Galatians 5:21

GALATIANS—NOTE ON Galatians 5:21 Drunkenness and orgies are examples of how people use God’s good gifts in destructive and sinful ways. In the OT, wine was associated with joy and celebration (e.g., Nehemiah 8:10; Psalms 104:15; see note on John 2:3). When abused, however, wine was seen as highly destructive (Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 21:17; Proverbs 23:29). Drunkenness is consistently condemned throughout Scripture (e.g., Ephesians 5:18). Sex is a precious gift for husband and wife. When it is abused it also has highly destructive consequences (1 Corinthians 6:18). those who do such things. Those who act in this way as a pattern of life. Their outward conduct indicates they are not born of God. They do not have the Holy Spirit within. They are not God’s true children.