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Ephesians 5:18 unsaved drunk but saved inhale the Spirit
Eph. 5:17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. [See Prov. 20:1 “… whoever is led astray by it is not wise”.] Eph. 5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is {asōtia} dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit (NKJV) Spirit The original Greek term …
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Numbers 6:3 Which wines did Nazarites reject?
Numbers 6:3 – The Nazarites are separated from: {yayin} “wine” (in the first instance here it is ordinary grape juice as in Isa. 16:10 and Jer. 48:33). {shekhar} “cider” (in the first instance here it is not “strong” drink – as I perceive it is not in Num. 28:7; Deut. 14:26). {chometz yayin} literally “fermented …
Rabbi Horovitz: some wines intoxicate, some do not
“The difference between that kind of wine, and … the kind of wine G–d will offer the righteous to drink in the world to come, is that the former is liable to intoxicate (those that drink it), whereas the latter causes pure joy (to those who imbibe it).” – Isaiah HaLevi Horovitz (a Polish rabbi …
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תִּירוֹשׁ Judges 9:13 grapes “tirosh” cheer God and men (Hebrew meaning)
“But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my TIROSH [grapes] that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?’” (Judges 9:13) See the meaning of tirosh, as one “…shall tread grapes (tirosh), but not drink wine (yayin).” (Mic. 6:15 ESV) Unfermented grape juice in Isa. 16:10 was indeed within the …
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Jesus no drinker at Last Supper nor at Calvary
“Seven days ye eat unleavened things; only—in the first day ye cause {seor} leaven to cease out of your houses; for any one eating anything {chametz/chometz} fermented from the first day till the seventh day, even that person hath been cut off from Israel.” (Exodus 12:15, Young’s Literal Translation) The Last Supper was after preparations …
יַיִן Grape juice already called YAYIN (wine) in the press! (Hebrew meaning of yayin)
Is yayin alcoholic always? יין Yayin did not first become “wine” only if it fermented later, after it was pressed. Both simple grape juice and intoxicating juice were called yayin in the original Hebrew of the Old Testament. (Both were called οινος oinos in the original Greek of the New Testament.) See also: Shekhar – meaning sweet drink or strong drink in …
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Churches know boozy events exclude real men
I remember listening to a real man’s concerns who had acknowledged to me that he had become addicted to alcohol.He already wanted to quit drinking. He told me that he no longer even goes to the Christmas celebrations of his relatives. That is because he knows that alcohol would be present. He knows that if …
FALSE: Jesus fails responsible serving of alcohol license?!
See: Bible says be sober again and again “3 But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a …
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Nephalism – teetotalism in Bible and Greek usage
Nephalism definition Nephalism: teetotalism; total abstinence from consuming alcohol. Nephalism: “total abstinence from alcoholic beverages” (Miriam-Webster Dictionary) History and Etymology for nephalism: Middle Greek nēphalismos soberness, from Greek nēphalios sober (from nēphein to be sober, drink no wine) (Miriam-Webster Dictionary) This term is of Greek origin, and found in Scripture. Nephō: “to be free from …
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