And somewhere in the dark recesses of my memories of Gospel Doctrine class, someone stated that they went to water to avoid the possibility of being poisoned. Who knows?
Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elmer L. Fairbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [ZION] The Meaning of the Olive Press or the Winepress in Practical Terms > Don't overlook the symbolism of the well of living water, the water of > life, and the water of rebirth. Also, IIRC, the use of water was a > practical solution to a societal problem, referenced in the Doctrine and > Covenants. > > Till > > > At 01:13 PM 9/8/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >The overwhelming majority of the liquid content of blood is water and, for > >that matter, the same goes with grapejuice. When you think of it that > >way, it works. > > > >Tom > > > >Stacy Smith wrote: > > > >>I may be a dunce on this one, but where is the true symbolism of Jesus' > >>lifeblood being crushed out of him and him being bruised for our > >>iniquities with the current use of water in our Sacrament? With grape > >>juice we'd have the proper symbolism, but I fail to see the proper > >>symbolism represented with water. I'm not criticizing our use of water > >>but only trying to understand. > >> > >>Stacy. > >> > >> > >>-- > >>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >>////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //// > >> > >>/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > >>/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > >>////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// > >> > >> > >> > > > >/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// > >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > >/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > > > > > > > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------