Alcohol - a world wide phenomena

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Christians should drink alcohol ...

  • Only once in a great long while, and only for special occasions chosen by God.

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  • In any amount, at any time, for God placed no restrictions on the drinking of alcohol.

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  • ???, I don't know if or when God allows the drinking of alcohol, as I am still studying this out.

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  • Can only drink alcohol when in God's service or ministry.

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Dino246

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tourist

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No, it doesn't. Read my other reply.

New wine, juice of the grape is uninebriating. It's just fresh pressed juice.

Old wine, which, started out as New Wine at one point, became intoxicating through time and circumstances (sun, air, temperature, amount of water or lack thereof, sugar content, etc), as it occured to Noah. Some would have to stay around and be drinking such quite a while to even get a buzz, but as time (hence the word, "old") progressed it becomes more inebriating and moreso as larger quantities were consumed.
Those people were mocking Jesus and the disciples, said that they were drunk on new wine. If new wine is grape juice they wouldn't have said that they were drunk. You can't get drunk on grape juice.
 

tourist

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No, it doesn't. Read my other reply.

New wine, juice of the grape is uninebriating. It's just fresh pressed juice.

Old wine, which, started out as New Wine at one point, became intoxicating through time and circumstances (sun, air, temperature, amount of water or lack thereof, sugar content, etc), as it occured to Noah. Some would have to stay around and be drinking such quite a while to even get a buzz, but as time (hence the word, "old") progressed it becomes more inebriating and moreso as larger quantities were consumed.
You will say anything or quote anything that you think will support your position that Jesus did not turn water into wine but turned it into grape juice.

Why in the world would someone accuse someone of being drunk on new wine while knowing that the wine was only grape juice. No one serves grape juice at weddings either.

Wine is made from grape juice. Grape juice is not wine.

Words have meaning in the bible but you are making them meaningless. It will be a waste of my time to reply anymore to you. We are through here.
 

Athanasius377

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Why in the world would someone accuse someone of being drunk on new wine while knowing that the wine was only grape juice.
Why in the world would those same people bribe the guards to say the disciples stole the body of Jesus? Was it logical considering the circumstances? Evil isn't logical.
 

tourist

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Why in the world would those same people bribe the guards to say the disciples stole the body of Jesus? Was it logical considering the circumstances? Evil isn't logical.
These people may have been evil but they were not stupid. They thought that the disciples were drunk on new wine. If they thought that they were drinking grape juice they would not have accused the disciples of being drunk and winebibbers along with Jesus.

Exactly, it would not be logical to accuse someone of being drunk if they thought that new wine was non-alcoholic.

Of course, Jesus made actual wine with an alcoholic content for the wedding guests at Cana. There may have been hundreds of guests and the celebration may have took days hence the 6 jars holding many gallons.

You're not stupid either but you are grasping at straws and wresting scripture to support your narrative. By doing so you are damaging your credibility is regards to knowing spiritual truth.
 

oyster67

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Job 17:2: "Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?"

Job 21:3: "Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on."

Acts 2:13: "Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine."

Heb 11:36: "And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:"

Do you see your part? I see my part.
I shall shed a tear in my beer for thee, then. :cry:
 
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These people may have been evil but they were not stupid. They thought that the disciples were drunk on new wine. If they thought that they were drinking grape juice they would not have accused the disciples of being drunk and winebibbers along with Jesus.

Exactly, it would not be logical to accuse someone of being drunk if they thought that new wine was non-alcoholic.

Of course, Jesus made actual wine with an alcoholic content for the wedding guests at Cana. There may have been hundreds of guests and the celebration may have took days hence the 6 jars holding many gallons.

You're not stupid either but you are grasping at straws and wresting scripture to support your narrative. By doing so you are damaging your credibility is regards to knowing spiritual truth.
Yeah, the Pharisees in rejecting the miracles (Pentecost, Resurrection, Healings, Casting out devils, etc) were perfectly logical:

Mat 9:34: "But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils."

Mat 12:24: "But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils."

Mar 3:22: "And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils."

Your logic and reasoning, like theirs, is spot on irrefutable (because it refuses to admit error).
 
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Yes, they were full of grape juice.
Where did I say that?

I said:

Acts 2:4: "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."


Yes indeed. You are the joke, but I love you anyway. :)(y):coffee:
Job 12:4: "I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn."
 

Sipsey

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I find that a certain degree of self-righteousness seems to be displayed by those who feel God has chosen them for a special purpose.

Paul went from calling himself an Apostle, the least of the Apostles, to the chiefest among sinners. In other words, the more he learned and was used by God, the more humble he became.