Subject: making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. |
Bible Note: Dear Retxar, You asked: " Does any verse in the bible say wine that contains intoxicationg alcohol is good for anything other than medicinal purposes?" The answer is yes: Ps 104:15 And wine which makes man's heart glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And food which sustains man's heart. Evidently Jesus did not condemn wine, for He said: Luke 5:39 "And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, 'The old is good enough." If He had been referring to grape juice He would not have said "And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new...". Who wants old grape juice? On the other hand win that is old (aged) is generally to be preferred over new (not aged). It is not my desire to promote drinking of alcoholic beveridges among christians. I am simply defending one's God given right to enjoy a glass of beer or wine without being accused of breaking a commandment. But if you can prove (from the Scripture) that even the moderate use of wine is a sin, then I must repent and obey. Rom 14:21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles. If I were in your company of a brother and knew that He considered drinking to be sinful, I would refrain from doing so in his presence. I would not want my liberty in Christ to be the reason of his stumbling. But note! Paul does not forbid drinking; he does not say that the drinker might stumble, but that the brother might stumble. If you believe drinking to be a sin and you drink, then you have sinned. You have stumbled. I would not want to be a cause of that. I, on the other hand, am conviced that it is not a sin, therefore my drinking is not a sin. It's up to you to prove that it is a sin. So show me your proof texts and we can discuss them. God Bless, John |