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Why Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?

January 12, 2024

Adriel Sanchez

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The Works of Christ

Why Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?

25 min

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The Works of Christ

Why Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?

25 min

“Wine is this picture of Joy. Wine is this picture of forgiveness. And you’re getting all of these themes here already at the very beginning of John’s gospel with this initial miracle that Jesus accomplishes. He is the Lord of the feast, he is the one who brings joy in abundance, he is the one who provides forgiveness– his blood in abundance for his people; for his Bride, the Church.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Why did people live so much longer before the flood?
  2. Are Romans 3:10 and James 5:16 in conflict regarding righteousness?
  3. How did English Bible translators end up with “Jesus” from the Hebrew?
  4. What can we learn fro Jesus’s first miracle of turning water into wine?
  5. According to Romans 3:10, how could God count Abram as righteous?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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