John Piper’s view on alcohol consumption is encapsulated in these four sources: “Total Abstinence and Church Membership,” a sermon preached on October 4, 1981 “Flesh Tank and Peashooter Regulations,” a sermon on Colossians 2:16–23 preached on January 17, 1982 “Is It Okay to Drink Alcohol?” Ask Pastor John podcast, May 8, 2010 “Is Drinking Alcohol a Sin?” Ask Pastor John podcast, October 23, 2013 […]
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Thoughts on Proverbs 31:6–7
“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.” —Proverbs 31:6–7 Someone recently asked me about this passage—specifically whether it condones the consumption of alcohol as a remedy for depression. Read flatly, the text seems […]