I'm having a discussion about drinking alcohol, and I make the point that if drinking in moderation was a sin, Jesus would not have turned water into wine. Paul would not have, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, told Timothy to take wine for his stomach. I was quickly informed that I should stop trying to find loopholes in the bible. In other words, quit justifying what you believe by taking the bible in context.
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Who's finding the loopholes? That one bugs me, it is like when I was told reading John 3:16 as referring to more than just people is reading something into the text. I call it reading the text in Greek (ton kosmon). Aren't those conversations frustrating?
You're refering to the phrase "the world," as opposed to "the people in the world?" You make sense to me.
And yes, they are frustrating.
That one bugs me too.
Just read the Bible without bias, and you'll be fine.
Man, that's hilarious. Was that the point at which you said, "Hey what's that over there?" and when they looked away, you ran?
Not much point speaking any further with a mindset like that.
By the way, I raise my glass to you in a toast! ;)
I'd say that's a healthy perspective. People mystify me when they try to tell me it was grape juice. There were drunk people there! You can't get drunk off of mere grape juice!
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