2. Not Given to Wine - 1 Tim. 3:3 Not given to much wine -1 Tim.3:8 Does the Bible Approve of Moderate Drinking ?

3. “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

4. “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

5. “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”

7. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” Proverbs 20:1

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

9. 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.

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

11. Gal. 5:19-21 Drunkenness 1 Cor. 6:9-10 Drunkards

12.  Hurt and heartaches  Drunk drivers kill  Homes ruined  Suicide  Murders

14. Not Given to Much Wine An 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 ?

15. Not Given to Much Wine An 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

16. Not Given to Much Wine An Unreasonable Argument An elder cannot drink Wife of elders and deacons cannot drink Christians cannot drink Can Deacons and Older women ?

17. Not Given to Much Wine What 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 from Strong Drink

18. Not Given to Much Wine What Does it Mean ? 1 Tim. 3:8 “not given to much wine” ESV “not addicted to much wine” Given = addicted to Can the deacon be addicted to a little wine ? NO WAY ! Moderate Drinking Is not approved

19. 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?

21. Moderate Drinking Is not approved

22. Show Before but not After Making fools of themselves Hangover Car accidents - dead bodies Family problems

23. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” Proverbs 20:1

25. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning November 15, 2009