Subject: making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. |
Bible Note: Dear Ed, While I repect your opinion, that defending the idea that all wine mentioned in the Bible is alcoholic, I must disagree with your stated fear that it may cause a brother to stumble. The Bible clearly and loudly condemns drunkeness. A person must first disregard the commands of Scripture before he ruins his life. On the other hand, to continue to deny that which is plain (namely that all wine is alcoholic)is to tempt one to scorn our capacity to reason properly. Thus one could say " if they are so blind about the nature of wine, then how can I trust what they say about anything. I don't mean to be deliberately bold, but this is what I truly believe. When I witness to a person I try to tell them the truth as I understand it. Hell is hot, grace is free and their only hope is Christ. This may not be popular amongst the majority (especially about Hell being a reality) and it may turn them off. What should I do, give them the gospel or a sales job on the benefits of the new and improved christianity? God forbid that I would entice them with carnal benefits! It's OK by me if others choose to abstain, but the question was did Jesus make a mistake when He turned water into wine! The question is absurd on it's face. The very idea of Jesus making a mistake! My answer is no He did not, never has and never will make a mistake. The arguement could have flowed from a defense of the Diety of Christ. But instead became an arguement as to whether or not wine is alcoholic or not. Luke 5:39 "And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, 'The old is good enough." Please tell me this Ed: is old grape juice better than new grape juice? John 2:9 When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the bridegroom, John 2:10 and *said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." On a personal note, I have had good wine and bad, and there is no comparison betwen the two. I cant' see anybody getting excited about grape juice (except, maybe Hank :-)). Now that I have exposed myself as a shameless wine bibber, let me say that I will come down with fire and brimstone on any christian who thinks that getting drunk is not a foul sin. Alcoholism is not a disease, it is bondage to sin. One cannot blame wine for his fall, it is his lust for the freedom of conscience that destroys the drunkard. Freedom to sin while the consciense is submerged in a drugged stupor. You can't blame the food for gluttony; You can't blame the woman for rape and you can't blame the wine for your drunkeness. I guess I'll never be popular :-) Your Brother, John |