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I believe Jesus made freshly squeezed juice straight from the grapes themselves because God creates life and not death. For the Bible mentions both wine being fully fermented and wine that has not fully fermented (Which can be called unfermented wine although wine is technically always fermenting unless the process of fermentation has been stopped. Note: It can be called "unfermented" because it did not fully ferment yet whereby it produces an intoxicating alcoholic type substance.). I believe this to be a moral issue because the alcoholic who reads John chapter 2 could get the "green light" that it is okay to drink intoxicating beverages for everyone because everyone did so at a Wedding party. But I do not believe Jesus would leave thousands of struggling alcoholics who read the Bible to then drink themselves to death because of wrong belief on Jesus' miracle in John 2. I also believe it is immoral because it breaks every OT warning about intoxicating beverages. Strong drink is raging.. Wine is not for kings. It can bite you like a serpent. Daniel refused the king's wine and meat so as not to be defiled, etc.
"Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts." Proverbs 31:6
"It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:" Proverbs 31:4
"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." Proverbs 20:1
"7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him." John 2:7-11
"29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again." Proverbs 23:29:35
"23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities." 2 Timothy 5:23
"21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak." Romans 14:21
"22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:" Isaiah 5:22
"9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:" Leviticus 10:9
"16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
22 Which all are to perish with the using) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh." Colossians 2:16-23
"16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:" Matthew 11:16-20
Could it be that it depends on the heart, not that I am not saying it is, neither am I saying the bible says it does, I am just thinking.
"And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." Romans 8:27