May 2010 - Posts

• Wheat & Tares2 Blanks

  Wheat & Tares (Part B)                                         Matt 12:24-31  —  The Two Harvests —  The Tare Harvest —  Tare harvest is the end of the world-The Completion of the ______; End of the Millennium or ________ —  Chart —  What Clues Bring us to This Point in Time? —  Angels…shall gather out-This is at the Harvest of the _______ (Rev 14:15) —  bind them in bundles to burn them-_________ Sinners Are Grouped Together —  cast them into a furnace of fire-Eternal ____________ in The Lake of Fire —  wailing and gnashing of teeth-___________ & _________ in the End Judgment —  The Wheat Harvest —  This is Easy…The _________…or is it? —  Gather ye together first (prṓton) the tares- Means in Place, Order, or _____ —  Are There Any Tares Gathered in This Manner at the Rapture?-_____ —  Then (tote)- At _____ Time…the Time of the ______ Gathering —  gather the wheat into my barn-New Heaven; The ________ Gathering —  Waiting the Final Gathering: OT Saints, __________ Church, Tribulation Saints & Millennium Saints —  righteous shine forth as the sun-Glorified & ___________ —  We Still Live in the Age of ________ When Tares Can _________ Wheat (Jn 1:12) —  Personally, We as Wheat Should Search the Field of Our _________ —  Make Sure There Are No _______ (chaff ) Sowed by the Wicked One (Lk 22:31)   Posted May 30 2010, 02:11 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables of Jesus Wk6

  Wheat & Tares (Part A)                                         Matt 13:24-38  —  The Setting —  In the Same Place as the Parable of the Sower, Seed, & Soils —  put he forth-The Phrase is Used of Setting Food Before Someone —  This Parable Presents the Problem of Evil, Not the Hearts of the Hearers —  The Real and the Counterfeit Are Ever With Us —  What’s Different Between This Parable and the Sower, Seed & Soils? —  Soils Had One Class of Sowers, One Kind of Seed & 4 Results —  This Parable Has Two Sowers, Kinds of Seed, & Harvests  —  The Elements: —  The Field —  The field is the world(38)… in his field(24)-Ownership (Ps 24:1) —  The Two Sowers —  Different in Character and Purpose —  a man which sowed good (24)… the Son of man (37)-Jesus Only —  But while men slept-Working Secretly —  his enemy came and sowed (25)… is the devil (39)-Satan, the Wicked One —  The Two Seeds (verse 38) —  the wheat…the good seed are the children of the kingdom -The Beneficial Crop —  tares… the children of the wicked one -Poisonous Darnel; Counterfeit —  tares among the wheat-Wouldn’t Think of Sowing Among the Wicked —  and went his way –Deceiver Who Conceals Who is Behind the Danger —  Satan’s Method is Opposition by Imitation —  What are the Devil’s Tares today? —  The Tare of  Fleshly Wisdom —  The Tare of Pride —  The Tare of Procrastination —  The Tare of Sin —  sprung up… fruit… then appeared the tares also-Mixed Multitude  —  We must Beware of Satan’s Counterfeits: —  Counterfeit Christians (2 Cor. 11:26) —  Counterfeit Gospel (Gal. 1:6–9) —  Counterfeit Righteousness (Rom. 10:1–3) —  Counterfeit Church (Rev. 2:9) —  Counterfeit Christ (2 Thes. 2:1–12) —  The Servants —  servants of the householder-Some of the “wheat”; Christians, Maybe Pastors  —  The Two Questions —  First Question —  If You Only Sowed Good Seed in Your Field, Where Did the Tares Come From? —  Second Question —  We Are Eager to Go Out into the Field and Rid it of the Tares —  Nay…Let both grow together until the harvest-Not Your Job —  Separation is Beyond the Wisdom of the Servants —  Besides Growing Together is Not Permanent   Posted May 30 2010, 02:05 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Wheat & Tares Blanks

  Wheat & Tares (Part A)                                         Matt 13:24-38  —  The Setting —  In the Same _______ as the Parable of the Sower, Seed, & Soils —  put he forth-The Phrase is Used of Setting _______ Before Someone —  This Parable Presents the Problem of ______, Not the ________ of the Hearers —  The Real and the _______________ Are Ever With Us —  What’s Different Between This Parable and the Sower, Seed & Soils? —  Soils Had One _______ of Sowers, One ______ of Seed & __ Results —  This Parable Has _____ Sowers, Kinds of Seed, & Harvests  —  The Elements: —  The Field —  The field is the world(38)… in his field(24)-______________ (Ps 24:1) —  The Two Sowers —  Different in Character and ____________ —  a man which sowed good (24)… the Son of man (37)-Jesus ______ —  But while men slept-Working __________ —  his enemy came and sowed (25)… is the devil (39)-Satan, the ________ One —  The Two Seeds (verse 38) —  the wheat…the good seed are the children of the kingdom -The ______________ Crop —  tares… the children of the wicked one -Poisonous __________; Counterfeit —  tares among the wheat-Wouldn’t Think of Sowing Among the __________ —  and went his way –Deceiver Who __________ Who is Behind the _________ —  Satan’s Method is Opposition by _______________ —  What are the Devil’s Tares today? —  The Tare of  _________ Wisdom —  The Tare of ________ —  The Tare of _________________ —  The Tare of ______ —  sprung up… fruit… then appeared the tares also-_________ Multitude  —  We must Beware of Satan’s Counterfeits: —  Counterfeit _____________ (2 Cor. 11:26) —  Counterfeit ___________ (Gal. 1:6–9) —  Counterfeit __________________ (Rom. 10:1–3) —  Counterfeit __________ (Rev. 2:9) —  Counterfeit __________ (2 Thes. 2:1–12) —  The Servants —  servants of the householder-Some of the “wheat”; ______________, Maybe __________  —  The Two Questions —  First Question —  If ______ Only Sowed Good Seed in _______ Field, Where Did the Tares Come From? —  Second Question —  We Are _______ to Go Out into the Field and ______ it of the Tares —  Nay…Let both grow together until the harvest-Not Your ______ —  Separation is Beyond the ____________ of the Servants —  Besides Growing Together is Not _____________   Posted May 23 2010, 04:24 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables of Jesus Wk5

  Two Debtors                                    Luke 7:36-50  •        The Setting •        desired him that he would eat with him -Christ Invited to Dinner with a Pharisee •        he went into …and sat down to meat- Shows an Attitude of Poor Hospitality •        stood at his feet-As They Ate, A Woman With a Sinful Life Entered •        How Could This happen? •        Not Unusual in a Culture Where Hospitality Was Prized •        The Table Was Likely Set in an Open Courtyard & the Door Left Open •        The Customs of the Day Made it Possible for Her to Enter •        behind him-The Table Was Low and the Guests Reclined •        The Woman Brought With Her an alabaster Jar of Perfume •        The Woman Showed the Attitude of Her Heart By Standing at Jesus Feet •        wash his feet with tears –Means literally, to Water With a Shower •        This Was Her Way of Telling Jesus that She Had Repented •        did wipe them with the hairs of her head-Something the Slave Women Did to Their Masters •        and kissed his feet-The Word Means: To Kiss Fondly or To Caress Continuously •        Where There is Much Forgiveness, There is Much Love •        anointed them with the ointment-Not Common Olive Oil; Adoration •        known who and what manner of woman-The Pharisee was Shocked by the  Actions of This Sinner and Christ’s Attitude •        The Problem •        According to Pharisees Tradition, Jesus Was Ceremonially Defiled •        If Jesus Was Who He Claimed to Be, Why Did He Accept the Woman’s Gift and Adoration? •        The Solution •        I have somewhat to say unto thee-If Simon Only Knew •        a certain creditor –Money Lending, Just as Common Then as Now •        which had two debtors -Two Men in Debt to the Same Man •        the one owed five hundred pence-Two Years of Wages •        the other fifty-Two Months of Wages •        nothing to pay… forgave them both-Both Unable to Repay, Had Their Debt Cancelled-All of Grace •        which of them will love him most?-Greatest Debt Would Show Greatest Devotion •        The Comparisons •        The Pharisee Invited Christ to Observe Him, Not to Honor Him •         Christ Was Not Shown the Customary Hospitality •        No Foot Washing •        No Greeting With A Kiss •        No Vial of Oil •        A Woman Had Provided What the Pharisee Neglected •        Why Didn’t Simon Extend the Courtesies?-Lack of Faith in the Person of Christ •        The Result •        Thy sins are forgiven-Rewarded for Her Faith, Not Her Works •        Who is this that forgiveth sins also?-Only God Can •        go in peace-Double Blessing   Posted May 23 2010, 04:18 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables-Two Debtors Blanks

  Two Debtors                                    Luke 7:36-50  •        The Setting •        desired him that he would eat with him -Christ _________ to Dinner with a Pharisee •        he went into …and sat down to meat- Shows an Attitude of ____ Hospitality •        stood at his feet-As They Ate, A Woman With a Sinful Life __________ •        How Could This happen? •        Not Unusual in a Culture Where Hospitality Was _________ •        The Table Was Likely Set in an Open ___________ & the _______ Left Open •        The ___________ of the Day Made it Possible for Her to Enter •        behind him-The Table Was _____ and the Guests __________ •        The Woman Brought With Her an alabaster Jar of ___________ •        The Woman Showed the _________ of Her Heart By Standing at Jesus Feet •        wash his feet with tears –Means literally, to Water With a __________ •        This Was Her Way of Telling Jesus that She Had __________ •        did wipe them with the hairs of her head-Something the _______ Women Did to Their Masters •        and kissed his feet-The Word Means: To Kiss Fondly or To Caress _________________ •        Where There is Much Forgiveness, There is Much ________ •        anointed them with the ointment-Not Common ________ Oil; ___________ •        known who and what manner of woman-The Pharisee was Shocked by the  ___________ of This Sinner and Christ’s ____________  •        The Problem •        According to Pharisees Tradition, Jesus Was Ceremonially _________ •        If Jesus Was Who He Claimed to Be, Why Did He _________ the Woman’s Gift and Adoration?   •        The Solution •        I have somewhat to say unto thee-If Simon Only ________ •        a certain creditor –Money Lending, Just as __________ Then as Now •        which had two debtors -Two Men in Debt to the _________ Man •        the one owed five hundred pence-Two ________ of Wages •        the other fifty-Two __________ of Wages •        nothing to pay… forgave them both-Both Unable to Repay, Had Their Debt ______________-All of _________ •        which of them will love him most?-____________ Debt Would Show Greatest Devotion  •        The Comparisons •        The Pharisee Invited Christ to __________ Him, Not to _________ Him •         Christ Was ______ Shown the Customary Hospitality •        No ________ Washing •        No Greeting With A _______ •        No ______ of Oil •        A Woman Had __________ What the Pharisee ___________ •        Why Didn’t Simon Extend the Courtesies?-Lack of ________ in the Person of Christ   •        The Result •        Thy sins are forgiven-Rewarded for Her Faith, Not Her ________ •        Who is this that forgiveth sins also?-Only God ______ •        go in peace-__________ Blessing   Posted May 18 2010, 10:17 AM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables of Jesus Wk4

  Sower, Seed & Soils (Part B)                                Matt 13:3-23  •        The Field or Soils •        The Soils Are Those Who Heard the Word of God •        This is Fundamental Truth of How Sinners React to the Gospel •        Fruit is the Outward Test of True Salvation (Matt. 7:16) •        What are Some of These Fruits? •        Christian Character (Gal. 5:22–23) •        Good Works (Col. 1:10), •        Winning Others to Christ (Rom. 1:13), •        Sharing What We Have (Rom. 15:25–28) •        Praising God (Heb. 13:15) •        It is Possible to Believe with the Mind & Yet Not Be Saved (John 2:23–25) •        Unless There is Fruit in the Life, There is Not Saving Faith in the Heart  •         The Soil or the Different Hearers •        The Wayside Hearer •        The Hearer With the Closed Mind & Heart •        Receives the Seed by the Ear, But No Life •        The Seed is ON the Surface, But Not IN •        Spiritually Hardened and Does Not Understand •        Truth is Unable to Penetrate Activity and Thoughtlessness in the Life •        fowls came and devoured-Easy Picking for “Birds” from the Wicked One •        The Truth Takes No Hold •        The Stony Ground Hearer •        The Hearer With the Emotional Mind & Heart •        Received, but Does Not Take Root •        The Seed Is ON, IN, But Not Down •        Easily Excited, Enthusiastic, But Faith is Temporary •        When Tribulation & Persecution Arise, They Quickly Fall Away •        Depth of Faith, Surrender & Character are Lacking •        This is A Professor, But Not A Possessor •        The Thorny Ground Hearer •        The Hearer With the Worldly Agenda •        The Seed is ON, IN, DOWN, But Does Not Come UP With Fruit •        This is A Carnal Christian (1 Cor 3:1-3) •        The Fruit is Choked by Opposition Forces Which are Allowed to Co-Exist •        The Cares of This World-Worldliness •        The Deceitfulness of Riches-Seeking Wealth for Happiness •        The Lusts of Other Things •        The Good Ground Hearer •        The Hearer With the Steadfast Understanding Mind & Heart •        The Seed is ON, IN, DOWN & UP •        The Word is Received, Understood & Yielded to in Faith •        This Produces Service Glorifying to Christ & Beneficial to Others  •        How Do We Fit These 4 Categories Into the 2 Categories of Individuals? •        The First 2 Kinds of Soil Are Inadequate or Unsaved •        Not True Believers, Despite Certain Outward Appearances •        The Last Two Soils Are Adequate or Saved •        For Farmers, Only Those Plants That bear good fruit Count for Anything •        The Thorny or Carnal Believers Are True Plants, But Limited Growth & No Fruit •        Only The Good Soil Produced Proper Spiritual Fruit (7:16–17) •        What Counts is Not Profession of Faith, But Possession & Fruit-bearing   •        The Different Degrees of Fruitfulness •        Seed (Word) Bears Fruit As It is Allowed to Possess the Soil (Good Heart) Lk 8:15 •        The Fruits of Grace Are of the Same Quality, But Not the Same Quantity •        Thirty Fold is Designed to Express the Lowest Degree of Fruitfulness •        Sixty Expresses an Intermediate degree of Fruitfulness •        An Hundredfold the Highest Degree of Fruitfulness   Posted May 16 2010, 02:28 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables-Seed & Soils Blanks B

  Sower, Seed & Soils (Part B)                               Matt 13:3-23  •         The Field or Soils •         The Soils Are Those Who _________ the Word of God •         This is Fundamental Truth of How Sinners _________ to the Gospel •         Fruit is the ___________ Test of True Salvation (Matt. 7:16) •         What are Some of These Fruits? •         Christian ______________ (Gal. 5:22–23) •         Good ________ (Col. 1:10), •         ____________ Others to Christ (Rom. 1:13), •         ___________ What We Have (Rom. 15:25–28) •         ___________ God (Heb. 13:15) •         It is Possible to Believe with the ______ & Yet Not Be _____ (John 2:23–25) •         Unless There is Fruit in the Life, There is Not ________ Faith in the Heart  •          The Soil or the Different Hearers •         The Wayside Hearer •         The Hearer With the _________ Mind & Heart •         Receives the Seed by the Ear, But No _______ •         The Seed is ON the Surface, But Not ____ •         Spiritually Hardened and Does Not ______________ •         Truth is Unable to Penetrate ___________ and Thoughtlessness in the Life •         fowls came and devoured-Easy ________ for “Birds” from the _______ One •         The Truth Takes No _______ •         The Stony Ground Hearer •         The Hearer With the ____________ Mind & Heart •         Received, but Does Not Take ________ •         The Seed Is ON, IN, But Not _________ •         Easily _________, Enthusiastic, But Faith is _____________ •         When Tribulation & Persecution Arise, They Quickly ______  ________ •         Depth of Faith, Surrender & Character are ____________ •         This is A Professor, But Not A _______________ •         The Thorny Ground Hearer •         The Hearer With the ___________ Agenda •         The Seed is ON, IN, DOWN, But Does Not Come _____ •         This is A __________ Christian (1 Cor 3:1-3) •         The Fruit is Choked by ____________ Forces Which are Allowed to Co-Exist •         The Cares of This World-_______________ •         The Deceitfulness of Riches-Seeking Wealth for ______________ •         The ________ of Other Things •         The Good Ground Hearer •         The Hearer With the Steadfast ______________ Mind & Heart •         The Seed is ON, IN, DOWN & _____ •         The Word is Received, Understood & ___________ to in Faith •         This Produces Service _____________ to Christ & _____________ to Others  •         How Do We Fit These 4 Categories Into the 2 Categories of Individuals? •         The First 2 Kinds of Soil Are _____________ or Unsaved •         Not _______ Believers, Despite Certain ___________ Appearances •         The Last Two Soils Are ____________ or Saved •         For Farmers, ______ Those Plants That bear good fruit ______ for Anything •         The Thorny or Carnal Believers Are _______ Plants, But __________ Growth & ____ Fruit •         Only The Good Soil Produced Proper ___________ Fruit (7:16–17) •         What Counts is Not Profession of Faith, But Possession & _______________   •         The Different Degrees of Fruitfulness •         Seed (Word) Bears Fruit As It is Allowed to ___________ the Soil (Good Heart) Lk 8:15 •         The Fruits of Grace Are of the Same Quality, But Not the Same __________ •         Thirty Fold is Designed to Express the _________ Degree of Fruitfulness •         Sixty Expresses an __________________ degree of Fruitfulness •         An Hundredfold the ___________ Degree of Fruitfulness   Posted May 11 2010, 10:32 AM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables of Jesus Wk 3

  The Sower, The Seed & The Soils (Part A)                   Matt 13:3-23  •         The Place •         Likely the Sea of Galilee, in a Boat, Pushed Back From Shore   •         The Setting •         Wheat Was a Staple of the Diet in Palestine •         In Preparation for Sowing the Seed, the Ground Was Cleared of Old Growth •         The Field Would All Look the Same •         The Field Was Not Plowed •         The Seed Was Scattered on the Surface of the Soil •         The Seed Was Then Scratched Into the Soil With a Wooden Plow-like Device  •         The Problem or Question •         How Will the Truth of Christ Be Spread? •         What Response May Be Expected?   •         The Parable Interpreted by Jesus •         The Sower •         Behold, a sower went forth to sow-A General Class of Person •         The Godhead is Involved in Sowing •         God Likens Himself to a Sower (Jer 31:27) •         Christ is the Sower (Matt 13:37) •         The Holy Spirit is the Sower •         Every Believer Should Be a Sower (Matt 28:19-20) •         We Were Saved to Serve and Sow (Ps 126:6) •         The Sower Must Be: •         Judicious-Praying for Appropriate Seasons & Places for the Sowing •         Diligent-Laboring as One Who Must Give an Account for Sowing •         Persevering-Sowing in Season & Out of Season •         Devoted-Yielded Heartily, Sincerely & Entirely to the Task •         All the Sower Has to Do is Sow (Mk 4:27)  •         The Seed •         The Word of God is the Seed •         Christ Came as the Word of God (Jn 1:1) •         Seed is Referred to Both as the word of God (Lk 8:12) & the children of the kingdom (Matt 13:38) •         The Seed We Sow is Not Only From Christ, It is Christ •         All the Seed Must be Sown •         The Nature of the Seed: •         Living & Incorruptible (1 Pet 1:22-25) •         Powerful (Rom 1:16;10:17) •         Heavenly (Is 55: 10-11) •         Everlasting (Is 40:8) •         Able to Save (James 1:17;18:21) •         Unlike the Words of Men, the Word of God Has Life in It •         That Life is Given to Those Who Trust Christ •         The Word Must Take Root in the Heart, Be Cultivated, and Permitted to Bear Fruit   Posted May 09 2010, 02:45 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables-Seed&Soils Blanks A

  The Sower, The Seed & The Soils (Part A)                   Matt 13:3-23  •         The Place •         Likely the Sea of _________, in a Boat, Pushed Back From Shore   •         The Setting •         _________ Was a Staple of the Diet in Palestine •         In Preparation for Sowing the Seed, the Ground Was Cleared of _____ Growth •         The Field Would All Look the _______ •         The Field Was Not _________ •         The Seed Was Scattered on the ___________ of the Soil •         The Seed Was Then __________ Into the Soil With a Wooden Plow-like Device  •         The Problem or Question •         How Will the Truth of Christ Be __________? •         What Response May Be ___________?   •         The Parable Interpreted by Jesus •         The Sower •         Behold, a sower went forth to sow-A __________ Class of Person •         The ___________ is Involved in Sowing •         God Likens __________ to a Sower (Jer 31:27) •         _________ is the Sower (Matt 13:37) •         The ______  ________ is the Sower •         Every ___________ Should Be a Sower (Matt 28:19-20) •         We Were Saved to Serve and ______ (Ps 126:6) •         The Sower Must Be: •         ____________-Praying for Appropriate Seasons & Places for the Sowing •         ____________-Laboring as One Who Must Give an Account for Sowing •         ________________-Sowing in Season & Out of Season •         ___________-Yielded Heartily, Sincerely & Entirely to the Task •         All the Sower Has to Do is _____ (Mk 4:27)  •         The Seed •         The ______ of _____ is the Seed •         _________ Came as the Word of God (Jn 1:1) •         Seed is Referred to _______ as the word of God (Lk 8:12) & the children of the kingdom (Matt 13:38) •         The Seed We Sow is Not Only From Christ, It is ________ •         ______ the Seed Must be Sown •         The Nature of the Seed: •         ________ & Incorruptible (1 Pet 1:22-25) •         ____________ (Rom 1:16;10:17) •         ____________ (Is 55: 10-11) •         _______________ (Is 40:8) •         Able to ________ (James 1:17;18:21) •         Unlike the Words of Men, the Word of God Has _______ in It •         That Life is Given to Those Who ________ Christ •         The Word Must Take Root in the _________, Be Cultivated, and ___________ to Bear Fruit   Posted May 03 2010, 11:34 AM by jbarch with no comments

• Parables of Jesus Wk2

  The Patched Garment & Wineskins                    Luke 5:35-39  •        The Setting or Context •        The Practice of Fasting Was Common in Israel •        Generally, it included Prayer as A sign of Dependence & Devotion to God •        The Law of Moses Only Designated One Fast •        After the Exile, One Fast Was Humanly Increased to Four •        At the time of Christ, Pharisees Fasted Twice a Week •        Fasting Degenerated Among the Pharisees to an External Observance Used to Impress Others •        The Practice of Fasting Was Adopted by the disciples of John •        The Reason, However, Was a Confession of Their Need of Cleansing •        they said unto him-The Pharisees & Disciples of John Unite on This Occasion •        but thine eat and drink?-Disturbing to Those Who Lived Withdrawn Lives & Fasted Regularly •        The Problem •        The Pharisees Observed Christ & the Disciples For Conformity to Their Traditions •        The Disciples of John Also Observed Differences in Lifestyle •        Both Had Not Observed Christ or the Disciples Fasting Regularly •        Early Church Fasting Limited to Special Occasions (Acts 13:2-3; 14:23) •        Even When the Early Church Fasted, Sorrow Was Not Present (Matt 6:12-18) •        They Both Knew the Relationship Between John the Baptist & Jesus •        Since John Fasted Regularly, They Challenged Jesus Why He Did Not •        The Explanation •        In Answering Both, Christ Began With the Figure of a Marriage Feast •        Jewish Weddings Lasted a Week and Were Times of Great Joy and Celebration •        make the children of the bridechamber fast-Out of Place During Rejoicing •        Christ Pictured Himself as the Bridegroom & The Believers as the Guests (Jn 3:29) •        Christ Was Inviting Them to Share in His Joy •        But the days will come-In the Immediate Future •        when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them-The Crucifixion & Ascension •        then shall they fast in those days-The Time Between Arrest and Resurrection •        Understanding The Processes Used •        No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old •        The Parable  Begins with an Old Worn Out Garment •        Patching is Possible to Extend Use For a Short Time •        new maketh a rent -No One Would Cut the Patch From a New Garment •        taken out of the new agreeth not with the old-The Patch Cloth Was Not Pre-Shrunk •        And no man putteth new wine into old bottles •        Bottles (askos)-Narrow-Necked Goat or Sheep Skins •        new wine will burst the bottles-Through Expansion Caused by Fermentation •        the bottles shall perish-Both Wine & Skin Destroyed •        Interpretation •        The Old System (Judaism) Taught by the Pharisees Was Being Replaced by the New (Gospel of Grace) •        It Was Impossible to Patch it Up & Continue to Use it •        The Garment Represents the Outward Life and Conversation •        Christ Did not Come to Fix the Traditions •        Any Attempt to Put the New System on Top of the Old Would Destroy Both •        Christ Was Also Making a Clear Distinction Between Law & Grace (Matt 5:20 & 2 Cor 5:17) •        The New Wine Represents the Teaching of Jesus •        The Old Wine Skins the Traditions of Men •        The Wine Represents the Inward Aspect of Life •        To Entrust New Doctrine to Closed Minds Hampers Acceptance (Acts 2:13) •        New Vessels Are Those That Believe by Faith •        Anticipation •        Christ Knew What the Pharisees Were Thinking •        drunk old wine straightway desireth new-Content With the Old •        These Parables Show the Fixed Gap Between Law and Grace   Posted May 02 2010, 02:54 PM by jbarch with no comments