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of God: "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." In Galatians 5/21, we read,
"Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of which I tell you
beforehand, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God." He even warns against associating with
drunkards: "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man
that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer,
or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat." (Corinthians
5/11). He also said, "And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be
filled with the Spirit." (Ephesians 5/18) We also read in 1 Peter 4/3-4, "For the time
past of our life will suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we
walked in licentiousness, lusts, excess of wine, reveling, carousing, and
abominable idolatries: In which they think it strange that you run not with
them to the same excess of dissipation, speaking evil of you." One can only
imagine the state of humankind if it were to believe that one of the greatest prophets of
God, like Jesus Christ, was an alcoholic. No book will combat alcoholism from which
mankind suffers when it says, "For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the
wine is red; it is fully mixed; and he pours out of the same…" (Psalm 75/8) and
even accuses God's noble prophets of being addicted to alcohol, as it has done regarding
Noah (genesis 9/20-26), Lot (Genesis 19/30-38) Isaac (Genesis 27/37) and other
prophets (Isaiah 28/7). The Bible also (Song of Solomon 5/1), "I have come into my
garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have
eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat,
O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved." "Come you, they say, I will
bring wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be
as this day, and much more abundant." (Isaiah 56/12). In II Maccabees 15/39, we
read, "For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled
with water is pleasant, and delights the taste." It even considers his turning water
into wine a miracle (John 2/3-10) and calls to spending wealth for the sake of alcohol, as
in Deuteronomy 14/26, "And you shall bestow that money for whatsoever your
soul desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for
whatsoever your soul desires: and you shall eat there before the LORD your
God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household."