KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 5:23 KJV” Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.”

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This opening verse has  brought lots of debate among certain people, whether Christians should drink alcohol or not. May we take the amplified bible translation of the above verse? 1 Timothy 5:23

“Drink water no longer exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.” The amplified bible  brinks out the meaning of the statement clearer. It says he should not drink water exclusively but to add a little wine to it.This instruction was purely a medical prescription  for one who used to have stomach challenges.Secondly although it is found in the scripture itself is a prescription for a condition during the first century and there is no spiritual  significance .This must be the understanding given to it.

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Please note  that there are presently more advanced and better treatments for that condition, which makes that prescription very obsolete. In our modern era, no medical doctor would suggest the addition of alcohol to water to treat any form of upset stomach condition. Taking alcohol in raw form for stomach conditions like gastritis, acid reflux, nausea and vomiting  would be very irritating to these conditions. Adding it to water would significantly reduce the irritation, yet it would be far from giving the right impact.

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To all those who stand on this scripture to suggest that the intake of alcohol is wrong, they are wrongly seeking a way out to satisfy their craving for alcohol. Please note that alcohol is very addictive and one can easily be overthrown by it. I would suggest you stay away  from it to lead a more successful Christian life. I wish to put forth my candid observation about the intake of alcohol. I have not seen or known one Christian who takes so-called little alcohol, and he is really on fire for God. You can’t be taking it and be on fire. Eph 5:18 KJV “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit”This verse implies that when a man is filled with

wine, he can not be filled with the Holy Spirit, which. Is the essence of being on fire for God;stay away from it.

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THOUGHT:” YOU CAN NOT BE FILLED WITH WINE AND BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT”

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FURTHER STUDIES

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Pro 20:1 KJV” Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

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Pro 31:4 KJV” It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:”

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