Bible Question: Did Jesus turn the water into wine.As we know the wine of today? |
Bible Answer: Paul listed being a drunkard (the simple act of using alcohol to get intoxicated and all the wicked thoughts and impulses that goes with it) as one of the life style sins that will cause even one who wants to number themselves with christians as a brother, as a sin that will keep them out of the kingdom of eternal heaven. If getting drunk is such an heinous sin to God then Why would Jesus give them alcohol of that strength to drink? Could they get drunk if they drank enough of it? Sure, it did contain alcohol, but not of the same strength as what you get at the liquour store. The fact that the fruit of the vine before it is fermented is healthy is undeniable. This too is called wine in Biblical context. The fact is that it would ferment also, But then you know that even to the Jews the person that drank to get drunk was considered a low life and a sinner. Historical evidence abounds that they did dilute the fermented wine for the purpose of both stretching the volumen and to also weaken the alcohol. If you drank even a few glasses you did not get drunk or even intoxicated. If you drank enought you would but then you would be obviously trying to be a sinner. So those that drank a healthy portion of wine diluted in this manner were not in anyway being evil nor did they poison their brains but instead recieved the nurishment of the grape. If you want to use the Biblical pattern of drinking wine and are not going to let anyone make you feel guilty, at least be honest enought to dilute your wine bottle. Add a 50percent mixture of water, maybe even more in lean times. If you notice that your desire for drinking the wine vanishes after you dilute it. Then it is possible your motivation for drinking wine was not Biblically based but a secret sin you were harboring to "feel" the effects of the alcohol, which even among the Jews was considered a scandulous thing. God Bless you ALL. |