Why mention getting drunk?
- It is a sin the Ephesians are particularly struggling with. Perhaps especially because of sexual immorality too. After all sexual immorality is mentioned a lot in preceding verses, and marriage gets the biggest plug of all the issues in the subsequent section.
- It is a sin that Christians generally struggle with and shoudl be mentioned.
- Alcohol has a pervasive influence on behaviour. The influence that leads to selfish lack of control is contrasted with the Holy Spirit's influence that leads to selflessnes and self control.
- These verses particularly have the church gathering in view (see for example the references to singing). In the context of a meal, drunkenness should not be the outcome, but spiritual service in love (see 1Cor 11). I like the idea that this is part of the vibe in this verse.
