CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES(Year 6)

Topic:Some Evils of Alcoholism


Bible passages: Proverbs 20:1; 23:20-21; 


29:33; 1Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 5:21

Learning objectives: At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

1. Define alcoholism

2. Mention and explain evils of alcoholism.

Evils of Alcoholism
What is an alcohol?
An alcohol is a strong drink. It is made from fermented fruits. An alcohol makes a person drunk when taken in large quantities.

An alcoholic is a drunkard who takes too much alcohol until he gets drunk.

Therefore, alcoholism means the bad habit of drinking too much alcohol.

The Bible condemns alcoholism because of the dangers connected with drinking too much alcohol.

The following are some of the evils of alcoholism
1. Alcoholism weakens the body and makes the brain dull: A drunkard looses all his senses when he is drunk. He is unable to reason correctly. According to Proverbs 23:33, when you drink too much alcohol, "your eyes will see strange things and your mind utter perverse things".

2. Alcoholism makes one lose self-control and behave foolishly: The drunkard is unable to control himself. He always quarrels and fight those around him.

3. Alcoholism can make a person become  poor in life:  The drunkard spends all his money on drinking. He is always unable to buy clothes for himself and feed his family. Such a drunkard will end up becoming a poor man. Proverbs 23:20-21.

4. Alcoholism affects the health of a person: There are dangerous chemicals in the alcohol which damage the brain and the liver of the human body.
 So, alcoholism may lead to early death of a person.

5. Alcoholism can make a person lose eternal life: When we are in the habit of drinking too much alcohol,we risk the danger of losing eternal life in heaven.
According to 1Corinthians 6:10, No drunkard will inherit the kingdom of God.

Moral lesson
1. God wants us to abstain or reject taking alcohol so that we can avoid the dangers associated with it.






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