"CLEANSE OUT THE OLD LEAVEN THAT YOU MAYBE A NEW LUMP"

I suppose that the oldest controversy in history is the struggle between the old and the new. Even our Lord got into it one day when he said to the religious leaders: "No one puts a new patch on an old garment" ... and ... "neither is new wine put into old wine skins." So the conflict goes on between the past and the future. In age after age, there are patchers and there are creators - some who try to patch up the thread-bare garment, and some who are forever trying to create a new and a better one. Where do Christians belong in the argument? In a time of radical change, where do the followers of Christ stand? This is no longer just an academic question. We have to face it now and make up our minds about it. The biographers of King Lo…