I dont think that groups who do not believe the scriptures advocate the use of alcoholic wine are making scriptures fit their doctrines. I think it is fairly self evident even from just what Solomon stated in Proverbs that is not what they are doing. The bible has a number of examples where wine has not produced favourable results…like Noah being drunk and lying exposed on his bed, Lot being drunk and his daughters sleeping with him…these things highlight the danger of alcoholic wine!
It is my firm belief that the bible is orientated against us putting such things into our bodies (the temple of the Holy Spirit).
Plain simple logic tells me that if i ingest a toxic substance into my body, not only is this ultimately harmful to my health and wellbeing, in the case of alcohol, it removes our spiritual link with God.
At the end of the day, here’s the deal from my perspective…
Proposition: Drinking alcohol is a sin
if true: not drinking means i am not sinning
If false: not drinking …am i committing a sin or in fact my not drinking has no effect according to the law?
When one looks at this this way, its pretty obvious that the safer option in terms of salvation, particularly when it has been pointed out to us and therefore becomes an enlightened issue, is to not drink alcohol!