Out with the Old, in Out with the Old, in with the New with the New (Mark (Mark

2:18-22)2:18-22)

ContextContext• 16 16 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that

He was eating with the sinners and tax He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?” and sinners?” 17 17 And hearing this, Jesus said And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:16-17)sinners.” (Mark 2:16-17)

FastingFasting• John’s disciples and the Pharisees were John’s disciples and the Pharisees were

fasting; and they came and said to Him, “Why fasting; and they came and said to Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” (Mark 2:18)fast?” (Mark 2:18)

• The Pharisees went out and immediately The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him. Him, as to how they might destroy Him. (Mark 3:6)(Mark 3:6)

FastingFasting• ““They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on

men’s shoulders, but they themselves are men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.” (Matthew 23:4)finger.” (Matthew 23:4)

FastingFasting• 16 16 “Whenever you fast, do not put on a “Whenever you fast, do not put on a

gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. say to you, they have their reward in full. 17 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face and wash your face 18 18 so that your fasting will so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” what is done in secret will reward you.” (Matthew 6:16-18)(Matthew 6:16-18)

The QuestionThe Question• John’s disciples and the Pharisees were John’s disciples and the Pharisees were

fasting; and they came and said to Him, “Why fasting; and they came and said to Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” (Mark 2:18)fast?” (Mark 2:18)

The WeddingThe Wedding• And Jesus said to them, “While the And Jesus said to them, “While the

bridegroom is with them, the attendants of bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.” (Mark 2:19)they cannot fast.” (Mark 2:19)

The WeddingThe Wedding• 19 19 And Jesus said to them, “While the And Jesus said to them, “While the

bridegroom is with them, the attendants of bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. they cannot fast. 20 20 But the days will come But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.” them, and then they will fast in that day.” (Mark 2:19-20)(Mark 2:19-20)

TakenTaken• 4 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our

sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. afflicted. 5 5 But He was pierced through for our But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5)healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5)

TakenTaken• 6 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of

us has turned to his own way; but the Lord us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. Him. 7 7 He was oppressed and He was He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; like afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; like a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, so He sheep that is silent before its shearers, so He did not open His mouth. (Isaiah 53:6-7) did not open His mouth. (Isaiah 53:6-7)

TakenTaken• 8 8 By oppression and judgment By oppression and judgment He was taken He was taken

awayaway; and as for His generation, who ; and as for His generation, who considered that He was considered that He was cut offcut off out of the out of the land of the living for the transgression of my land of the living for the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? people, to whom the stroke was due? (Isaiah 53:8)(Isaiah 53:8)

The WeddingThe Wedding• 19 19 And Jesus said to them, “While the And Jesus said to them, “While the

bridegroom is with them, the attendants of bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. they cannot fast. 20 20 But the days will come But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.” them, and then they will fast in that day.” (Mark 2:19-20)(Mark 2:19-20)

The WoolThe Wool• ““No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on

an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results.” (Mark 2:21)worse tear results.” (Mark 2:21)

Old vs. NewOld vs. New• When He said, “A new covenant,” He has When He said, “A new covenant,” He has

made the first obsolete. But whatever is made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear. (Hebrews 8:13)to disappear. (Hebrews 8:13)

• 16 16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day— festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day— 17 17 things which are a mere shadow of what is things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. (Colossians 2:16-17) (Colossians 2:16-17)

Old vs. NewOld vs. New• But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not

under the Law. (Galatians 5:18)under the Law. (Galatians 5:18)

• ““For through the Law I died to the Law, so For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God.” (Galatians 2:19)that I might live to God.” (Galatians 2:19)

Old vs. NewOld vs. New• Therefore the Therefore the LawLaw has become our has become our tutortutor to to

lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a no longer under a tutortutor. (Galatians 3:24-25). (Galatians 3:24-25)

• For sin shall not be master over you, for you For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. are not under law but under grace. (Romans 6:14)(Romans 6:14)

Old vs. NewOld vs. New• 4 4 Therefore, my brethren, you also were made Therefore, my brethren, you also were made

to die to the Law through the body of Christ, to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God… that we might bear fruit for God… 6 6 But now But now we have been released from the Law, having we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. (Romans 7:4, 6)oldness of the letter. (Romans 7:4, 6)

The WoolThe Wool• ““No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on

an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results.” (Mark 2:21)worse tear results.” (Mark 2:21)

The WineThe Wine• ““No one puts new wine into old wineskins; No one puts new wine into old wineskins;

otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” (Mark 2:22)(Mark 2:22)

Gospel vs. LegalismGospel vs. Legalism• 28 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and “Come to me, all you who are weary and

burdened, and I will give you rest. burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 29 Take my Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. rest for your souls. 30 30 For my yoke is easy and For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

Out with the Old, in Out with the Old, in with the New with the New (Mark (Mark

2:18-22)2:18-22)