We have noted Christ's Word of forgiveness - "Friend,
your sins are forgiven" (Luke 5:20) - and His call to repentance - "I
have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Luke
5:32). Now, we turn our attention to another great theme of Christ's
Gospel - conversion. This is emphasized in Luke 5:37-38: "no one pours
new wine into old wineskins ... new wine must be poured into new
wineskins." The contrast between the old and the new - This is what
Jesus is speaking about here. Our old life is our life without Christ.
Our new life is our life with Christ. Our old life is life in ourselves,
life in our sin. Our new life is life in Christ, life in our Saviour.
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