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In comparison, Peter said that before his conversion it was not unusual for him to get drunk (I Peter 4:3).  After his conversion, however, Peter calls in no uncertain terms for Christians to "be sober". (I Peter 4:7).   
In comparison, Peter said that before his conversion it was not unusual for him to get drunk (I Peter 4:3).  After his conversion, however, Peter calls in no uncertain terms for Christians to "be sober". (I Peter 4:7).   
===Summary===
*The New Testament replaces the blessing of wine, found in the Old Testament, with the blessing of the Holy Spirit.
*Intoxication was condemned in the Old Testament.
*When you buy a bottle of beer, you are supporting the advertising of that product by whatever means and methods the manufacturer chooses. 
*The children of Israel abstained from wine for 40 years before they went into the promised land.
*Alcohol deceives (impairs judgement),
*Alcohol is often in the posession of a wrongdoer.
*Some people are recovering alcoholics, and Christians should be good examples to them. 
*Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.  In the Old Testament, priests were not allowed to consume alcohol while performing their duties in the temple. 
*Alcohol is accepted for use as a medicine in the New Testament.
*Jesus left us the example that ''I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.'' (Matthew 26:29)
All of these reasons are Biblical support for William Branham's routine condemnation of the moderate consumption of alcohol by Christians. 
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