Drinking wine is cool, and getting drunk, as a general rule of thumb, isn't. However, getting drunk isn't always bad in itself.Food for thought; what does drunk mean? It doesn't mean lack of control, it means impairment. Any wine you drink, it will change you in some minor way. Just as anything you eat may provide you with more energy or other, which will effect how you behave. "You are what you eat", as Korney as it sounds, carries with it much truth.Now, when we get drunk, we must ask ourselves, why is this bad? Is it bad? Getting drunk, generally, is not a good thing, and certainly isn't religious in the purest and holiest sense. However, let me share with you a story;My friend has a grandfather who was in the war. He was, and remains, a devout Christian. Now, in his platoon, there were many Christians, and non-Christians alike. They were attacked by surprise and suffered many casualties. Now, in the night, many of the non-Christians were drinking to relieve themselves of the horror of having seen their friends and comrades die. Many of the Christians did not wish to do this, as they saw this act as sacrilege. He, however, partook in the drinking, being wise as he was. The next day, the men who had drunk enough to pass out, had slept and were up to the task the next day of being soldiers once again. Those, however, who did not drink, were on edge, many still shaking from the shock, and suffering from sleep deprivation. Tragically, almost all of them died.So, what use did alcohol serve here? I would say, medicinal. Much stronger drugs indeed are used everyday. Everything, and I mean everything, is a drug. Nothing is good for us if we have too much, and there is always a "too much", for everything. However, to try to draw a line is ridiculous. Everyone is different, so we can't say 'X' number of glasses. Also, some people do not show signs of drunkeness while drunk, so it can be difficult to gage. In the end, drinking is a tricky business, which requires caution and maturity. But let us not being unwise theologically and philosophically concerning drinking. To be drunk is not a sin. To become drunk by ones own volition isn't wrong necessarily. To use drunkenness to escape from life, is escapism, and is the opposite of solving problems, and being responsible.Recall what the Scriptures say:""It is not for kings, O Lemuel— not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more." ~ Proverbs 31:4-7Or, as the KJV puts it: "Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more."Drinking until one forgets poverty and misery.. hmm.. somebody who is miserable and poor would have to drink until drunk and/or passed out for that to happen.I'm not saying the scriptures are telling us that getting drunk is good. However, to wrap our minds in immature notions that getting drunk itself is sinful is the evil of Satan itself. We are supposed to be wise. Let us wake up, and find wisdom.well, there's my two cents. Enjoy.~Tyrel