.

                      Anonymous
                    • God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.

                      Anne Sexton
                    • Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.

                      Ecclesiastes 9:7
                    • Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy

                      Benjamin Franklin
                    • God made yeast, as well as dough, and loves fermentation just as dearly as He loves vegetation

                      Ralph Waldo Emerson
                    • He makes…wine that gladdens human hearts.

                      Psalm 104:15
                    • If you are tired and downhearted, take a drink; but this does not mean being a pig and doing nothing but gorging and swilling… You should be moderate and sober; this means that we
                      should not be drunken, though we may be exhilarated. [Sermon on Soberness and Moderation]

                      Martin Luther
                    • If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.

                      David Daye
                    • The selling of bad beer is a crime against Christian love.

                      Martin Luther
                    • He was a wise man who invented beer

                      Plato
                    • Beer is made by man, wine by God.

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                    • Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.

                      1 Timothy 5:23

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