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To: Pharmboy

According to many Southern Baptists, it was water-to-grape-juice...


19 posted on 12/21/2004 1:38:22 PM PST by Blzbba (Conservative Republican - Less gov't, less spending, less intrusion.)
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To: Blzbba
"According to many Southern Baptists, it was water-to-grape-juice..."

Grape-juice at a wedding? At a Jewish wedding?

53 posted on 12/21/2004 1:53:14 PM PST by Eastbound ("Neither a Scrooge nor a Patsy be")
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I grew up a Southern Baptist and was so up until a few years ago, and was always taught that Jesus made grape juice. I find it hard to believe that people would panic at a wedding reception over running out of grape juice.

Also, from John 2:10 "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." Anyone reading this passage can see that grape juice is not the topic of conversation. You get the guys buzzed with the good stuff, and then give them the cheapo stuff.

I never could figure out why my pastor was so hung up on grape juice. I believe it is sinful to drink in excess and be drunk, but a moderate use of alcohol I feel is allowable.

64 posted on 12/21/2004 2:00:30 PM PST by flair2000
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