Jesus didn't turn water into wine?
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Of all the miracles that would be useful, what is the point of turning water into wine, the theraputic benefits to prevent heart disease? Maybe if it were salt-water...\n\nIt seems like such a miracle's only purpose would be to be for witnesses to be able to cite it as evidence of Jesus's divinity. This is a little bizarre; what, therefore, are the criteria for performing a physical transformation type miracle? It would make more sense if Jesus was constrained to the same physical body of any other human and his divinity was expressed through his teachings alone. For if they are divine, then they should transcend the word of man and meet the ears of unbelievers agreeably without spurious claims of witnessing purposeless displays of supernatural talent. \n\nAt least when Moses parted the Red Sea it was for a good reason.
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Answer (1) Theological serious   Answer (2) Personal fun\n\nTheological\n(1) For the Catholics, in the consecration of the celebration of the Lord Supper, the wine becomes Jesus and the Catholics hold that it is his life giving blood.  Therefore Jesus chose wine, scripture says that he said "take all of you and drink, this is my blood, given up for you."\n\nPersonal and Fun\n(2)  Personally I would believe he would be water.  Water is found in all drinks, and Jesus would want to be present everywhere.  Jesus would then be at our parties as the ice in the cocktails or even in our frozen margaritas.  He would be water for the thirsty athlete after the long run as just bottle of water.  He would be in our coffee in the morning when we need that boost of caffeine.  He would be in our children's coo laid.  You name it for a drink, it makes up water, and Jesus wants to be at the parties having fun but also at the times we need him the most like water to rehydrate because of sickness.    We need water.
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It's debauchery that is a sin. Consumption of wine is not a sin but the excess consumption of win is always a possibility when drinking so they choose to refrain and call anyone that partakes a sinner because their God is too wimpy to keep them from debauchery.
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well.  I know that there are no commandments that we can not drink, but I want to say that .\n1. Show me the family that is better because they drink.\n2. Show me people that are healthier because they drink\n3. I will show you millions of lives ruined by alcohol and why do I want to help the alcohol makers out.  \n4. If I cause an alcoholic to go back to drinking, I am biblically responsible for his salvation.\n5.  With all the good things to drink in the world, why do I need an alcoholic drink.  \n6.  Is the joy of the Lord and fullness of the Holy Spirit not enough for me, what more do I need.  \nI conclude that it is not sensible for a Christian to drink.  \nI gave up Alcohol, drugs, and illicit sex 30 years ago, Jesus delivered me from these vices in my life.  Why do I want to go back.\nIt is like I am giving you a cold fresh glass of water on a hot day and I put a drop of dog manure in it.   Will you drink it??  No, it only has a little bit of manure and the rest is good water??  How much of the devil do you want in your life???   \nGod has called us to a HOLY and SEPERATED LIFE, and I don't want to sin.
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(I'm assuming that we're talking about Communion under the appearance of wine, and that we're also talking about a church which believes in the Real Presence. If either of these are untrue, kindly disregard this post.)\n\nWhile it's true that you aren't required to drink a particular amount of the Precious Blood, it still maintains the "accidents" of wine, so it can still make you drunk. And of course, it also tastes like wine. \n\nHowever, because the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ are present in each species - the Host and the Blood - you aren't required to take both. In my church, I'd say only 15% of people actually partake of both species. At least from a Catholic viewpoint, it's absolutely-100%-okay to abstain from the Blood if you feel you need to.
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I was raised baptist and drinking period was wrong.  They had grape juice for "lord's supper" lmao...thank god (no pun) I do not practice organized religion anymore.  I love some wine. (from wine country, CA)
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It's baloney! (Bologna for you German members :) They can say Jesus walked on Ice, rather than Water. They can say that Jesus asked Judas to betray him. They can say anything they want and even back it up with their scientific propaganda but what they can never change is faith and Christianity. It states in the Bible that nothing should be taken away or added to His Word, I'm stickin' to that.
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Laugh all you want, but I've seem him too!  He turns water into win, and wine into nothing.  All praise wino Jesus!
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Get a make your own home brew kit. he didn't do water into wine, anyone knows that takes weeks.
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Jesus kept Kosher so he wouldn't have a shake with a hamburger.\n\nTorah clearly states no milk and meat together.
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Let's see... bible says Jesus walked on water, turned water into wine, rose dead people (disciples also rose dead people), who knows what else; DVC (((((a novel)))) says Jesus was a married man with kids. Which is likely closer to the truth?\n\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\n\n...Please excuse me, but the laughter of Jesus in the gospel of Judas is contagious.
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Luckily for me I had no formal religious up bringing. When I was little some one did give me a book called" The greatest story ever told." I was really impressed with a wizard that could walk on water and heal people.  I was probably in my early teens before I realized that it was jesus the book was about.  But  it did not change my perception of the book or jesus for that matter.  So today I am a pagan but I was not forced into any religion.  I did go to a catholic church with my friend once I was really disturbed by the wine and wafer aspect of the rite.. I thought that was a little on the cannibalistic side.
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I'm a Christian to and I like beer and mixed drinks.  That in itself is not a sin.  The abuse of it, however, is.  \n\nEven Jesus drank wine.  At the wedding where he performed his first miracle of making wine from water (if it were a sin he would not have contributed to it) and at the last supper he drank it and had his disciples drink it (he wouldn't have caused them to sin).\n\nSo yes, it is okay.  Just be in control and moderate!
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There is no such statement made by  Jesus in the Bible .
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This is not a question of the Christianity pitted against itself, but of Christians not following what the Bible tells them to.  Every Christian sins as well, but does that mean sinning is okay?  No.\n\nActually, wine mentioned in the Bible could have been fermented or unfermented(grape juice).  And I see no proof for Jesus drinking fermented wine but alot of evidence for Jesus drinking grape juice.\n\nTo learn more about it, visit the following website.
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hey saint pervey pirate, i don't think the holy spirit is locked in a bottle, under pressure. the fizz must just be one of it's poor cousins, trapped in the material world.
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Good question. Made me think. Jesus brought with him the spirit of the laws of how mankind should live, not the word of the law. He wasn't atheist but in a way you could say he was more human-oriented than any of the prophets before him. \n\nHe said himself that he did not come to undo the law and the prophets, yet the simple philosophy of doing to your neighbor what you would have him do to you was enough to change the Jewish customs dramatically into Christianity.\n\nHe wasn't atheist, but I think you mean that his teachings work outside the context of religion. He advocated doing what makes sense no matter what the law said. He healed on the sabbath, he drank wine, he taught people who were not Jews the same as people who were. He was a revolutionary. I can see how one could ask this question.