WINE Introduction Luke alone adds the parabolic illustration of The New and Old Wine to his account of the New and the Old trilogy. The saying is true as a generalization. Old principles, beliefs and truths should not be set aside quickly. Only when the new is proven should it be accepted. In his parabolic illustration of The New and Old Wine, Jesus teaches us that the Jews were satisfied with Judaism and did not want Christianity.
Human beings are creatures of habit and resist change of any kind, good or bad.
However, there is more than mere resistance to change involved here. Many of the Jewish religious leaders were rejecting Christ and his new revelation. They were also refusing to accept spiritual light that the God of Israel was trying to shed on Old Testament scriptures. It is extremely dangerous to reject the truth. In doing so, we open ourselves up to deception.