Not Given to Much Wine

Not Given to Wine - 1 Tim. 3:3

Not given to much wine -1 Tim.3:8

Does the BibleApprove of

Moderate Drinking ?

“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”

“no brawler” ASV

“not a drunkard” ESV

“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”

“not addicted to much wine” ESV

“The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”

“not slaves to much wine”

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

Proverbs 20:1

“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?”

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

“At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”

Gal. 5:19-21 Drunkenness

1 Cor. 6:9-10 Drunkards

Hurt and heartachesDrunk drivers killHomes ruinedSuicideMurders

Not Given to Much WineAn Unreasonable Argument

1 Tim. 3:11 The elder’s wife and the deacon’s wife must be “sober”

Sober = free from influence of intoxicants

Can she drink when older ?

Not Given to Much WineAn Unreasonable Argument

1 Pet. 1:13 “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;”

All Christians

Not Given to Much WineAn Unreasonable Argument

An elder cannot drink

Wife of elders and deacons cannot drink

Christians cannot drink

Can Deacons and Older women ?

Not Given to Much WineWhat Does it Mean ?

Tit. 2:3 “Not given to much wine”ESV “not slaves to much wine”ASV “nor enslaved to much wine”

Given = enslave, bring into bondage, make a servant

Stay away fromStrong Drink

Not Given to Much WineWhat Does it Mean ?

1 Tim. 3:8 “not given to much wine”ESV “not addicted to much wine”Given = addicted toCan the deacon be addicted to a little wine ?NO WAY !

Moderate DrinkingIs not approved

Showing the Absurdity

1 Tim. 3:2 “husband of one wife”

Can others have more than one ?

Eccl. 7:17 “Be not over much wicked...”

Can we be wicked in moderation?

Moderate DrinkingIs not approved

Show Before but not After

Making fools of themselves

Hangover

Car accidents - dead bodies

Family problems

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

Proverbs 20:1

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

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Evans, Ga. 30809

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Sunday Morning November 15, 2009