littlepeople
Puritan Board Freshman
Grant, those are interesting points to be sure, but they go beyond what is plain, and I wouldn't rest my case for wine/juice upon them. The power is in the substance of the thing signified, not the sign itself. Whether we interpret wine as "fruit of the vine" or "fermented red wine of a certain ABV", the purpose it to communicate the power of Jesus sacrifice. I know that we don't disagree there. I'll spend some more time considering the reasons you mentioned, but I'm not presently convinced that these dictate our use of one or the other.