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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: Hank I'm going to have to disagree with you a bit on this one. Anything done or consumed to an excess is dangerous. But, most men have common sense and they are able to reason. Because something has the potential to be dangerous doesn't justify staying away from it - even food in excess can be dangerous, driving a car in excess of safe speeds and so on. There are always exceptions to everything. There are people who abuse all things. But, that doesn't mean we lock up the world. We teach our children, the best we can, to be responsible. As with all things involving people, sometimes they learn and sometimes they don't. Very simply, Jesus would not have made wine if it was wrong, because Jesus did not do wrong things - wrong for Himself or wrong for others. By making the wine, Jesus encouraged/accepted/approved the use of it, not the abuse of it. Jesus recognized that man does have free will to decide. (John 2:1-10) Brian |