When did grape juice replace wine in the church communion?

Question

Is is a sin to drink wine in church because of thirst?

Answer 1

it started in the late 19th century -- pushed very hard by a guy named Welch (not surprisingly). But really started taking momentum in the 1950's as Christian fundamentalism came into play and all alcohol was considered evil. As with most of their interpretations of the bible, they changed and manipulated the bible to say what they thought it should say -- here is a site -- you need to scroll down a bit -- that addresses their justification that wine is not wine when Jesus is involved.

http://www.hpcministry.org/PDF/WineinCommunion.pdf

Answer 2

It replaced wine probably starting in the '80's until know. Some churchs do both, grape juice for the kids, wine for the adults. They just do it this way because some people think it is bad to have there childern drink a little bit of wine in communion.

Answer 3

I believe that grape juice replace wine in the church communion when the children started getting a interest for it and people drank it for drunkness. It is not a sin to drink wine during communion time because this is what Jesus and his followers did right before Jesus died.

Answer 4

During the teetotaler movement of 1910-1940, any alcohol at all was considered evil. So the grape juice or "unfermented wine" replaced it in some churches (not the Catholic or Episcopal). It's not a sin to have a little sip of wine, and many people don't think it's a sin at all to drink alcohol for pleasure in moderation.

One nice thing about using grape juice is that recovering alcoholics, who often fear even the tiniest taste or smell of alcohol will cause them to relapse, can take communion.

Answer 5

First, the word typically used for wine in the New Testament (oinos) means 'grape product.' It can be used of anything from alcoholic wine to grape juice to raisins. However, it is specifically said that we are to use "fruit of the vine" for communion (Matthew 26:29, et.al).

Grape juice didn't "replace" wine - Jesus introduced the Lord's Supper (also known Biblically as communion) during the feast of the passover. Jews prepared for the passover by removing all leaven (yeast) from their houses, as leaven is usually used as a symbol of corruption. The bread used was unleaved (for this reason, and also because the Israelites didn't have time for bread to rise before fleeing Egypt), and the "wine" also was unleavened - they wouldn't have used alcoholic wine because it contained yeast.

As for your second question, the Lord's Supper is a memorial, not a common meal (1 Corinthians 11), and shouldn't be misused that way.

Answer 6

1) Traditions of men that make void the Word of God.

2) A resurgence of the Babylon Mystery Religion.

3) Taking unauthorized license with the plain text of scripture.

4) A nefarious plot by the grape juice industry to maximize profits.

5) Catholics use real wine, so it must be wrong.

6) So much for "Do this in remembrance of me."
Now, it's, "do whatever you want and make it up as you go along!"

Answer 7

It's always been grape juice in my world. It's for the kids and alkies. It is illegal to serve alcohol to minors and I bet they even require a liquor license in a lot of places now, even for that. Even the churches have to follow the law.

Also, I don't know where they would have gotten wine during Prohibition. That may have started it.

Answer 8

Grape juice IS wine, less the fermentation which is irrelevant... It is also cheaper and children can accept it. Times change, people change, needs change... we change accordingly. I tried to research it to find out when exactly... I don't have the time to read through all the nonsense... You'll have to google it and do a lot of reading if you really want to know?

Answer 9

it's because of people who are alcoholic...have you heard of the temperance movement?(19th century)
I'm not sure banning alcohol is a right thing to do, but I think it's great when Churches take into account people's difficulties in life...They replaced wine by grapefruit so that people who are struggling with alcohol can feel free to receive the communion without fearing they might become alcoholic again..That's great everybody should be able to receive communion whatever their troubles in life.

Answer 10

All outstanding factors different than one. finished immersion baptism replaced right into a prepare of the early Church and an apostolic custom. The very word "Baptism" ability immersed and limitless early Church records confer with baptism with the aid of immersion, one such occasion is the "Didache" additionally we've the archaeological evidence of Baptismal fonts in lots of early church homes, all of that are patently the dimensions perfect for finished physique immersion. Having pronounced this, finished immersion isn't the only way a guy or woman could be baptized, there are truthfully some exceptions and outdoors of the "Catholic" faith, that being "time-honored", not "Roman Catholic", none have the authority in Christ to baptize as they have no anointed priesthood so of their case the act isn't something extra desirable than a gesture and public demonstrate. quote- "David, my factor is that the Bible would not checklist the tactic of Baptism. confident the Catholic Church has practiced this from the start yet we are actually not Bible in basic terms instructors and this methodology or the different isn't interior the Bible. they are not being actual to their heretical doctrine of Sola Scriptura. My question is why?" My apologies, I examine your question to indicate you have been suggesting that it replaced into unbiblical for any to have finished immersion baptisms. back my apologies.