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NASB | John 2:6 Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 2:6 Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification (ceremonial washing), containing twenty or thirty gallons each. |
Bible Question: I was ministering to one of my friends and i was telling her that the bible says to be sober at all times. She stated to me that Jesus drank wine and for one of his miracles turned water into wine. What do i tell her about drinking? i know it's not okay to drink, so how do i answer her question and still prove to her that she shouldn't drink? |
Bible Answer: 1. THE SCRIPTURES DO NOT SANCTION THAT WHICH THEY TEACH TO BE AN EVIL. 2. BUT THE SCRIPTURES TEACH THAT STRONG DRINK WHEN USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTOXICATION IS AN EVIL. 3. THEREFORE THE SCRIPTURES DO NOT SANCTION THE USE OF STRONG DRINK FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTOXICATION. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF WORDS IN THE BIBLE TRANSLATED WINE. THE WORD USED WHEN REFERRING TO JESUS TURNING WATER INTO WINE IS THE GREEK WORD "OINOS" WHICH MEANS GRAPE JUICE. FROM THIS WE CAN SURELY SEE THAT ALL WINE IN THE BIBLE WAS NOT INTOXICATING, AND THEREFORE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE HEADING OF STRONG DRINK. BUT HOW CAN WE TELL WHICH IS MEANT? VERY SIMPLY, WHEN IT IS APPROVED, NOTHING MORE IS MEANT THAN THE FRUIT OF THE VINE; WHEN IT IS CONDEMNED, IT MEANS THAT WHICH INTOXICATES.REMEMBER THEN THE BIBLE CONDEMNS STRONG DRINK. NOTHING CAN EVER CHANGE THAT FACT. AND, FOR THIS REASON, YOU CAN KNOW ASSUREDLY THAT ANY WINE THAT IS OR SEEMS TO BE SANCTIONED BY THE SCRIPTURES IS SOMETHING OTHER THAN STRONG DRINK. |
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