To enter into the Kingdom of God is a "now and not yet reality."
Regardless of what sin a person indulges in, there is always God's grace that can cover it. At some point, everybody has engaged in greed or idolatry (which is also on the list) - especially when they have not put Christ first in their life. So, this passage acts like a mirror meant to convict everybody.
The good news is that according to Ephesians 2:8, and other similar passages, all can enter into heaven through what Christ did by dying on the cross.
However, Paul is also concerned with the present dimensions of the Kingdom. In that sense, the law here acts in a third sense as a type of guide to abundant living.
In his sense, Paul is getting people to flourish in the fruit of the Spirit. ThoseThe problem with being drunk is that those who are habitually intoxicated are more likely fall into sinful behavior like that of being obnoxious, belligerent, rude, hot tempered, etc.
That being said, Jesus made wine at the wedding of Cana after they had been drinkingThe church has a lot. Maybe his fishing buddies were to blame forlong history of condoning the shortagedrinking of wine! Butalcohol, as long as it was still a miracle. Sois in moderation, wine & beer, etc. can be good.But what is moderation?
A good rule of thumb is that set by Saint Benedict in the 6th century. He thought that about a half a bottle of wine per day was acceptable for a person to consume.
AndAlso Clement of Alexandria, in the 3rd century, thought that, for most people, wine should just be consumed later in the day.
Keeping to those principles, the church has held that one can avoid being on the wrong side of this exhortation by the Apostle Paul.