[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by coksiw

[Pro 23:29-32 NKJV] 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? 30 Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine. 31 Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, [When] it swirls around smoothly; 32 At the last it bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper.

[Pro 31:4-7 NKJV] 4 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [It is] not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes intoxicating drink; 5 Lest they drink and forget the law, And pervert the justice of all the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart. 7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.


The standard to not drinking wine is a tradition, a good tradition, we teach, because through out the bible, even though it doesn't condemn it, it does discourage it.

So if one is depressed "bitter of heart" he is allowed to drink wine so he won't rmember his misery no more? Got it!

The bible in a lot of places speak positive of wine, when it speaks negative usually warning against abuse of it or letting it control ones life/judgement..