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1. A look at the drinking problem -- A. A Christian responsibility -- B. Three major positions -- A modernist view -- The abstentionist view -- The prohibitionist view -- C. Conclusion -- 2. The meaning of "wine" -- A. Secular usage of the word "wine" -- The meaning of "wine" in English -- The meaning of the Latin Vinum -- The secular usage of the Greek Oinos -- The secular usage of the Hebrew Yayin -- B. The biblical usage of Yayin and Oinos -- Yayin as fermented wine -- Yayin as unfermented grape juice -- Oinos as fermented wine -- Oinos as unfermented grape juice -- C. Conclusion -- 3. "Wine" in biblical perspective -- A. Biblical approval of unfermented wine -- "Wine" as symbol of divine blessing -- "Wine" as symbol of Messianic blessings -- "Wine" as a wholesome beverage -- "Wine" as tithe or offering -- "Wine" as a libation -- B. Biblical disapproval of fermented wine -- The prohibition of intoxicating wine -- The consequence of intoxicating wine -- C. Conclusion -- 4. The preservation of grape juice -- A. The ancient art of preservation -- The preservation of fruits -- The preservation of fermented wine -- B. The preservation of grape juice -- Preservation of grape juice by boiling -- Preservation of grape juice through filtration -- Preservation of grape juice through cold storage -- Preservation of grape juice through sulphur fumigation -- C. Conclusion -- 5. Jesus and wine -- A. The wedding at Cana -- B. New wine in new wineskins -- C. Is old wine better? -- D. Was Jesus a glutton and a drunkard? -- E. The communion wine -- Is the "fruit of the vine" alcoholic wine? -- Was Passover wine alcoholic? -- Jesus used the unfermented "fruit of the vine" -- F. Conclusion -- 6. Wine in the apostolic church -- A. Acts 2:13: "Filled with new wine" -- B. 1 Corinthians 11:21: "One is hungry and another is drunk" -- The nature of the feast -- The meaning of the verb Methuo -- The implications of Paul's admonition -- D. Ephesians 5:18: "Do not get drunk with wine" -- The structure of the passage -- The relative clause -- The meaning of Asotia -- Rabbinical testimonies -- E. Admonitions to sobriety -- Mental sobriety -- Physical abstinence -- Nepho as physical abstinence -- Nephalios as physical abstinence -- Enkrateia as physical abstinence -- F. Conclusion -- 7. A look at some misunderstood passages -- A. Deut. 14:26: Drink "wine and strong drink" -- B. Prov. 31:6: "Give strong drink" -- C. Hosea 4:11: "Wine and new wine take away the understanding" -- D. 1 Timothy 5:23: "Use a little wine for the sake of your stomach" -- E. 1 Timothy 3:8: "Not addicted to much wine" -- F. Conclusion -- 8. Ellen White and alcoholic beverages -- A. Ellen White's theology of abstinence -- The meaning and importance of temperance -- Theological understanding of abstinence -- B. Consequences of using alcohol -- Alcohol and the individual -- Alcohol and the home -- Alcohol and society -- Helping the addicted -- C. Conclusion -- 9. Alcohol in America -- A. The consequences of drinking -- B. Alcohol and health -- How the body uses alcohol -- Alcohol's effects on the body -- C. Conclusion.