1. What is the question that Jesus is answering here?
    1. He was asked about the nature of the new covenant.
      • No.
    2. He was asked about being born again.
      • No, I mentioned that because people frequently say that the new wine is about being born again.
    3. Right Answer!He was asked why John's disciples, and the disciples of the Pharisees, fast, but Jesus' do not.
      • Yes, the following parable was spoken to answer the question about why John's and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but Jesus' do not.
    4. Both (b) and (c) above.
      • No, it is not about being born again.

     

     

  2. Who is the bridegroom that Jesus is referring to?
    1. Right Answer!Himself.
      • Yes.
    2. Any bridegroom, it doesn't matter.
      • No, we was talking about the fact that he was there with his disciples, so why should his disciples be mourning. Jesus said that when he was taken away, that then they would fast.
    3. The Kings son.
      • No, unless you think of the Kings son being Jesus, and not a earthly king.
    4. It doesn't matter, it is just an example.
      • Yes, it does matter. Jesus is the bringer of a new covenant.

     

     

  3. When will, or was, the bridegroom taken away?
    1. It is just a story, the bridegroom was not taken away.
      • No, this is not just a story.
    2. In the garden of Eden, back when the man and the woman fell from grace.
      • No.
    3. Right Answer!When Jesus was crucified.
      • Yes. Jesus was talking about the fact that he, the bringer of the new covenant, would be taken away, and then there would be cause for trouble and grief on the part of the disciples.
    4. When Israel left Egypt.
      • No.

     

     

  4. What does the parable mean?
    1. It means that you must be born again to receive the new covenant.
      • No.
    2. Right Answer!It means that a new covenant requires you to abandon the things that you do because of tradition and react to what is happening now.
      • Yes, Jesus' disciples were not and should not be fasting, simply because it was traditional to do so. You should fast when the Spirit lead you to, and for reasons that the Spirit will make known to you. To do anything because it's the thing to do is a complete waste of time.
    3. It means that drinking wine was okay under the old covenant, but only "new wine", that is, grape juice can be consumed under the new covenant.
      • No, it is not about drinking wine.
    4. He means that you should no longer listen to the Old Testament now that the New Testament has come.
      • No, the Old Testament is still as valid today as it always was. If you carefully read through the New Testament letters you will see dozens, if not hundreds, of quotes from the OT validating every NT doctrine.

     

     

  5. What does Jesus mean by pouring new wine into new wineskins?
    1. Right Answer!He means that you should read the Bible without preconceived ideas about what it means, and let it form you into what it wants.
      • Yes.
    2. He means that Christians should not drink alcoholic wine.
      • No, this parable is answering the question about fasting, and is not about drinking alcoholic wine.
    3. He means that Christians should fast old wine, but not new wine.
      • No.
    4. He means that we should not let old sins soil our new birth.
      • This is a true statement, but it is not what the parable is about.

     

     

  6. What does Jesus mean by not patching an old garment with material removed from a new garment?
    1. He means that we should not try to fix our old life, but we should abandon it for a new life.
      • No. This is not the best answer.
    2. He means that you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
      • No.
    3. He means that if you do, you will ruin the new shirt and the old shirt.
      • No.
    4. Right Answer!He means that you should not try to correct the problems of the old covenant, with revelations brought with the new covenant.
      • Yes. The new covenant is new and should be embraced. The Old Covenant is over so let it rest.

     

     

  7. What does Jesus mean by saying, "And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, "The old is better'"?
    1. He means that the old covenant is better than the new.
      • No, not at all.
    2. Right Answer!He means that if someone is happy with the way things are now then they will not listen to correction.
      • Yes. Everyone who thinks that they have found the answer is not likely to accept change. This problem is very wide spread today. There is so much bad doctrine around today and everyone loves it and won't listen to correction.
    3. He means that if you are a drunk you will not like unfermented grape juice.
      • No.
    4. He means that aged wine is better tasting that new wine.
      • This may, or may not be true, but is certainly not what the parable is about.

     

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