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New Wine in Old Wineskins Page 1 of 4 Barry G. Johnson, Sr. / www.barrygjohnsonsr.com Discovering the Church / Legalism; False Teaching; Conflict over circumcision in Antioch; New Covenant; New wine; Old Testament / Acts 15:1–5 The natural inclination to infuse ourselves into Christ is better suited to allow Christ to be infused into us. Acts 15:1–5 (ESV) 15 But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. 3 So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. 5 But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.” Matthew 9:16–17 ESV

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NewWineinOldWineskins

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BarryG.Johnson,Sr./www.barrygjohnsonsr.com

DiscoveringtheChurch/Legalism;FalseTeaching;ConflictovercircumcisioninAntioch;NewCovenant;Newwine;OldTestament/Acts15:1–5ThenaturalinclinationtoinfuseourselvesintoChristisbettersuitedtoallowChristtobeinfusedintous.

Acts15:1–5(ESV)

15ButsomemencamedownfromJudeaandwereteachingthebrothers,“UnlessyouarecircumcisedaccordingtothecustomofMoses,youcannotbesaved.”2 AndafterPaulandBarnabashadnosmalldissensionanddebatewiththem,PaulandBarnabasandsomeoftheotherswereappointedtogouptoJerusalemtotheapostlesandtheeldersaboutthisquestion.3 So,beingsentontheirwaybythechurch,theypassedthroughbothPhoeniciaandSamaria,describingindetailtheconversionoftheGentiles,andbroughtgreatjoytoallthebrothers.4 WhentheycametoJerusalem,theywerewelcomedbythechurchandtheapostlesandtheelders,andtheydeclaredallthatGodhaddonewiththem.5 ButsomebelieverswhobelongedtothepartyofthePhariseesroseupandsaid,“ItisnecessarytocircumcisethemandtoorderthemtokeepthelawofMoses.”

Matthew9:16–17ESV

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16Nooneputsapieceofunshrunkclothonanoldgarment,forthepatchtearsawayfromthegarment,andaworsetearismade.17Neitherisnewwineputintooldwineskins.Ifitis,theskinsburstandthewineisspilledandtheskinsaredestroyed.Butnewwineisputintofreshwineskins,andsobotharepreserved.”

I. God’s Way versus Man’s Way

John3:31ESV31Hewhocomesfromaboveisaboveall.Hewhoisoftheearthbelongstotheearthandspeaksinanearthlyway.Hewhocomesfromheavenisaboveall.

Matthew4:4ESV4Butheanswered,“Itiswritten,“‘Manshallnotlivebybreadalone,butbyeverywordthatcomesfromthemouthofGod.’”

Matthew16:23ESV23ButheturnedandsaidtoPeter,“Getbehindme,Satan!Youareahindrancetome.ForyouarenotsettingyourmindonthethingsofGod,butonthethingsofman.”

Matthew19:26ESV26ButJesuslookedatthemandsaid,“Withmanthisisimpossible,butwithGodallthingsarepossible.”

II. Heaven versus Earth

John3:12ESV12IfIhavetoldyouearthlythingsandyoudonotbelieve,howcanyoubelieveifItellyouheavenlythings?

1Corinthians15:40ESV40Thereareheavenlybodiesandearthlybodies,butthegloryoftheheavenlyisofonekind,andthegloryoftheearthlyisofanother.

1Corinthians15:47ESV47Thefirstmanwasfromtheearth,amanofdust;thesecondmanisfromheaven.

2Corinthians5:1ESV1Forweknowthatifthetentthatisourearthlyhomeisdestroyed,wehaveabuildingfromGod,ahousenotmadewithhands,eternalintheheavens.

III. New Testament versus Old Testament

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John5:22–25ESV22FortheFatherjudgesnoone,buthasgivenalljudgmenttotheSon,23thatallmayhonortheSon,justastheyhonortheFather.WhoeverdoesnothonortheSondoesnothonortheFatherwhosenthim.24Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,whoeverhearsmywordandbelieveshimwhosentmehaseternallife.Hedoesnotcomeintojudgment,buthaspassedfromdeathtolife.25“Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,anhouriscoming,andisnowhere,whenthedeadwillhearthevoiceoftheSonofGod,andthosewhohearwilllive.

Romans7:6ESV6Butnowwearereleasedfromthelaw,havingdiedtothatwhichhelduscaptive,sothatweserveinthenewwayoftheSpiritandnotintheoldwayofthewrittencode.

1Corinthians5:7ESV7Cleanseouttheoldleaventhatyoumaybeanewlump,asyoureallyareunleavened.ForChrist,ourPassoverlamb,hasbeensacrificed.

2Corinthians5:17ESV17Therefore,ifanyoneisinChrist,heisanewcreation.Theoldhaspassedaway;behold,thenewhascome.

Hebrews8:13ESV13Inspeakingofanewcovenant,hemakesthefirstoneobsolete.Andwhatisbecomingobsoleteandgrowingoldisreadytovanishaway.