²⁰ Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever [a]is intoxicated by it is not wise. —Proverbs 20:1

Introduction

I. The Command

Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:18; I Cor 6:10, 12; 1 Peter 4:3

Prov 23:19-21

II. The Commending

Gen 27:28; Deut 7:13; Ps 104:14-15; Eccl 9:7; John 15
(God is a vinedresser)

Prov 3:9-10

Alcohol is commended in celebrations: Gen 14:18-20; Deut. 14:26;
Isa 25:6; Mark 14:23-25; John 2:1-11

Alcohol is commended for medicinal purposes: Prov 31:6-7;
1 Tim 5:23

III. The Caution

Prov 20:1; 23:19-21, 29-35

Isa 5:11

IV. The Choice

Conclusion