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(Nehemiah 4:14)

 

 


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A Study of the Local Church
Wed. Night Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse
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Lesson1 - Attitudes Towards Open Study and Resolving Differences
Lesson 2 - The Need to Find Bible Authority
Lesson 3 - The Local Church and the Individual Christian
Lesson 4 - The Work of a Local Church
Lesson 5 - The Organization of a Local Church
Lesson 6 - The Fellowship of a Christian

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A Friendly Discussion on Mormonism

Held at the University church of Christ -
February 17, 2011

 


Following the Footsteps of Jesus
Bible Class by Larry Rouse

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Lesson1 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus in Baptism
Lesson 2 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus in Praying
Lesson 3 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus in Teaching
Lesson4 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus to the Cross

Lesson 5 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus to Heaven

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Building a Biblical  Faith

College Class

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A Study of Evangelism
(Studies in the Cross of Christ)
College Bible Class by Larry Rouse

 

A Study of the Life of Joseph



Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse

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Building a Biblical Home Bible Class Series

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Wine in the Bible -- Fermented and Unfermented   
 

by Ryan Hasty

One of the most common misconceptions surrounding the word “wine”, as it is used in the bible, is in thinking that it always refers to a fermented beverage. This is somewhat understandable since in our day and age wine exclusively refers to an alcoholic drink. The truth is that the term “wine”, as used in the bible, can refer to a fermented or unfermented beverage depending on the context. It can refer to either the fresh juice of the grape to be enjoyed as a blessing from God or as a beverage warned against by God that can cause intoxication.

Isa 65:8 – “Thus says the LORD, ‘As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, “Do not destroy it, for there is benefit in it,” so I will act on behalf of My servants in order not to destroy all of them.” This passage clearly describes wine as the fresh juice of the grape as it exists in the cluster and therefore unfermented. This kind of wine is not an intoxicant or a drug, but a blessing from God.

Isa 16:10 – “Gladness and joy are taken away from the fruitful field; in the vineyards also there will be no cries of joy or jubilant shouting, no treader treads out wine in the presses, for I have made the shouting to cease.” This passage speaks of wine as something treaded out in the presses, directly from the grape, and therefore in a nonalcoholic state. It was a blessing of the Mediterranean world that brought joy because it was a refreshing alternative to water.

Lam 2:11-12 – “My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within; my heart is poured out on the ground because people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city. They say to their mothers, ‘Where is bread and wine?’ as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives ebb away in their mothers’ arms.” The wine spoken of in this passage is one which can be drunk by children and therefore was not an intoxicant.

These, and other verses, show that there was a wine of biblical days that had nothing to do with being an intoxicant or something that would adversely affect judgment. The fresh, unfermented juice of the grape was a sweet, refreshing alternative to water and enjoyed in that culture much like our sweet tea is enjoyed here in the south.

However, the bible also refers to a wine that is a strong drink and intoxicant, and with it are many warnings against its consumption.

Prov 20:1 – “Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.” Wine in this fermented form is a depressant that has adverse effects on our mind, our judgment, and our health.

Isa 5:11, 22 – “Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them…Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and valiant men in mixing strong drink”. These verses clearly refer to a wine that we should have nothing to do with as it invokes woe from the Lord Himself.

Since wine of the bible can refer to both fermented and unfermented beverages, we must be careful not to assume alcoholic content in every context where the term “wine” is employed and attempt to use that as justification for drinking alcohol today. This is particularly true when we consider the fact that wine of today is distilled and much higher in alcoholic content than even the strongest drink of biblical days. When we try to compare wine of biblical days with wine of our day, we are dealing with apples and oranges. (Article 2 of an 8 part series)

 

 

Other Articles by Ryan Hasty

The Destructiveness of Alcohol
The Origin of the Sinners Prayer
Logical Fallacies






 

Healing A Wounded Spirit

Sunday Morning Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse
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Lesson 1 - God is in Control
Lesson 2 - Choose to Make God's Thoughts Your Own
Lesson 3 - Do Not Flee From What is True
Lesson 4 - Put God in the Center of Your Life
Lesson 5 - Allow God's Wisdom to Heal Your Wound

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Studies by David Tant at the University church of Christ

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How to Study the Bible
College Class

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You are Invited to Hear
Dee Bowman of Pasadena, Texas

In a Series of Bible Lectures
August 21-24, Sunday - Wednesday
at the University church of Christ in Auburn, AL

 

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Messianic Prophecies in the Book of Isaiah
Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse
Sunday Mornings at 9:30
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Lesson 1 - The Time and Reign of the Messiah
Lesson 2 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 42)
Lesson 3 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 49)
Lesson 4 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 50)
Lesson 5 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 52-53)
Lesson 6 - The Virgin Birth (Isaiah 7)

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Sermon Series on the Book of 1 John
by Robert Harkrider

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Hear Mark Broyles on "Marriage as God Designed It"

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A Study of Religious Beliefs

Wednesday Night College Bible Class

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Lesson 1 - Introduction and Approach
Lesson 2 - The Roman Catholic Church
Lesson 3 - An Overview of Islam
Lesson 4 - An Overview of Mormonism
Lesson 5 - An Overview of Pentecostalism
Lesson 6 - An Overview of Calvinism

 


Student Sunday Night Home Study and Singing

 

 

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