But there also comes a time when the Lord'sdisciples must bear the cross of affliction and purification. Towalk as a disciple with Jesus is to experience a whole new joy of relationshipakin to the joy of the wedding party in celebrating with the groom andbride their wedding bliss. Jesus gave a simple explanation.There's a time for fasting and a time for feasting (or celebrating). 17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins if it is,the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.' Meditation: Which comes first, fasting or feasting? Thedisciples of John the Baptist were upset with Jesus' disciples becausethey did not fast.įasting was one of the three most important religiousduties, along with prayer and almsgiving. 16 And no one puts a piece of unsprung cloth on anold garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tearis made. Luke 5:36-39)14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, 'Why do we and thePharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?' 15 And Jesus said to them,'Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? Thedays will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, andthen they will fast. THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Patch and the Wineskins Scripture: Matthew 9:14-17 (Mark 2:21 f. Parable Of The Patch And Wineskins 6,3/10 745 reviews
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