Bible Question (short): Did Jesus Drink Wine? |
Question (full): Greetings Truthfinder! One last question my friend! You wrote: "Self-righteous religious leaders in Jesus? day criticized him for occasionally drinking wine." Where exactly does the New Testament say that Jesus drank 'wine'? There is only one verse which I could find, and it says that once He tasted it, He refused it. Mt. 27:34 - "There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it." It is true that the pharisees called Him a drunkard, but they also said that He cast out demons by the power of Satan. :-) Their accusation does not make Jesus a drunkard. Even concerning communion, Scripture never specifically says that 'wine' was used. We tend to make a lot of cultural assumptions about these points, but do not look at what Scripture actually says. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |