Jesus he drank wine

Did Jesus drink wine? Yes, He did. It is recorded in the Bible. He was sinless while he lived as a man on Earth, so whatever Jesus drank was not sinful. Jesus said He came eating and drinking unlike John the Baptist Luke , so we can assume He drank whatever was served.

Some churches teach that since Jesus drank wine that we should as well. Is this hypothesis true? Some teach that what is referred to as wine in the Bible is actually grape juice that is unfermented. Clearly, Noah or Lot did not get intoxicated on unfermented drink Genesis , - Biblical evidence shows a consistent reference, from cover to cover, that wine is an alcoholic beverage able to make a person drunk with its overuse. Jesus very first public miracle was turning water into WINE John 2 , not water into grape juice, at a wedding feast in Cana. Jewish custom required they drink real wine at such a joyous celebrations - especially when there was highly likely lots of people in attendance.

There is a very simple explanation to your question. The Passover reminded them of their deliverance from bondage in Egypt through the death of an innocent lamb and the shedding of blood. I trust you have seen that the Lord still drank wine after the Passover and that His words regarding not drinking wine until the kingdom of God is set up on earth is in relation to the Passover and does not include drinking wine for other reasons.

In the Old Testament we are told not to drink strong drink to get drunk unless one was extremely ill. Isa But instead, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitter of heart. The Nazarite name Heb.