Jesus celebrates the Passover. This means wine. So, also, as you point out, Jewish wedding feasts. We might also note the penchant, in the lore of at least the British Isles, for glorifying getting drunk. "all of the boys got roaring drunk, and some not sober yet", goes on humorous song. Making a traditional light of a crowd where "eighteen of us were tried, for having caused a riot"....That getting drunk is a mortal sin was news to me! It was never one of my pleasures, but I did it when among those who did so regularly- sailors ashore. Thanks to Jesus, and you, and all others, who reveal the proper use of wine. As Jesus, at the Last Seder, commands Christians to "do this", including the wine, alleged Christians who deem it sinful call Him a liar. Note that except for the Sacrament including it, wine is never required. Abstinence is good.
Thank you for this excellent dive into one of my personal "peeves"(I think that's the correct word), I don't think I had read all those passages, and I have a more clear understanding of why what is said by the protestants is not accurate.
Nicely done!
Here it is in The Odyssey:
https://andrewsawyer.substack.com/p/the-way-home-part-3-the-cicones-and
Jesus celebrates the Passover. This means wine. So, also, as you point out, Jewish wedding feasts. We might also note the penchant, in the lore of at least the British Isles, for glorifying getting drunk. "all of the boys got roaring drunk, and some not sober yet", goes on humorous song. Making a traditional light of a crowd where "eighteen of us were tried, for having caused a riot"....That getting drunk is a mortal sin was news to me! It was never one of my pleasures, but I did it when among those who did so regularly- sailors ashore. Thanks to Jesus, and you, and all others, who reveal the proper use of wine. As Jesus, at the Last Seder, commands Christians to "do this", including the wine, alleged Christians who deem it sinful call Him a liar. Note that except for the Sacrament including it, wine is never required. Abstinence is good.
Thank you for this excellent dive into one of my personal "peeves"(I think that's the correct word), I don't think I had read all those passages, and I have a more clear understanding of why what is said by the protestants is not accurate.