David P. Phillips, Ph.D<\/a>. says, “For a 180-pound person, that translates to one glass of wine or a bottle of beer.” (Better Homes And Gardens, November 2011, pg 184).<\/p>\nEven some people of the world are beginning to admit that for the person who doesn’t want to make bad decisions that lead to “risky behaviors,” even one drink is too much. As Christians, we have been taught by God’s grace that, “denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age<\/em>” (Titus 1:11-12). We are committed to making decisions that are pleasing to God in all things and we, therefore, reject anything that clouds thinking or encourages risky behavior.<\/p>\nThe world wants us to be wise drivers. After even one drink we are not fit to drive home. Impaired thinking will not get us to an eternal home of glory either. Be wise. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise<\/em>” (Proverbs 20:1).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by David Diestelkamp via\u00a0Think on These Things Researchers at the University of California San Diego reviewed 14 years of accident data and found that “A blood alcohol concentration of just 0.01 percent was associated with risky behaviors such as speeding.” Lead researcher,\u00a0David P. Phillips, Ph.D. says, “For a 180-pound person, that translates to one glass…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[371,565],"class_list":["post-56812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-alcohol","tag-sober"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60348,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/they-know-it-is-wrong-but-they-dont-care\/","url_meta":{"origin":56812,"position":0},"title":"They Know It Is Wrong, But They Don’t Care","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton An article appeared in the newspaper reporting on a study by Bruce Bartholow at the University of Missouri-Columbia. While we all know that alcohol changes a person's behavior this study shows that those under the influence of alcohol realize that they are making mistakes, but they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":36020,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/adolescent-alcohol-use\/","url_meta":{"origin":56812,"position":1},"title":"Adolescent Alcohol Use","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Source:\u00a0David Murphey, et al., \"Alcohol Use,\" Adolescent Health Highlight, Child Trends, Publication 2012-34, November 2012. 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However,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2606,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/isnt-a-moderate-drinker-still-sober\/","url_meta":{"origin":56812,"position":3},"title":"Isn’t a moderate drinker still sober?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 1, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: To say that taking a drink of alcohol means you are not completely sober (I Thessalonians 5:6-8) is wrong. By this reasoning, a moderate eater would be condemned as a glutton (Proverbs 23:20-21). 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Researchers at the University of California San Diego reviewed 14 years of accident data and found that “A blood alcohol concentration of just 0.01 percent was associated with risky behaviors such as speeding.” Lead researcher,\u00a0