Original sentence: Throughout the first 1,800 years of church history, Christians shared the Bible's tension over alcoholic beverages: although they considered alcohol a gift from God that makes life more joyous, they also considered drunkenness a sin
Edited sentence: Throughout the first 1,800 years of church history, Christians shared the Biblical evaluation of alcoholic beverages: although they considered alcohol a gift from God that makes life more joyous, they also considered drunkenness a sin