Personally, I drink alcohol, and do not see a sin in so doing. I don't, however, get drunk, because I do think that according to the Bible that is a sin.
I find the argument that Jesus made and drank grape juice rather than wine (BTW I've never tasted grape juice, is it nice?) rather odd. Particularly when you look at the miracle at Cana:
John 3:9-10 When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first; and when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." (RSV)
Why would you only serve poor wine after people had drunk a lot of good wine? If it was grape juice you were serving then people would still notice that you had suddenly started serving poor quality wine! The only way that comment makes sense is if they were serving fermented wine, because after the wedding guests had drunk quite a bit of good fermented wine, then they would be less likely to notice poor wine being served later on. Jesus made good quality fermented wine for the guests at Cana.
-Divinus
I find the argument that Jesus made and drank grape juice rather than wine (BTW I've never tasted grape juice, is it nice?) rather odd. Particularly when you look at the miracle at Cana:
John 3:9-10 When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first; and when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." (RSV)
Why would you only serve poor wine after people had drunk a lot of good wine? If it was grape juice you were serving then people would still notice that you had suddenly started serving poor quality wine! The only way that comment makes sense is if they were serving fermented wine, because after the wedding guests had drunk quite a bit of good fermented wine, then they would be less likely to notice poor wine being served later on. Jesus made good quality fermented wine for the guests at Cana.
-Divinus
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