Subject: making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. |
Bible Note: Greetings Rob! Thanks for the response and welcome to the forum! :-) As I've stated before, there certainly isn't any one Scripture which says, 'Never drink any alcohol'! Yet, neither is there any that says that it is okay to drink alcohol. I leave it between an individual and God, but my personal feeling is that it is sin. I base that on the various Scriptures which do speak very negatively of alcohol, on it's effects upon the will, and upon it's devastating effects upon lives. I've seen firsthand in my own family what drugs and alcohol can do, but I've dealt with that before. :-( I don't get involved in this issue to really promote just one view, but usually just to make clear that 'wine' is our word (along with all the conotations associated with that word in our culture), the original word was 'oinos'. I know that you didn't make this point, but many have tried to make it sound silly to say that 'oinos' could have been grape juice. However, the word is a very generic term which can refer to many things: fresh fruit on the vine, freshly pressed juice, crops, or fermented drinks. The question then becomes, what kind of 'oinos' did Jesus make? Did He make a beverage which deadens one's inhibititions? Did He make a beverage which kills brain cells, ect, ect, ect...? One fun point though, notice that the text of 1 Tim. 3:8 doesn't say 'not given to too much wine', but 'not given to much wine'! :-) There is a difference. Well, I have to run! I look forward to reading your future posts my new friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |