Rachel Workman:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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14 One day the
disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your
disciples fast[f] like we do and the Pharisees do?” 15 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before. Jesus didn't come to patch up the old. He came to give new. New life and a new beginning. 17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.” |
18 Once when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting,
some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t your disciples fast like
John’s disciples and the Pharisees do?”
19 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating
with the groom? Of course not. They can’t fast while the groom is with them. 20 But
someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
21 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For
the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even
bigger tear than before.
22 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine
would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New
wine calls for new wineskins.”
The new life of the Spirit can not be forced in to our old life.
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33 One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s
disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees.
Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?”
34 Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating
with the groom? Of course not. 35 But someday the groom will
be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
36 Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a
piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For
then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match
the old garment.
37 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new
wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. 38 New
wine must be stored in new wineskins. 39 But no one who
drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they
say.” Interesting variation here. What Jesus was saying here is I'm
soon going to do away with the old Jewish laws. But you are so wrapped up in your
religious rituals that you'll reject what is being offered. Those who
practiced old Jewish laws and are not about to give up their religious
practice.
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Mike Grimm:
Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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14 One
day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast[f]
like we do and the Pharisees do?”
15 Jesus
replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of
course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then
they will fast.
16 “Besides,
who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would
shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than
before.
17 “And
no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst
from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is
stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”
Jesus
goes on
to warn his disciples about the problem of the “closed mind” that
refuses to learn new things. Jesus used an image familiar to his
audience — new and old wineskins. In Jesus’ times, wine was stored in
wineskins, not bottles. New wine poured into skins was
still fermenting. The gases exerted gave pressure. New wine skins were
elastic enough to take the pressure, but old wine skins easily burst
because they were hard. What did Jesus mean by this comparison? Are we
to reject the old in place of the new? Just
as there is a right place and a right time for fasting and for
feasting, so there is a right place for the old as well as the new.
Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of
his treasure what is new and what is old (Matthew 13:52).
How impoverished we would be if we only had the Old Testament or the
New Testament, rather than both. The Lord gives us wisdom so we can
make the best use of both the old and the new. He doesn't want us to
hold rigidly to the past and to be resistant to the
new work of his Holy Spirit in our lives. He wants our minds and
hearts to be like new wine skins — open and ready to receive the new
wine of the Holy Spirit. Are you eager to grow in the knowledge and
understanding of God’s word and plan for your life?
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18 Once
when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came
to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t your disciples fast like John’s disciples
and the Pharisees do?”
19 Jesus
replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can’t fast while the groom is with them.
20 But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
21 “Besides,
who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would
shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than
before.
22 “And
no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the
wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls
for new wineskins.”
Which
comes first, fasting or feasting? The disciples of John the Baptist
were upset with Jesus'
disciples because they did not fast. Fasting was one of the three most
important religious duties, along with prayer and almsgiving. Jesus
gave a simple explanation. There's a time for fasting and a time for
feasting (or celebrating). To walk as a disciple
with Jesus is to experience a whole new joy of relationship akin to the
joy of the wedding party in celebrating with the groom and bride their
wedding bliss. But there also comes a time when the Lord's disciples
must bear the cross of affliction and purification.
For the disciple there is both a time for rejoicing in the Lord's
presence and celebrating his goodness and a time for seeking the Lord
with humility and fasting and for mourning over sin. Do you take joy in
the Lord's presence with you and do you express
sorrow and contrition for your sins? Jesus goes on to warn his
disciples about the problem of the "closed mind" that refuses to learn
new things.
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33 One
day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and
pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your
disciples always eating and drinking?”
34 Jesus
responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not.
35 But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
36 Then
Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a
new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new
garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old
garment.
37 “And
no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins.
38 New wine must be stored in new wineskins. 39 But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.”
Luke
5:33-39 contains three short parables, the first in Luke’s Gospel. The
parables of Jesus are
some of the most difficult passages to understand in the New Testament.
Much of this is due to our separation in time, language, and culture
from Jesus. But even the disciples of Jesus, who did not face these
contextual challenges, often had trouble understanding
what Jesus meant by His parables. The confusion is natural, however,
since according to what Jesus says in Luke 8:10, He intended these pointed little stories to be confusing.
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