FOLLOWING JESUS IS NEW WINE!
Jesus uses a known fact, when He is critical of people who would “PUT NEW
WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS” [Mk 2:22 TL].
Many decades ago there was a country where the majority of the people were
in religious groups that followed God (Jesus’ Father). Their government was
very supportive of their religions, which were like “OLD WINESKINS”.
Although they would claim there were differences between their religions,
they all celebrated Jesus’ birth (Christmas), Jesus resurrection (Easter) and
followed many of the same manmade teachings that overrode or nullified
some of Jesus’ teachings. Around that time God drew many people to Jesus
who did not have much religious training but just simply loved Jesus and
followed Him. These people were called “Jesus People” and they were like
“NEW WINE”. Eventually many of the different religious groups started
accepting the Jesus People, telling them “we love Jesus too” and claiming to
help them by teaching them the manmade teachings of their religions, which
was like diluting new wine by mixing it with the old wine. Eventually the
Jesus People disappeared by absorption, although their influence resulted in
some religious groups having louder, more exciting music and greater
emphasis on God’s spirit in their “OLD WINESKINS”. Today those religious
groups are a minority in that country and their government is no longer
supportive of them. Many will not understand this teaching. Some will be
offended just like religious people were offended by Jesus when He walked
the earth. A few will have “EARS TO HEAR” [Mk 4:9 NI] and will
understand this teaching. The same few will understand why God had Jesus
point out that “NEW WINE CALLS FOR NEW WINESKINS” [Mk 2:22
TL]{Mt 9:17}{Lk 5:38}. A Jesus Person loves Jesus and follows everything
Jesus teaches, avoiding all manmade teachings and writings. A Jesus person
needs to be around Jesus People who just follow Jesus. Are you in a church
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