25/04/2021
Jesus is making it clear: The old man cannot hold the new, or the new will be lost. Just like the old wineskin, the old man cannot expand or grow to accommodate the new man. Because there is a new nature within us, within our being, we are not, in essence, or nature, the same. We are a new creation. (Col. 3:9-10; Eph. 4:22-23) Only our new nature can contain the new growth, good fruit, character, healing, and maturity our Dad has for each of us as His sons and daughters. He loves us where we are, but wants continually to take us and make us who we were created to be; always trying to "produce new wine" in our lives.
Post by Chris Hartenstein Amid challenging times such as a world-wide pandemic, we get into a mode of surviving and not thriving because it's easier just to survive. But, Romans 8 says that
