Dear Brother,<\/p>\n\n\t
Thank you. You may be interested in the companion lesson:\u00a0Drinking in the New Testament<\/a>. Also, both of these lessons were written in article format and can be found at:<\/p>\n Question: Dear Brother, Answer: Thank you. You may be interested in the companion lesson:\u00a0Drinking in the New Testament. 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