[Faith-talk] FOR Those who see drinking permissible in the Bible.

[Brandon A. Olivares]

Mostafa, why is this so important to you? Perhaps it is less stressful to follow whatever moral norms you see best for yourself, and allow others to do the same? Just a suggestion.
On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:18 PM, Mostafa via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> Luke 5:39
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> American King James version;
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> “No man also having drunk old wine straightway desires new: for he said, The old is better”.
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> I remember that some people here have become quite upset with me because I questioned the Biblical verdict on consuming alcoholism.
> 
> At its inception, I was not specifically referring to habitual intoxication.
> 
> I rather meant to address the Biblical liability  on forbidding any amount of consuming alcoholic beverages.
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> Listen, you can consider drinking acceptable from your social standpoint, but you will never convince me that it is religiously permissible.
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> How can God Almighty tell the Jews and the Muslims to abstain and refrain from drinking, it does not matter what amount they drink, whilst He tells Christians,
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> Guess what, you can drink, but you are not allowed to get drunk.
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> It is quite similar to say;
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> You are allowed to kiss and fondle a woman, but do not cross the boundaries, do not go near her virginity, and be just gratified with fondling and kissing.
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> Do you accept that?
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> Does any religion would teach such a distorted practice?
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> I am neighbored in Egypt by bunch of coptics and non of them will ever approach a glass of wine.
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> They would not do that for  social flattery as some may do in the west.
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> And even if some of them drink on quite rare occasions, they still condemn it, and they knew that it is religiously reprobated.
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> You can consider them traditional or conservative denominations, as you like.
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> For your info my dearly respected recipients, I provided for your reference one of many verses suggested by the Coptic Priest who directs the Church which is located across the street from my house in Cairo.
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> Luke 5 39.
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> I quoted above the American king James version of the text, and I provided below the original source of this selected translation, along with other multiple English translation of the verse at hand.
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> I will continue to research the subject of drinking in the Bible.
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> For just now, I will leave you in peace, as I am just about to hit to the Mosque for the dawn prayer.
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> I am myself the Imam and thus, I am expected to arive shortly after the call to prayer summons. 
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>   The English translation of the verse in question is just below that line, peace be with you.
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> http://biblehub.com/luke/5-39.htm
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