Comments on: Charles Spurgeon and Wine

By: Larry McEntire

Larry McEntire — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:49:59 +0000

Having been a Christian since 1956 since the age of 6, and being a preacher’s son, I have always thought the notion that the wine of the bible was merely grape juice is stupid.

Why would the comment about most at weddings would serve the good wine first then as people got drunk would bring out the cheap stuff. And why did Jesus turn the water into wine on the same ocasion?.

I was denied being a deacon at a Baptist church because I refused to agree that the wine of the bible was juice only and my lack of a promise that I may at time to time drink some of it.

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:09:59 +0000

I’ll have to check it out. I really need to get around to packing a certain box around here, too! Got to replenish the stores…

Don’t forget to check out my response under “Looking Back, Looking Ahead: My Blog” to your comments about the tumble blog thing.

Later,

Bob

By: Larry Lawton

Larry Lawton — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:25:48 +0000

Bob,

Thanks for the comment. I haven’t yet read the other post but will do so shortly.

Speaking of wine, you should try ‘Gluhwein’ from Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It’s labeled as ‘glow wine’ here in the USA. Try it hot with a cinnamon stick…. it’s very good. It’s a sweet wine that’s not syrupy and doesn’t taste like alcoholic grape juice. I was quite impressed.

Larry

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:10:59 +0000

Wickle,

I respect your viewpoint. It really is that simple. My reasons for moving beyond your position to partaking of wine are stated in my “Wine to Gladden the Heart of Man” post. But I certainly respect the many motivations for an abstentionist position such as yours.

Larry,

Sorry about not responding to your earlier comment. I was referring to you, and check out that post and I’ll respond further there. I thought you’d like this post.

Blessings to both of you brothers,

Bob

By: Larry Lawton

Larry Lawton — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:37:33 +0000

Good to hear some factual quotations from Spurgeon by Doug Kutilek. Thanks for posting this, as it will be disquieting for some in the abstentionist/prohibitionist quarter of evangelicalism and fundamentalism. Although Spurgeon’s later support for abstention, it appears that he never was an abstentionist at heart, nor did he find that the Scriptures prohibit believers to drink. I will check out the article over at SharperIron, too. That should be a barn burner!

Hey, Bob, did you read my last comment on the thread about 07/08? Just curious to see if it was me whom you referred to……

By: wickle

wickle — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:00:18 +0000

I don’t drink, but I really don’t see any Biblical injunction against it (against drunkenness, yes; but the two aren’t the same).

I think that the whole argument is settled for me by one simple fact — Jesus made water into wine. If He really had a problem with drinking in an absolute way, he might have gone around turning wine into water. So, although I’m no drinker, I think it’s fine for others. It’s just not my thing.