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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: Good post, Raven! No one yet has even been able to define what they really mean by the word "moderation" when they apply it to the volume of alcohol that is "safe" to consume. I have known many people who said they were moderate drinkers, and I have seen many of these same people get as drunk as fiddlers on a regular basis. There is a wide amount of pretense, denial, and refusal to look squarely at the facts to be found among drinkers and proponents of drinking. They are either ignorant of or simply choose to ignore the darker sides of alcohol consumption: the carnage on our highways, the broken homes and orphaned children, the serious health damage, the economic losses, the pain and misery inflicted upon both the user of alcohol and his friends and family. The pat answer always is, "Oh, but you are talking about the abuse of alcohol, not the use of it." But those who take this position are at a loss to define the line at which use becomes abuse. And perhaps the crucial question we should ask (and especially Christians) is not, "How much alcohol consumption is moderate and "safe"? but "Why do I feel I want to drink, or indeed need to drink, in the first place? For Christians in particular, is there truly a void in our lives that we need to fill with alcohol? If there is, that Christian had better get alone with God and do serious business with Him! --Hank |