Subject: making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. |
Bible Note: Dear retxar, You wrote "So, unless you have a better take on this passage than me, it has nothing to do with Jesus’s opinion of the evils/virtues of alcohol, only the hearts of men." I agree. Jesus is not condoning or condemning the use of wine in the passage. That in itself should give us reason to reflect on what we believe. Without a solid biblical mandate, we should never teach as God's law the commandments of men. This principle is much more important than the current discussion regarding wine. I am not accusing anyone of doing so on the forum, but this line of thinking has persuaded denominations to treat even a glass of wine as a sin! This attitude leads to even further man-made rules against such things as dancing; smoking; R rated movies, make-up, dress codes, card playing, etc. etc. ad infinitum. Understand, I am not preaching liscense, but liberty. Each christian has the Holy Spirit living within them, and it may be presumed that each day we are offering up our bodys as a living sacrifice to God, and are praying for revelation as we are renewed through the study of His Word. If we are walking after the Spirit we will not obey the lusts of the flesh. Rom 14:14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. God Bless, John |