John 19:30 (NIV) When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. New wineskins were crucial but were not comfortable/worn in. Your email address will not be published. The parable of the wineskins offers a similar message. He often remarked that he would rather teach welding to a drunk he found in a bar who had never held a welding torch in his hand than teach a welder with previous training and experience. To try to mix Law and Grace would effectively destroy both. Instead new lessons must be taught to new students. Jesus’ disciples had just received new teachings from the Lord and they needed to know how to relate that life to the old truths of the Jewish faith. Are you able to say, “Yes, Jesus!” in response? Consider Luke’s vocation as a physician and his deep interest in the dramatic and surprising action of the new kingdom—how Jesus healed the broken. A more serious textual problem is the closing line of Luke 5:39, “And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’“. The incompatibility interpretation stems from a supersessionist theology of a later century. (Acts 17:11) Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. The religious leaders are trying to get their minds around Jesus. There have been much chin-pulling over these two parables. They will regard the education they have already received as superior. New ways to workout, or new languages to learn.) New ways to workout, or new languages to learn. If he does, he will have ruined two garments; the new one from which the patch was taken and the old one whose seams will tear. If new wine was poured into old wineskins, the pressure of the gas from the fermentation would break the old wineskin and the wine would sip out and be lost. (NIV). In table form we have: Using this metaphor, I’ve rewritten the Lukan version of the two parables taking into account this new context: No one teaches a lesson meant for a new student to a highly educated student. IT IS VERBATIM FROM WHERE I LEARNED IT FROM, WHICH IS FIRST FRUITS OF ZION (F.F.O.Z. {38} No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. Finally, the Avot interpretation solves the problems raised by Luke 5:39, “And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good. Yet we know that Jim Jones led his followers to a mass suicide. In the first parable Jesus observes that no one patches an old garment using cloth from a new one. In the last days, there will be an explosion of these spiritual manifestations. Do not let the new cloth tear us up by our not letting go of the old cloth. We all change ways of doing things. The new covenant is a once-and-for-all sacrifice of sin while the old covenant requires repeated sacrifice of sins. Learn how your comment data is processed. There is a similar, parallel Pharisaic proverb in Avot 4:20[6]. They will regard the education they have already received as superior. The Day of Preparation – Where Did This Phrase Originate. We cannot know for sure but we can surely test it with some general principles. On the periphery of the scene are the Pharisees as well as several of John’s [1] as well. Suite 300Falls Church, VA 22042communications@tfcanglican.org571-282-0100, The Falls Church Anglican, 6565 Arlington Blvd, Suite 300, Falls Church, VA, What does it all mean? ), Many of us had great aspirations for quarantine. This understanding would seem obvious except for two problems: First, the incompatibility argument is anachronistic. {18} A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. (Think back to Memorial Day.) '” If the parable is comparing Jesus’s Torah teaching (New Wine) with the Pharisee’s Torah teaching (Old Wine) the meaning becomes perfectly clear. ), TORAH CLUB VOL.#4 CHRONICLES OF THE MESSIAH, PARASHAH: EXODUS/SHEMOT, GOSPEL LUKE 5:12-39. No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is better.'”. A movement that produces much fruit for God’s kingdom on a prolonged basis is usually not a tool of the devil. The new wine is not just for us, but for the world. You need new wineskins. Yet we cannot afford to be hesitant of something just because it is new. On the other hand, the new wine and the new coat metaphorically represent salvation by faith alone through grace. There is no inner voice to make him guilty. In the midst of all this reclines Jesus and his disciples.