Wine vs Grape Juice

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Tithesmeister

No sir. They don’t mean the same thing. One means more of the same thing. One is “given to wine”, the other is “given to much wine”. One is a higher standard than the other.

2] A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
[3] Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
[4] One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
[5] (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
[6] Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
[7] Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
[8] Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine . . .

I see, the lower you are on the totem pole, the drunker you can get.