Get Your Copy Christians And Alcohol: A Scriptural Case For Abstinence Articulated By Randy Jaeggli Available In Print

book transformed how I think about the Christian's responsibility to abstain from alcohol, and gave me a great foundation for explaining my conviction against drinking.


Jaeggli begins by making a strong case for considering this issue indepth, including both spiritual and practical reasons.
He then develops the case for abstinence by a thorough logical progression through history, beginning with the quality and purpose of wine in both Old and New Testament times, and continuing through to the vast array of alcoholic beverages available today.


This little book is onlypages of main text, Yet it is packed, not with emotionally charged arguments or a desire to stir up controversy, but with strong historical, linguistic, theological, and medical data.
By laying this firm foundation of truth, he draws a clear distinction between the alcoholic substances of Bible times and what we have to drink today, both in its substance percentage of alcohol as well as its purpose necessity vs pleasure.
Not only does he make a strong case against drunkenness, the data he provides offers strong cause for concern over the practice of "social drinking" or even having an occasional beer in the privacy of one's own home.


If you've ever wondered about the implications of drinking a single glass of red wine or a small serving of craft beer, then this book is a mustread.
It's short and easily readable, and it is filled with factual arguments that are reasonably presented and thoroughly documented, I've read several books on the subject of Christians and Alcohol but this is the best one, The author gives four "crucial considerations" on the drinking issue:
, Fermentation of grape juice was unavoidable
, Modern alcoholic beverages are far more intoxicating than what people were drinking in both OT and NT times
, Scripture warns about the danger of alcohol
, Christian liberty has limits

He goes on to give a detailed examination of what people were drinking in OT and NT days, what the NT teaches about

drinking, and what we can learn from church history.
Along with a medical doctor, he gives the medical perspective on alcohol, and closes with the most important chapter, on how drinking is incompatible with holiness.


I highly recommend this book!,