Read Mark 2:18-22
Some clear breaks with the old were inevitable in the new movement of Jesus. This tearing away would not be easy or smooth.
The illustration Jesus gave about new wine requiring new wine skins (containers) is quite profound. Without pushing the illustration to say more than intended, the simple truth proclaimed is that what Jesus and his followers were doing was new. New categories. New methods. New people.
The New Covenant would be sealed in the breaking of his body and in his blood. New promises from God. New reasons to celebrate the goodness of our God.
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