When a person enters into any society or any fellowship, he takes upon himself the obligations to live a certain way, by certain standards. If the person fails to live the kind of life necessary, he hinders the purpose of the society.

Once we make the claim that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true then a claim is put on our lives. In today’s Scripture lesson, Jesus sets down behavior patterns for kingdom people.

No one needs to go to a Bible commentary to understand this text. It is a Word that challenges and instructs us. It calls into account and puts us in touch with matters that are eternal and final.

The old religious law had deteriorated into mere legalism. Jesus found the old law unsatisfactory. There had to be a new garment. The old garment could not be patched. The new wine could …