Scripture teaches that balance and self-control are essential in the Christian life. The apostle Paul cautions against excess in 1 Corinthians 6:12 and 1 Corinthians 9:25, emphasizing the importance of discipline and restraint. Similarly, Proverbs 25:27 warns against overindulgence, while Philippians 4:5 encourages gentleness and humility in all interactions. As believers are also reminded in Ephesians 5:18, moderation is a key aspect of living a life that honors God and avoids the pitfalls of excess.
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“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations: “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”? These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings. Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.