Wine is Sometimes A Symbol of Joy and Blessing Dave Miller, Ph.D. Since the Bible sometimes depicts the use of wine on occasions of merriment and celebration, some have concluded that drinking fermented wine is permissible in God’s sight. Before considering specific Bible passages, we simply must grasp the Bible usage of the term “wine.”…

Did Jesus Turn Water into Alcohol? Allen Webster Jesus’ first miracle was performed in a backwater place, among common folk, at a simple wedding in little Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11). Simply and silently, water became wine. A question persists millennia later: Did Jesus create alcoholic wine? The answer matters, not merely for Christian behavior,…