Jesus' parable about the Wine and the Wineskins (Luke 5:33-39) has various interpretations. The standard one is that the new wine is the gospel and the new wineskin is the church. The old wineskin is Second Temple Judaism and the old wine is the faith that went along with it. But Joel Green (NICNT, Luke, 250) proposes that it was Pharasaic Judaism that was the inovation, the new wine that would spoil everything, and burst the wineskin. That what Jesus was teaching was really a recovery of the ancient ideals of the Old Testament. That what he had to share was the old wine, which those who have tasted of it say, is better. Interesting!
Oh well, in any case, however we want to characterize it--we're following the grace that comes from believing into the Good Story of Jesus and his love.
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im not a great fan of wine. i prefer grape juice, but i dont know how yr gonna stick that in yr post... but otherwise this is comprehendible
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