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NASB | Matthew 26:29 "But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 26:29 "But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom." |
Subject: What is 'the fruit of the vine'? |
Bible Note: Tim Alcohol is made by the process of fermentation. As a person that has watched fermentation I have observed it as nothing less than a chaotic bubbling, churning, frothing process that takes place. With the results coming from the waste of the process. Almost a perfect and total description of sin in a person’s life. I believe this is why leaven from the bread and leaven from of the fruit of the vine was to be excluded from the Passover meal. God is a God of order and purpose, we could say He is not one to let things just happen. Yet we want to contribute to Him as something being good, alcohol born out of chaos. Why? Is it to justify our desire? Quite frankly if we spent as much time witnessing to others about Jesus as we did pondering if we should drink or not we wouldn’t have the time to drink. Why do we try to justify something that is so destructive in the lives of so many? Thousands die each year from causes directly related to alcohol, thousands die each year from cause indirectly related to alcohol. Thousands of innocence lives are destroyed each year by alcohol, thousands of innocence lives are destroyed each year indirectly by alcohol. Does any of this seem like a good thing? Something we should try to justify? Drink if you must but don’t try to justify it using the Bible. EdB |