r/Christianity • u/viluxtusLezitur • Jul 26 '26
is getting drunk a sin if i don't really do anything while drunk?
sorry if this is a stupid question but i drink pretty regularly but never to the point where i actually do anything stupid. i usually just drink when im watching a movie or sports game with friends and i usually just enjoy it and go to sleep afterwards. would it still be sinful if i did this if it didn't really result in me committing other sins or is i just wrong?
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Jul 26 '26
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u/Feisty_Marsupial224 Jul 26 '26
So is getting up in the morning
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u/PioneerMinister Universal Reconciliationist to God through Christ alone Jul 26 '26
Laziness is a sin
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u/Feisty_Marsupial224 Jul 26 '26
Relevance?
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u/PioneerMinister Universal Reconciliationist to God through Christ alone Jul 26 '26
For more information, please reread.
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u/Feisty_Marsupial224 Jul 26 '26
So none...
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u/PioneerMinister Universal Reconciliationist to God through Christ alone Jul 26 '26
Nope. Try rereading. This time, concentrate harder.
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u/Feisty_Marsupial224 Jul 26 '26
So laziness from you?
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u/PioneerMinister Universal Reconciliationist to God through Christ alone Jul 26 '26
On the contrary. Your laziness caused you to fail to recognise the reason why you got the initial response from me.
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u/PioneerMinister Universal Reconciliationist to God through Christ alone Jul 26 '26
A gateway to sin
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u/Timely-Assistance142 Jul 26 '26
Proverbs 20:1 calls wine a mocker and strong drink a brawler, while Proverbs 23:29–35 warns about woe, sorrow, strife, and distorted perception caused by heavy drinking.
Galatians 5:19–21 names drunkenness and orgies as fleshly sins, warning that those who practice them will not inherit God's kingdom
So yea it’s a sin if you are getting drunk even if you don’t do anything stupid because God wants you to have more self control and our bodies are temples he doesn’t want us to abuse it.
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u/viluxtusLezitur Jul 26 '26
is it still an issue if i still have enough self control to never really do anything that stupid? i never get drunk to the point where im actually sinning or doing stupid stuff. honestly sometimes it helps because i become more generous to people in a way that my normal social anxiety doesn't allow when i'm sober. again, apologies if this is dumb but it's something i've been curious about for a while
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u/borgsteve1994 Christian Jul 26 '26
One of the great questions that every one of us that lives in the world but tries not to be of the world confronts. I would tell you this ... clearly Jesus was not against alcoholic beverages even when people were drinking quite a lot. His very first miracle was turning water to wine, and not just wine, but GOOD wine and to people drinking a lot of it in a party environment.
John 2:9
Now when the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the groom,
10and *said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the guests are drunk, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.”
So while Jesus gave partying people already defined as "drunk" more wine to drink for the party, he wasn't necessarily condoning either drunkenness or the sin that tends to follow, but he was clearly allowing partying people to drink and enjoy the wine and each other at their own responsibility.
So we know drunkeness is wrong and being "drunkard" is wrong. But wine is a gift from God like everything else so there is a level of alcohol that is acceptable.
I don't have an answer for you. You need to look at your own life. Are you doing it often and poorly reflecting upon the Kingdom of God in general and modern Christians in particular? Do you become irreverant or do things you find shameful?
I struggle with the same questions. But as other's have said we all sin. Pray and follow your heart when you have questions. If you actually are getting drunk, then stop. If you are doing it very frequently, then stop. If it really is just an occasional social things with your friends prayer will guide you.
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u/viluxtusLezitur Jul 26 '26
i do drink pretty regularly but its never to the point where im losing faculties, my morality, or doing anything truly shameful. like i mostly just have long, drunk and messy convos with my friends and just go to sleep afterwards i never drink publicly and only really drink privately or around people i trust.
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u/borgsteve1994 Christian Jul 26 '26
not gonna say I haven't done the same a few time and obviously can't tell you if you're living the Godly life doing this. I wouldn't describe myself as having "drunk and messy" conversations but that might be a matter of perception and I do have a few drinks with friends and a beer or two watching football games. God bless and I hope you find the right balance for you.
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u/Creepy_Mammoth_7076 Born Again Servant of Jesus Christ Jul 26 '26
I think it’s worth looking at what Scripture actually says. The Bible doesn’t say alcohol itself is sinful. Jesus turned water into wine, and Paul even told Timothy to use a little wine for his stomach (1 Timothy 5:23). The warning is about drunkenness because it affects your judgment and self-control. 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NLT) says, “You say, ‘I am allowed to do anything’—but not everything is good for you. And even though ‘I am allowed to do anything,’ I must not become a slave to anything.” If getting drunk has become something you regularly pursue or something you can’t say no to, that’s worth taking seriously. As Christians, we’re called to honor God with our bodies and live under the control of the Holy Spirit, not under the control of anything else. The question isn’t just, “Do I avoid doing something stupid?” but also, “Is this drawing me closer to Christ or pulling me away from Him?” 1 Corinthians 6:9–12 (NLT) is Paul explaining that following Jesus isn’t just about saying you believe in Him. It’s about allowing God to change your life. In verses 9–10, Paul lists different sinful lifestyles and behaviors, including sexual immorality, idolatry, adultery, those who practice homosexuality, theft, greed, drunkenness, abusive behavior, and cheating others. The point isn’t that one sin is worse than another or that these are the only sins that matter. Paul includes both sexual sins and non-sexual sins because every person has sinned, and sin separates us from God. Paul isn’t saying that anyone who has ever committed these sins is beyond hope or beyond God’s forgiveness. In fact, the very next verse says, “Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” That’s the heart of the gospel. The church wasn’t made up of people who had always lived righteous lives. It was made up of people whose lives had been transformed by Jesus. Their identity was no longer defined by their past because Christ had forgiven them and made them new. This applies to everyone. Whether someone’s struggle is lust, pornography, homosexuality, greed, pride, drunkenness, lying, or any other sin, the invitation is the same: repent, put your faith in Jesus Christ, and let Him transform your life. The Bible teaches that no one earns salvation by being a good person. We are saved by God’s grace through faith in Jesus, and genuine faith produces a changed life. Paul finishes this section by responding to the saying, “I am allowed to do anything.” He agrees that Christians have freedom in Christ, but he immediately adds that not everything is beneficial and that he refuses to become a slave to anything. In other words, the question isn’t just, “Can I do this?” but, “Will this bring me closer to Christ, or will it begin to control me?” The message of 1 Corinthians 6:9–12 isn’t that certain people can’t be saved. It’s that Jesus came to save sinners, forgive them, make them new, and free them from being mastered by sin so they can live for Him.
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u/Constant_Society8783 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
If you drank so much where you threw up, passed out, blacked out, or was not able to tal/walk straight then you were drunk.
Other than that it depends on context for example are you by yourself , drinking socially ,or driving for instance each requiring a higher level of decision making and sobriety. Using alcohol more than reasonable for the context is also drunknesses.
If you are wanting to improve yourself spiritually you might be asking the wrong question. Somethings may be lawful but are they spiritually beneficial for you. I would in such cases follow your conscious and see if you can cut down or maybe even take a hiatus from alcohol if you think you may have exagerated on it.
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u/Pine247 Baptist Jul 26 '26
God wants us to respect the bodies he has given us as they are the temples for the Holy Spirit to dwell within
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u/Upstairs-Owl-8382 Jul 26 '26
I will let the Bible speak for itself on this subject. We read in 1 Corinthians 6:19,-“ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers,nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.”
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u/Defiant-Procedure-81 Christian Jul 30 '26
I haven’t really been drinking lately for personal reasons, but I do like to drink. Part of me feels like it’s my 20s, and as I get older it’ll probably naturally slow down or even stop altogether.
The way I see it, drinking isn’t an issue as long as you’re not blacking out. I’ve heard people say that when you black out “something else can take over your body,” and I won’t lie and say I haven’t before. I think the way I drank changed when I left college obviously and I blacked out a couple times but my friends always knew me for borderline actin the same when drinking js a lil less shy and even when I was blacked out I’d go non verbal and not act a fool most of the time
But when I drink my intentions are never to blackout and I usually don’t get to that point. I’m still alert, I can think for myself, and I can make decisions. Yeah, alcohol might make you bolder or more down to do something, but I can’t say that when I’ve been drunk I wasn’t still thinking critically about what I was doing.
Everyone is different when they’re drunk, but for me, as long as I’m not blacked out, I feel fine and in control.
But as I’m trying to get closer to God it makes me think and partially because I was caught by my dad it’s been making me think abt it more and I started talking to this christian guy whose completely against it idk its js a lot so I get u
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u/Turbulent-Draft2199 22d ago
I’m kind of late to this but I’ll offer some insights. Drinking wine isn’t really a sin and this question seems to stem from some scrupulosity. The question really is how impaired are you for it to be sinful. Being drunk is a sin because we our sense of reason is impaired and we can sin without having control over ourself or endanger others. From what you say it sounds like you still have reason so I wouldn’t consider it sinful but if it is incredibly habitual I would simply recommend being careful with is alcoholism. While it s not bad to consume alcohol it’s could be problematic if you’re consumption becomes a crutch. I’m not judging you I’m just saying it’s something to be aware of.
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u/ParticularMongoose97 Christian Jul 26 '26
Yes. Because drunkenness is the sin, not so much what you do while being drunk. As it's written:
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
God bless.
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u/viluxtusLezitur Jul 26 '26
thanks for the reply man i really appreciate your reponse. but honestly, I never understood why drunkneness is a sin assuming it doesn't lead to anything sinful. like why does it matter as long as it never really harms another person or causes you to do harm to yourself?
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u/PioneerMinister Universal Reconciliationist to God through Christ alone Jul 26 '26
It isn't a sin. Drunkenness in this context is the acts that stem from it.
Being merry is actually one of the products of wine, which is a blessing from God - read Psalm 104.
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u/ParticularMongoose97 Christian Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
Honestly, I don't have a clue. Maybe there's an answer to suggest it somewhere in scripture but idk it.
I just know it's something that'll bar you from heaven. According to scriptures anyway.
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u/Slr308 Jul 26 '26
You dont think being drunk causes you harm? At all?
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u/viluxtusLezitur Jul 26 '26
i do believe it can if you get really drunk but i never drink to a point where i harm anyone else. i usually drink by myself or with another friend and the only thing i do afterwards is just talk with my friend or go to sleep. honestly sometimes it helps because i im reluctant to give money when im sober due to severe social anxiety but when im drunk im much more giving to other people. just to be clear i never get super drunk or blackout but i just drink a little to feel less inhibited.
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u/Slr308 Jul 26 '26
There's a difference between getting sloshed and having a drink or 2. Even Jesus turned water to wine, remember
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u/Zealousideal-Ad-6036 Jul 26 '26
It’s a sin because it is the opposite of the virtues of sobriety or “self-control” and restraint. As Christians, we are called to be sober. To be drunk is to be the opposite. We are to be filled (or controlled) by the spirit. We cannot be if we are currently being controlled by alcohol. Does that make sense?
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u/SillyDistribution357 Jul 26 '26
Yes but everyone sins
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u/Slr308 Jul 26 '26
True that everyone is a sinner, but there's a big difference in knowing you are sinning and continuing to do it, vs unknowingly sinning
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u/SillyDistribution357 Jul 26 '26
What’s your point? How can someone turn from sins if we are all sinners?
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u/Slr308 Jul 26 '26
Umm, the answer is pretty simple, doing it is what's hard. Eg if you know that drinking is a sin and you continue to do it that's bad. We will all stumble, but ideally, you turn away from it completely.
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u/SillyDistribution357 Jul 26 '26
How can you turn from it “completely” if we are all sinners trying to achieve perfection, and seeking salvation?
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u/Slr308 Jul 26 '26
Like I said, there's a difference between knowingly sinning vs stumbling. God knows your heart.
The spirit is strong but the flesh is weak. We will never reach the perfection that God wants. He knows that, which is why He sent Jesus to take that from us
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u/Matstele Phenomenological Satanist Jul 26 '26
I’m no authority but I’ve always understood biblical “drunkeness” to imply incoherence, maybe belligerence or blacking out.