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I have trouble accepting all the teachings of the Baptist church, although baptized by my own will. My main concern is the belief that you should not drink alcohol. Why is this? All the references to drinking in the Bible I have found basically say not to obsess/get drunk. Besides, Jesus turned water into wine. This has prevented me from attending church faithfully, as I don’t want others in the church to condemn me for wanting a glass of wine with my meal. I prefer Scripture quotes if anyone responds.
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Name : Krystina-L, Gender : F, Religion : Baptist, City : Columbus, State : OH, Country : United States,It’s a doctrine specific to that denomination, and it is not scriptural. Jesus’ first documented miracle was creating wine from water at a wedding party before he started his ministry. Jesus also says at one point that he’s been accused of being a drunkard: ‘The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ – Luke 7:34 So, clearly, Jesus drank wine. This denomination will also try to claim that ‘wine’ in the Bible is really grape juice, or ‘New Wine.’ This is patently false. ‘Wine’ in the Bible means the same thing as it does now, and this distinction is even made in the Bible: ‘he must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or from other fermented drink. He must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.’ – Numbers 6:3 Getting drunk itself is not really a sin, according to scripture, but the stupid stuff you do while drunk can be a sin. In other words, even though your reason is removed by being drunk, your responsibility for your actions is not.
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