[mykej]

" It was NOT fermented. "

Why are we told to serve the good stuff first, and leave the plonk til later when our guests won't notice it?

I'm also wondering how they would have kept it from fermenting. I don't think they would have had much choice in the climate they were in.

"yes, there WAS fermented wine, but remember that you're reading translations of translations. In sum, the wine that Jesus drank was NOT fermented "

So everybody else drank wine and Jesus, the *human* incarnation of God, didn't? Was His liver constantly performing the miracle of Cannan in reverse? (Mine does this too, but very, very slowly, taking hours to convert wine to water. But I'm not perfect.)

I don't have a problem believing Jesus could be without sin and still have an alcoholic beverage now and then. Why do so many people seem to think this?

[RightOnline]

Oh, just stop it. Fingers tired? It's not that hard. Do you know the difference between grape juice and wine? Guess what? So did the ancients. Do you think that maybe.......just maybe........that translations to English didn't distinguish between "wine" that was non-fermented (i.e. "grape juice") and fermented wine (i.e. "wine")?

Damn, but some of you folks are boned-hard-up to hear yourselves talk or insult Jesus. Give me a freakin' break......and EDUCATE yourself before posting.

[Frapster]

I don't have a problem believing Jesus could be without sin and still have an alcoholic beverage now and then. Why do so many people seem to think this?

Because there are those within the Christian community who point at a bottle of wine and say "evil, evil, evil." I grew up in the church and have seen the destructive tendencies that alcohol can have in a persons life - but it is NOT inherently evil and the Bible doesn't teach that it is. The only way you can conlude that Jesus didn't drink fermented wine is if you make the Bible say something it doesn't. It is easier to prove the possibility of him drinking wine than than any other view on the subject.