the series on Drinking in the Old and New Testaments<\/a>\u00a0was excellent. It provided more clarity on Jesus turning the water into wine than most other things I have seen or heard. I plan on checking into some of the things said with additional sources, but I am more comfortable with the idea of why the word “wine” is used even though the beverage was likely non-alcoholic. I want to check that “good” wine in the Old Testament was fresh grape juice, etc.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
I’m glad this has helped your studies.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Thank you very much! I am learning quite a bit from the sermons, and I thought\u00a0the series on Drinking in the Old and New Testaments\u00a0was excellent. It provided more clarity on Jesus turning the water into wine than most other things I have seen or heard. 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