The Bible doesn't say that a priest can drink wine because everybody drank wine in Bible times it was an everyday drink. Look at this verse in Genesis.
Genesis 14:18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.
The Bible does say that there were times when an Old Testament priest should not drink wine:
Ezekiel 44:21 No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.
In the New Testament believers are told not to drink too much wine:
Ephesians 5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
One of the requirements for a bishop/elder is that he does not drink too much wine
Titus 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
Priests drink anything from grape juice to small amounts of red wine.
Alcohol is not mentioned as such in the Bible, but many times there are references to wine and strong drink and to drunkeness and to a merry heart.
Beer is not mentioned in the Bible, but wine is. The Bible also warns against and condemns drunkenness.
No, they do not drink during Mass except for a small amount of communion wine.
The wine was the traditional drink of that area at that time, so we read of it often.
more than 235 according to Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible
more than 235 according to Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible
Noah was the first drunken man mentioned in the Bible. After the flood he planted a vineyard and became drunk on the wine he had made. Genesis 9:20-21
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Yes, priests drink and smoke as do many people. Drinking and smoking, in and of themselves, are neither evil nor prohibited. Nowhere in the Bible is the use of alcohol prohibited. However, drunkenness or misuse of alcohol is condemned, but not the moderate use of drink (1 Corinthians 6:10). Would Jesus have changed water into wine if he found its use morally objectionable or prohibited by the Bible? I think not. Jesus apparently drank, as his enemies falsely accused him of being a drunkard (see Matthew 11:19).
No, drinking is not necessarily a sin. In fact Paul advises Timothy not to drink water only but to drink a little wine for the sake of his stomach.
Wine is the traditional Portuguese drink.