I've actually heard from some Southern Baptists that Jesus made grape juice out of water - as someone who knows some Jews, I'm pretty sure that they're not quit as abstemious as some of us Christians. Lot of Christians forget that Jesus was a Jew.
It's almost like they believe that people in First Century Palestine had fridges in their kitchens where they kept their jugs of Welch's.
I mean, think about it, people: Grape juice can only be made from ripe grapes recently picked from the vine; grapes ripen in late summer; late summer in the Middle East is fricking hot; any high-sugar solution sitting in a jug in a warm environment is going to rapidly ferment.
As for Jesus producing grape juice at the wedding feast, logic tells you that the host was not going to be overly impressed if he was expecting wine (as per custom), but what he was presented with was some wishy-washy juice. In fact, John says that the host said it was particularly fine wine. That's not what anyone who's used to drinking wine would say when they took a sip of juice.
IIN to be Christian, but love whiskey?
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I've actually heard from some Southern Baptists that Jesus made grape juice out of water - as someone who knows some Jews, I'm pretty sure that they're not quit as abstemious as some of us Christians. Lot of Christians forget that Jesus was a Jew.
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It's almost like they believe that people in First Century Palestine had fridges in their kitchens where they kept their jugs of Welch's.
I mean, think about it, people: Grape juice can only be made from ripe grapes recently picked from the vine; grapes ripen in late summer; late summer in the Middle East is fricking hot; any high-sugar solution sitting in a jug in a warm environment is going to rapidly ferment.
As for Jesus producing grape juice at the wedding feast, logic tells you that the host was not going to be overly impressed if he was expecting wine (as per custom), but what he was presented with was some wishy-washy juice. In fact, John says that the host said it was particularly fine wine. That's not what anyone who's used to drinking wine would say when they took a sip of juice.