The passage where Jesus describes the problems with a new piece of cloth being sewn to an old garment and trying to fill old wine skins with new wine is a little strange. I have been thinking about that for a couple days. I don't think it was coincidental that Jesus called unschooled, ordinary men. We can become pretty set in our ways....the way we believe, the way we judge situations or people, our "SELF" confidence and, in turn, how we act to influence our world....there can actually come a time where we are unwilling to change or even accept the change that is happening around us. I think that is why the Bible talks about how Jesus was a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. He was totally different and bringing ideas that were totally different than either group of people had ever heard of. What would it really take for them to accept him?
That is why we never can just add Jesus to our current way of life.....Jesus cannot be an accessory because He can never just mix in with our "old" man. We must experience the death of our old selves before we can experience His newness.....we cannot even be a part of Him (like the cloth that would tear) or carry the Good News (like the old wine skins which would burst) without first experiencing this death.
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