The Bible teaches drunkenness is a sin, it does not teach having a drink is a sin. Blood alcohol level is one way to measure drunkenness.
That depends how you interpret the Bible. Don't be so dogmatic. You have your opinion, and that is all.
The kings and priests of the OT were forbidden to drink.
We are kings and priests before God.
"Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."
"Look not upon the wine when it is red; when it turns itself alright."
Proverbs 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup,
when it moveth itself aright.
--Don't even look at it; much less drink it.
I haven't even started yet. In reality I have given very little Scripture, but there is much to give.
The evidence in John chapter two is overwhelming.
Do YOU think a person who has had 4 oz. of beer is unfit to drive?
What I think is not the question.
What the law says is at the root of the matter. If the government passes a law of no-tolerance then you would be breaking the law at four ounces. Is that not true?
So you are saying that the world's standards are a good thing, in this instance.
Absolutely! The world's standards are good in many cases. The entire justice system is based on the Old Testament. "Thou shalt not kill," for example.
If you are just in possession of cocaine, without ever having ingested any, you have still broken the law. The world's laws are good in many cases. The Bible explains in great detail how we are to submit ourselves to our governments in Romans 13:1ff.
If I'm staying home relaxing on a Friday night and decide to drink a couple of beers while I watch a ball game, I am
--not having my brain clouded
--not misrepresenting my faith
--not endangering anyone
--not sinning
--not tempting a "weaker brother"
--not damaging my witness
Why would any Christian denounce this? That is beyond me.
A former Prime Minister once said (in the context of sex): "What people do in the privacy of their own bedrooms is their business."
Perhaps that might apply to you. It applies to you when you open up your computer and wherever your eyes take you; what sites you look at. It applies to you when you decide what TV programs to watch; what kind of DVD's or videos to watch; what kind of music to listen to, etc. It applies to you in how you use your time.
The latter is particularly important if you were a pastor working from home. If you were squandering your time watching TV or on the internet, instead of in prayer and the word, preparing for Sunday morning or evening, or whatever other pastoral duties you might have, then you will give account to God for it.
But we all will give account to God for that which we do in this life (pastor or not).