Romans 14:21

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

This verse is significant in the broadening of the principles under discussion to include "anything" of a like immaterial or unessential nature, the doing of which might involve the disapproving conscience of another. A present-day application of this requires that no Christian, even if he is convinced that he may drink wine, should ever do so in a situation offensive to the consciences of brethren who hold that it is a sin so to do. Significantly, Paul here placed that very question, regarding the drinking of wine, in the category of things indifferent; but, in every generation, there have been Christians who would have it otherwise; and, in regard to them, "It is good not to drink wine." Besides that, the wine of Paul's day bore little resemblance to the burning liquors which today are sold under such a label. The mention of drinking wine is the first in this chapter and shows that the problems in view here were somewhat different from those of Corinth and Galatia.