The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages: A Biblical Perspective

Gentry, Kenneth L.

ISBN 10: 0801038073 / ISBN 13: 9780801038075

Published by Baker Book House, 1990

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1990. Trade paperback. 117pp. NEW.

Seller Inventory # 2663297

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages: A Biblical Perspective
• Publisher: Baker Book House
• Publication Date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0801038073
• ISBN 13: 9780801038075
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: NEW
• Seller catalogs:
  • Christian Living

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Synopsis

For the past 200 years Americans have been told that biblical teaching forbids the drinking of alcoholic beverages. But does it? In this greatly revised and expanded version of his controversial book, (formerly titled)The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages, Kenneth L. Gentry Jr. takes a thorough look at the issue, concluding that Scripture allows wine to be consumed both for health and pleasure-but in moderation. By careful lexical, exegetical and theological examination, God Gave Wine demonstrates from the Bible the error of those who demand either prohibition or abstention. With the backdrop of Psalm 104:14-15, Gentry shows that wine is God's blessing to man. Written in a pleasing and irenic style, Gentry's approach avoids the common pitfalls of emotionalism, cultural conditioning and ecclesiastical tradition, while remaining distinctively biblical.