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To: Gamecock
It takes just one instance of drinking wine to prove HE DRANK WINE

There is no indication that what he was drinking was wine. It could have been "other strong drink".

If he was a Nazarite, I think he may have been eligible to drink beer, but not wine.

The passage you quote does not indicate that Jesus drank wine. Only that he came eating and drinking. There is no indication that he was ever under the influence of any alcoholic beverage. I suspect that most of the posters here who advocate drinking as some kind of sacrament or something to do to glorify God, cannot say that.

If Jesus had taken a Nazarite vow, he would not have drunk wine. I believe there is some old testament prophecy which suggested that was to be a Nazarite. I could be wrong. Be that as it may, show me one verse where Jesus admitted that he drank to the point of being drunk or in any way impaired by drink.

79 posted on 11/05/2006 11:53:18 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Gamecock
After re-reading the Numbers passage, I take that back. A Nazarite would not be allowed to have strong drink either. So that would limit his drinking to something other than "strong drink" or wine.

Perhaps beer would not be considered "strong drink". I don't think it has been defined.

82 posted on 11/05/2006 12:00:55 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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