Alcohol and Christians

Alcohol and Christians-Do they mix, should they mix? I've been told that they do mix and they should mix. But I think that they do not mix and they should not mix. Alot of people use scripture to see how much it allows them to do. They use it to draw the line for them and then see how close to the line they can get. But what the heck, right, if we go over the line that scripture allows, then grace kicks in and we're cool anyway. That's not how it works! It seems that some people think that the Christian life is like the perfect machine with all the right saftey features. "I'm allowed to do this to this extent but no more. But in the event that I go past the line allowed by God, , the saftey feature of grace will kick in and i'm safe anyway". That seems to be the mind-set. But it's not true. All the scriptures that say that Jesus drank wine and all that are null in this day and age. And especially null after reading 1 Thessalonians 5:22 "Avoid even the appearance of evil". To put it in context, think of it like this- You walk into a party and see everyone holding a can of Miller or a bottle of Mikes Lemonade, do we think Christian? Most would say not. My point is that Jesus said that we will be recognized as Christians by how we behave/act or something to that effect. I think that we would be stating that Christians can't have fun without be intoxicated. And to disagree would be crazy because if it were no so, then why alcohol, why not soda. The answer must be because alcohol has an affect on the body that soda cannot have. Therefore intoxicating. Sure, maybe not serious intoxication but an effect none the less. The reason why I even brought up the subject is because this past week instead of going to church, a bunch of kids were supplied with alcohol by a 26 year old dim-wit and most of them helped themselves to it. Now the reason for the subject is if it were ok for Christians to drink. Then why should I be concerned for the kids? Just for the reason that they are not 21? I don't think that is the problem here. (actually the whole prob was peer pressure) but that's beside the point. If alcohol is ok for Christians, then why not drugs too?? They have the same effect to some extent.

I prayed a collective prayer for anyone who uses the Bible to support their 'social drinking'. I think it is more of a 'giving into the peer pressure' of their unsaved or backsliding friends. I don't think there is anyone who would disagree that alcohol is the biggest destroyer of familys, of lives, etc. It's just wrong!