Well, this actually happened somewhat in the early Christian Churches. While “wine” was certainly used early on (remember Paul’s admonition not to get drunk to the Corinthians—1 Cor 11, however, he did not say not to drink at all), the Essenes (and others, which commonly did not drink wine as part of their sect), as they were converted, introduced such teachings into the Church. There were times in Church history, where water ("Hydroparastatae"), honey, milk, and salt were used instead of wine. See if you can locate a copy of the Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. It is interesting (though probably not totally accurate) on this subject matter.


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