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Wine and other alcoholic drinks are frequently mentioned in the Bible. Here are afew and note wine drinking was encouraged and of more importance wine is not grape juice.

1. By Melchizedek, priest of the Most High God at Salem (Jerusalem) during the time of Abram, Melchizedek “brought forth bread and wine” for Abram and his companions (Genesis 14:18).The Hebrew word translated wine in Genesis 14:18 is yayin. This word is used over 130 times in the Hebrew Bible to mean fermented wine, not grape juice.

2 This same beverage, when used excessively, causes drunkenness. Genesis 9:21 says that Noah drank too much yayin and became drunk. Lot also became drunk on this beverage (Genesis 19:30-36), and so did Nabal (1 Samuel 25:36). Nevertheless, God told his people to enjoy yayin at the yearly festivals (Deuteronomy 14:26).

3. In addition to using wine as a beverage, God also commanded the Levitical priests to include in the sacrifices a portion of wine (yayin) as a drink offering (Exodus 29:40){To this day, wine is part of the holy sacrament}.
These scriptures make it clear that there can be a right and a wrong use of wine.

4. Naturally fermented wine is between 10% and 14% alcohol. On special occasions God even allowed use of what is translated as “strong drink.” This term comes from a different Hebrew word — shekar — which is used 22 times in the Old Testament, and refers to alcoholic drinks made from dates and other fruit.

5 The Bible says that God gave wine to make men glad (Psalm 104:15).Jesus did not preach against the use of wine; instead he did like most other Jews of his day. He drank wine in moderation. (Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34). When Jesus turned water into wine, it was of the best quality-“You have saved the best till now” (John 2:10). At wedding feasts, the hosts normally started with the best wine, and they would bring out lesser-quality wines later.

Read Matthew 9:17 on old pouring new wine into old skins (for fermenting purposes) When Paul said, “Do not get drunk on wine [oinos]” (Ephesians 5:18). Paul did not mean to avoid getting drunk on grape juice! Paul instructed Timothy, “Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine [oinos] because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses” (1 Timothy 5:23).

@Mukiri and @murchr, also @murchr and @Meduza.

No where did Jesus (peace be upon him) never authorized, approved, nor drank alcoholic wine.
Many people called him so many things, which were not true.

For example:
- he was called "possessed" , yet that did not make that correct. He was not possessed.
- they also called Jesus (peace be upon him) a "winebibber" that had no bearing on his actions,

Matt 11:19

They falsely accused Jesus (peace be upon him)
of being "a gluttonous man and a winebibber,".
You know they accused him about many, many other things which you know were not true about Jesus (peace be upon him).

Proverbs 23:20

I think we all know what alcohol can do to a person.

Besides, if the "wine" at the wedding was alcoholic, how could the Governor be able to tell that it WAS better "wine" unless he was completely sober?

@murchr are you denying Matt 11:19?

Please xplain to us the meaning of the following BIBLICAL TEACHINGS

Romans 14:21 ESV
It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

Proverbs 20:1 ESV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Hosea 4:11 ESV
Whoredom, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding.

Isaiah 5:11 ESV
Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them!

Proverbs 23:29-35 ESV
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. ...

1 Peter 5:8 ESV
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Proverbs 31:6-7 ESV
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

Ephesians 5:18 ESV
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit

Galatians 5:21 ESV
Envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV
Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Proverbs 23:20-21 ESV
Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.

I guess it was so hard to differentiate btn strong drink n wine. Suit yourself

Holier than thou fellas dismiss alcohol as break all other rules.....hypocrites.......most fellas who do alcohol are real and not pretenders we say and do it as it is....to hell with the hypocrites.

That's okay. Would you mind explaining those verses in post #48?

Definitely commented on the wrong post .

Well said

We drink but not all of us are drunkards. Those who drink in moderation are also some of the most conscientious people around, because it takes responsibility, knowledge and maturity to know when to stop.