March 31, 2005
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A few thoughts on Mark 2
Mark 2:9 This verse hit me hard when Jesus said, “Which is easier to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’?”
Well, for Jesus it would have been easier for him to tell the man to take up his bed because the forgiving of the man’s sins meant that Christ would have to go to the cross to pay for the man’s sins.
And Mark 2:22 “….But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
The word for new in new wine is in Greek, neos, which means brand new.
The word for new in new wineskins is in Greek, kinos, which means renewed, and old wineskins were renewed by soaking in the water (the word). Isn’t that an awesome thought? We are renewed wineskins when we soak in the word.
Heather
Comments (11)
Cool! Thanks for the insight. Have a blessed day. lala
Heather,
You are growing so much in the Lord. God bless you!!
Love Lisa
You know, that’s funny… tough on the Scribes and Pharisees is something my dad has been talking about lately… I really didn’t know how the rules would be received but I knew it had to be done. Thank you!
Your post is awesome! I love that! We’re renewed! YAY!
Blessings! (((this was wonderful!!)))
Hey!! That is cool!!! I never thought of it that way before….
That adds a whole new dimesion to the wineskin thing. I always thought it had to do with Jews, but really it has to do with anyone going from unregenerate to born again. Wow. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS. ((double hugs))
Great thought!
yes it is an awesome thought.
(((hugs)))
how we all long to be renewed. ive heard the quote that the struggle with Christian living is that it is so daily. lol.
Hope I don’t drown!
Very cool. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’m only responding to YOUR comments, because I skimmed the most current post from your pastor, and I wasn’t that impressed. I was more impressed by your insights than by a pastoral sermon from anyone else. So I look forward to seeing more of what you have to say, and what God is revealing to you personally. Peace.