1. Topical Exposition ~ Alcohol ~
Sunday, July 27th, 2014

2. Nature of Alcohol What makes a beverage alcoholic? 3 Classes
A drink that contains 3% - 40% alcohol (ethanol)
3 Classes
Beers: fermented from grain mash
341 ml (12 oz.) = 5% alcohol content
Wines: fermented from grapes
142 ml (5 oz.) = 12% alcohol content
Spirits: produced by distilling ethanol
43 ml (1.5 oz.) = 40% alcohol content

3. Effects of Alcohol Psychoactive Drug
Chemical substance that crosses the blood-brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function, resulting in alterations in;
Perception
Mood
Consciousness
Cognition
Behaviour

4. Blood Alcohol Concentration
The amount of alcohol in a person’s body, measured by the amount of alcohol in blood
‘0.05’ BAC → 50 milligrams of alcohol in every 100 ml of blood
≤ 0.1% can cause intoxication
0.3% – 0.4% unconsciousness often occurs
≥ 0.5% is commonly fatal

5. Warnings Proverbs 20:1 Isaiah 5:11-12 & 22
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Isaiah 5:11-12 & 22
Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them!
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink

6. Command Ephesians 5:18 1 Peter 4:3-4
…and do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit…
1 Peter 4:3-4
…for the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;