"But Jesus Turned Water Into Wine..."—Not So Fast!

Main message: The preacher warns that biblical "wine" can be intoxicating and deceptive—fermentation makes it dangerous—and emphasizes the Bible's warning that wine "mocks" and makes fools of people.

Key points:

• The Hebrew language has no separate word for non-fermented grape juice; the Bible uses one term for the grape's product.
• Fermentation is what produces the intoxicating quality in what we call wine.
• "Wine is a mocker" — the Hebrew word (spelled out as "loots") is explained to mean to scoff or make a fool of someone.
• Wine will trick, scoff at, and make a fool of a person.
• The speaker references Jesus turning water (alluding to the water-to-wine account).

Scriptures mentioned: none