The Gospel of Luke 5:36 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.” (Luke 5:36 KJV).

In this passage, we see the Lord Jesus uses a parable imagery of patching a new and an old garments together to explain the incompatibility of the old covenant with the new covenant He offers. He illustrates that trying to combine the two, like patching a new cloth to an old raiment will only lead to damage and ruin, both for the old and the new. This highlights the renewing nature of the Lord’s ministry and the need to embrace the new covenant rather than trying to graft it onto the old.

The Lord’s new covenant of Grace by faith in Him, cannot be contained within the old framework of works by the covenant of the Law. The "piece of a new garment" represents the Lord's teachings and message of the Gospel of the grace of God. While the "old garment" represents the old covenant of the law, from which the religious doctrines, traditions and practices were carved out by the Jew's religious leadership. Those practices are perpetuated by present religious characters operating in this world. Sadly, many continue to be held captive by it.

This parable is therefore the Lord’s call upon us all, especially those who have not come to receive Him as their Lord and Savior by grace through faith in Him. Stubbornness not to hear the Lord’s call, has the danger of falling, as as Apostle Paul reminds: “You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.” (Galatians 5:4 NIV).

Apostle Paul further reminds as he personally testifies: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.” (Galatians 2:20-21 ESV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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