"New Wine Must Be Put Into New Wine skins" meaning what?

[Mr. M]

9 hours ago, Michael37 said:

A better word than resistance might be incompatibility.

Incompatibility is the logical reaction to the Lord's words here.

The promise of the Father is to overcome that incompatibility.

Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you;

I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

I use the expression "resistance to change"

to echo the words of St. Steven.

Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears!

You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

A"stiff neck" is the inevitable result of being yoked to something

other than the Spirit of the Lord, such as "the traditions of the fathers".

Only tradition rooted in the Word is sound, or risks the condemnation:

"Thus you have made the Word of God of no effect by your tradition". Mt 15:6

Paul's devotion to his rabbinic tradition went beyond resisting!

Acts 9:4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, 

“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by Mr. M

[Mr. M]

2 hours ago, AdHoc said:

I cannot see that this is a time of preparation for the Wedding Feast. The Groom is about to LEAVE, and a FAST is proclaimed. Two things are contrasted. (i) An OLD garment that is torn, and (ii) a NEW vessel. If we go to Revelation 19:7-8 and allow scripture to interpret scripture, then the garment is works.

Also, the wedding garment is NOT given. It must be prepared by the Bride. Revelation 19 says;

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints

Not much disagreement here beyond semantics.

The same word is translated "make ready" and "to prepare".

[G2090] hetoimazo  https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g2090/kjv/tr/0-1/

2 hours ago, AdHoc said:

She makes HERSELF ready and it is THE SAINT'S righteousness - not Christ's. So also Matthew 5; 

20 For I say unto you, That except YOUR righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Again, semantics. Our righteousnesses are acts of obedience

done in Christ, and not our own.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus

unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

The crux of the matter, that the works were finished

"before the foundation of the world".

Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand,

‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom 

prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Our preparation is simply to abide in Christ, and what He

has already wrought for us.

Isaiah 26:12 Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us:

for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with

the preparation* of the gospel of peace;

*[G2091] hetoimasia>[G2090]-hetoimaz0=to make ready, to prepare.

[AdHoc]

21 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Not much disagreement here beyond semantics.

The same word is translated "make ready" and "to prepare".

[G2090] hetoimazo  https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g2090/kjv/tr/0-1/

Again, semantics. Our righteousnesses are acts of obedience

done in Christ, and not our own.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus

unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

The crux of the matter, that the works were finished

"before the foundation of the world".

Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand,

‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom 

prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Our preparation is simply to abide in Christ, and what He

has already wrought for us.

Isaiah 26:12 Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us:

for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with

the preparation* of the gospel of peace;

*[G2091] hetoimasia>[G2090]-hetoimaz0=to make ready, to prepare.

Okay. Thanks for your reply.

Go well bro.

[Mr. M]

1 minute ago, AdHoc said:

Okay. Thanks for your reply.

Go well bro.

Blessings, in the giving of thanks!

1 Timothy 4:

4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be

refused if it is received with thanksgiving; 

5 for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.