Charles Meadows
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"If the literal sense makes sense, seek no other sense, lest it result in nonsense." M.R. DeHaan
That's why you see the literal sense of "wine" as being not really wine?
In Jesus' time there was only wine, water, fruit juice, and milk. Only one of those could be guaranteed not to make you sick with E coli or brucellosis - that was wine since the alcohol killed the germs! Of course it was alcoholic wine! That's why the Bible calls it wine (literal sense here!).
Nowadays things are different. We have pasteurized milk, clean water, pop etc. Today we have no need of any alcoholic beverages.
You can't change the Bible to make it conform to your own desires.
That's why you see the literal sense of "wine" as being not really wine?
In Jesus' time there was only wine, water, fruit juice, and milk. Only one of those could be guaranteed not to make you sick with E coli or brucellosis - that was wine since the alcohol killed the germs! Of course it was alcoholic wine! That's why the Bible calls it wine (literal sense here!).
Nowadays things are different. We have pasteurized milk, clean water, pop etc. Today we have no need of any alcoholic beverages.
You can't change the Bible to make it conform to your own desires.