Lesson 1634

(Lesson 1634)(03-28-16) Mark 2:21-22

"No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles."

In today's quote, by making the reference to not putting new patches on old cloth and not putting new wine into old bottles, Jesus was making the point that His new law of salvation by grace through faith could not be intermixed with nor added onto the old Law of Moses. The new gospel was to be stand alone and taken as an alternative to the Law and was NOT to be taken as an addition to that old law.

As is clearly established throughout the New Testament, the old Law was fulfilled by Jesus so that that His new law of faith could come into being. No longer are those who seek redemption required to obey every element of the Law of Moses by living above sin and making animal sacrifices for human errors, as were the ancient Jews. Jesus lived a sinless life and made the supreme sacrifice for everyone who will place their absolute faith in Him.

Faith in Jesus Christ not only removes accountability for sin and pays the sacrificial debt, that faith actually JUSTIFIES our sin. That is made very clear in Romans 4:4-8: "Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that JUSTIFIETH the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."~