31. Christian Abstinence
Prov. 20:1; 23:20-21, 29-32; Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13-14; 14:13; Eph. 5:18
Leader reads the plain lines; the congregation reads the bold lines.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
But be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.
