[Linux4christians] beer?

[Samuel Clough]

Just to throw a little gas on the fire...  My
understanding from several folks that study these
things is that the wine in the Bible was fermented
in varying strenghts and mixtures of water and
wine.  Thus you had "wine" that was more for
sanitary and poor water conditions and then "wine"
that was stronger for the purpose of getting
drunk.  This explains the dual attitude towards
drink in the Scriptures.  There are strong
admonitions against strong drink and drunkeness
and may other casual references to wine where it's
obviously considered a normal thing.

"People say I take the gospel too seriously, but
do they really think that on judgement day Jesus
Christ will say, 'Len you took me too seriously'?"
- Leonard Ravenhill

----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: [Linux4christians] beer?
From: tbutler at uninetsolutions.com
To: linux4christians at thelinuxlink.net
Date: 01-05-2005 6:13 pm


> >> Why is this phrase used so liberally on a
Christian mailing list?
> >
> > What's wrong with saying "beer"?  This isn't
AA after all.
> 
> 	I'd have to agree. I mean "everyone" in the
Bible (for the most part, 
> sweeping generalizations are dangerous) drank
alcoholic beverages, 
> particularly wine. This may have had a lot more
to do with sanitary 
> conditions than anything else, but that fact
remains. While I 
> personally have always felt that I am just as
well off without ever 
> having taken a sip of beer -- and, I do not
suspect I ever will -- that 
> is merely a matter of personal choice, not a
conviction I can point out 
> Biblical support for.
> 
> 	Therefore, I will happily use the phrase "free
as in speech, not as in 
> beer" among those where doing so will provide
the most clear way of 
> stating the different between free and Free.
Like many phrases, it all 
> has to do with the setting. I wouldn't use that
at a business meeting 
> any more than I would get up and start with
"y'all, if it ain't broke I 
> say don't fix it." :-)
> 
> 	-Tim
> 
>
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