tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776387418775994830.post5552698975227071531..comments2024-03-27T00:16:13.898-07:00Comments on STUFF CHRISTIAN CULTURE LIKES: #162 Grape juice in lieu of communion winestephyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047873385595074389noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776387418775994830.post-59532640716329378932022-03-26T00:09:02.944-07:002022-03-26T00:09:02.944-07:00The scenes look great and it will be benefitted fr...The scenes look great and it will be benefitted from all the great courses here.<br /><a href="https://www.mumbaiescortbabes.com/services/body-massage.html" rel="nofollow">Russian Ukraine Massage in Mumbai</a><br />Anamikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575162491447173776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776387418775994830.post-3977405303147992412014-08-23T15:13:03.676-07:002014-08-23T15:13:03.676-07:00They used wine in the Bible, but the term, "f...They used wine in the Bible, but the term, "fruit of the vine", is used in places like Matt 26:29. This could be either wine or grape juice (or even watermelon juice). I think either wine or grape juice would be scripturally ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776387418775994830.post-34941059794818507672011-12-06T09:21:17.856-08:002011-12-06T09:21:17.856-08:00On the 'grape juice for communion' thing:
...On the 'grape juice for communion' thing:<br /><br />When Methodism was starting in England, one of the main social issues among the poor was rampant alcoholism and the resulting family decline. Methodism advocated that individuals should (among other traits) use their money wisely and not waste it on alcohol. <br /><br />Since many recovering alcoholics abstain completely from alcohol, they were then not fully able to take communion. So, other nonalcoholic options were used. Thomas Welch, who first started pasteurizing grape juice and whose son started Welch's, was a Methodist and a supporter of the temperance movement.<br /><br />I'm a Methodist PK, and have to say that most Methodists I know don't mind having a drink, but that they don't often think about it. And most of them disapprove of drunkenness, especially when it starts approaching alcoholism. But at that point, don't most people?Deborah Knoreply@blogger.com