Would Jesus drink Alcohol?

BTW, I'm not against the proper use of alcohol. It has many uses. It's used for extracts, tinctures, and you've no doubt used it as an antiseptic. But I don't believe that Jesus was acting as a bartender for already drunk people as others have implied. He wouldn't do what His word forbids.

I don't think it matters much either, and I'm not familiar enough with kombucha to comment.

Making wine is not forbidden.

Habakkuk 2
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

its simple. see. the wine there is grape juice. and the strong drink means an energy drink. no way neither of those can possibly mean alcohol.

remember what the bible teaches: be not drunk with much grape juice

I believe it's a long old debate, that may have people in a dilemma, for many reasons.

I guess the biggest reason would be the high standards that God set for us and a care for health.

Possibly with some people there intension in mind to do well by theese standards and at the same time maybe an intension to lecture , and maybe not believing there lord would would risk people becoming drunk because of the stern warning of staying sober and vigilant, to remain fully on guard, at all times for the thieve in the night.

Not many can grasp that wine can mean a none alcoholic drink but the truth is you can buy fermented fruit that doesn't contain alcohol,

For that reason wine could still be called wine but none alcoholic.

The element of doubt kicks in because Jesus instantly turned the water to wine with no fermentation process.

Did that wine contain alcohol or some secret medicine that relaxed people the same way. I think there is a passage that it was the best tasting wine they had ever had, or that it tasted of good quality, either way it's possible they had tasted a wine like no other.

As you know really good quality wines come a long old age of fermentation. Not ones that have only had a short time to ferment.

There is much reason for one to be unsure.

Christians are not given specific instruction to avoid alcohol, nor for any other aspect of our priesthood. It’s speculation to assume that the instructions for OT priests should be applied.

does this mean I can't use pure vanilla extract in my cookies anymore?

but you must remember. the Jews were not allowed to have yeast from Barley, rice, grains, wheat, etc.
if they were allowed, the wine would be around 60% alcohol.

but since that's against the LAW, they use grape skins and sugar.
that maxes out around 15% after 3 weeks fermenting.
anything before that would be less than 10%

so, it would take drinking a whole lot of wine to match 2 American brewed beers.

His Word does not forbid the making of wine, or the use of it in celebrations to make merry.
The Bible does not prohibit the consumption of alcohol. It does speak against drunkenness.

this seems to make it very clear that Jesus did not totally abstain from wine and that what is being referred to as wine is fermented.

no expert here, but i don't think wine is possible to have more than about 25% alcohol...?

we have made some with no yeast added, only what is naturally occurring on the skin of our blueberries, and we seem to get around 10-15% from it if we are doing the math correctly - in the ballpark of your estimate, i agree

I came across this post yesterday while looking for another:

Wine as we know it is usually about 12% alcohol by volume, but can vary between 10-14%.

Beer is around 5%. Port, Madeira, Sherry, Other Fortified Dessert Wines @ 17-21%.

Liquors such as Gin, Vodka, Whiskey, Scotch, Rum, Tequila & etc. run between 35-45% ABV.

i read through this thread again.
did the Op commit some sort of Blasphemy, i really only see his opinion given.
none of which is threatening to our Salvation.
just wondering how he was Banned?
must be because the bullies picked on him.
typical non Christian reaction.

if the bullies got him, then maybe those Reviews about this place are more factual then hurt opinion..

Thank God, that He "see's" Everything!

some better hope their False Grace doctrine is legit
because, you can feel they think they're right in this matter
may God let You Reap what you have Sewn

at least how God discerned you to me is 100% accurate!

Um, you think his banning had anything to do about his beliefs about the Jews and his attitude here and in other threads?

But but but... Everyone needs to be a self-righteous tee-totaller like meeee!