I left this comment in this blog earlier today. So I'll ask my readers to answer it.

Here’s a question no one has ever answered satisfactorily for me. -Why does a Christian want to drink a beer?- If you know it’s wrong to get drunk and you don’t need a little alcohol to stay dysentery free, then why?

I do not want a discussion about legalism and christian freedom in my comments. I simply want an answer to this question, "What advantage do you get from drinking?" Why do it?

I get the idea from all the people who argue that it's ok that the main reason that they want to drink socially is because they were taught that it is wrong. It is pure rebellion. In fact, the best reason I've ever gotten from anybody when I asked this question in person is that it is fun. Also I'm probably not going to buy the argument that it is delicious. Nobody lives the taste of beer the first time, and most of us are not in the habit of drinking stuff we think is nasty until it starts tasting good.

I am conceeding that the Bible doesn't say "thou shall not consume alcohol" and that it does say "be not drunk with wine." Let's not have a discussion of whether or not it is okay. I want to know; why drink at all? Especially since there's no clear line between sober and drunk.