Reference

Mark 16:18

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
16

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

19

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

20

And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Total Abstinence

The verse speaks of drinking "any deadly thing" and not being harmed, which is a statement about immunity to poisons, not a warning against or command to abstain from wine or alcohol. The text does not mention wine or alcohol at all.