In response to criticism from the Pharisees regarding Jesus eating w…

Regarding Jesus' eating with sinners, and the criticism from the Pharisees,

...He explained it using the analogy of "new wine" and "old wine"❗️.
...First...🤔
Responding to change:
Jesus emphasized that the new faith of Christianity should not be forced into the old legalism and forms of Judaism❗️.
...In order to adapt to societal changes (new technologies, organizations), it is necessary to transform old systems and ways of thinking...🤔...and so...
New wine must be put into new wineskins...
...For example... Church music🎶...worship hymns sung during services...
About 50 years ago in churches...piano🎹 or organ... were the mainstream,
electric guitar🎸 and drums🥁...were said to be the devil's music😱.
...But...
Now...they are accepted in most churches.

…The Japanese Bible…the Bible from the early Meiji era…was written in classical Chinese 😰
…After that, it changed to a classical Japanese translation, then a colloquial translation, then the New Revised Standard Version, and finally the Living Bible (modern translation).
The act of spreading the Gospel…is the same, but
if we don't adapt to the changing times…young people won't be able to keep up…😥
…2000 years ago, people were bound by legalism (work-based ideology), but…through Jesus’ crucifixion ✝️ and resurrection,
salvation through faith in Jesus is now spoken of as truth❗️.
…Mission…if we don't conduct evangelism that is appropriate for this era…we won't be able to spread the Gospel effectively.
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Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.