I don't know what scripture I stretched, but since you brought it up, let's talk about it..... fair enuf?
Ok, you've established the fact that it's wrong to stretch the scripture for personal interpretation....let's run with that then.
What I'm hearing is that, according to those that believe it's ok to drink, that Jesus performed a miracle & turned water into alcoholic wine so that those at the feast could get "well drunk" (bible quote).
Let's look at the scriptures to see then what, according to their interpretation, Jesus did.
John 2:6 (NLT) [SUP]6 [/SUP]Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.
So, Jesus, perfect & Holy as He is, turned ceremonial water to alcoholic wine so that people at the feast could get drunk.
No?!? Here's a wedding feast with sinning Jews, many people, all walks of life there (you know how family is, lol), & Jesus turns ceremonial water into 120 to 180 GALLONS of alcoholic wine! With that much wine, somebody's gonna get drunk, right?
If that is true, this means Jesus contributed to the drunkedness of several people, & since drunkedness is a sin, so is contributing to it. You might as well take a wino up the road so he can get wasted. Contributing to sin is sin.
Now, according to those that believe & tell others Jesus made alcoholic wine to drink, Jesus cannot possibly be the sinless Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world.
IMO, there are "christians"(only God knows), who are doing what's right in their own eyes (happened to Israel), who didn't count the cost of twisting the scripture & made Jesus what the scribes & pharisees have already accused Him of being....a winebibber & a sinner.
I would call that "stretching it a bit", wouldn't you?
Now, I don't think everybody on here thinks like that....but..... thinking something similar to it is just as bad.
Just sayin'..... You can talk about me, call me what U want..... but don't talk about my Lord & Savior like that.... I find it very offensive..... your Heavenly Father may also....