tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post8052904879717205441..comments2023-12-08T09:58:34.870-08:00Comments on Preparinghisway : rory moore: Old Wineskin Christian or New?Roryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810813012270439254noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-40126321720529970702017-05-10T14:44:33.084-07:002017-05-10T14:44:33.084-07:00Excellent teaching brother! Excellent teaching brother! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-26969832575067337322016-06-14T19:06:07.782-07:002016-06-14T19:06:07.782-07:00yes!yes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482406600441510172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-63591651369498531192014-11-06T16:35:24.564-08:002014-11-06T16:35:24.564-08:00amen. and in terms of the Old and New Testament wh...amen. and in terms of the Old and New Testament which is what I believe Jesus was referring to, those "patches" would be ordinances such as tithing, dietary laws, sabbath law, etc. The church system has been guilty of patching those on to the New Wineskin.. Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16810813012270439254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-82705751986913728672014-11-06T16:21:56.122-08:002014-11-06T16:21:56.122-08:00You put the new wine into new skins; and both then...You put the new wine into new skins; and both then are preserved. And no man having drunk the old wine immediately desires the new; for he says, The old is better (Luk 5:38-39).<br /><br />Jesus is talking about the old religious systems that He was coming up against. He is bringing a new breath of air into the religious scene that had become so stodgy that no one could hardly stand it. Now, rather than coming in to reform that system, putting the new cloth in the old garment, or putting the new wine in the old skins, He is developing a whole new skin for this new work of God.<br /><br />Now those who are used to the old traditional ways are always upset when something new comes along. They say, "Oh, the old is better." And we see this demonstrated so often. New ideas, new thoughts are so often immediately rejected. People get caught in their old traditional ways, and they get upset if anything should come along. Well, the old wineskins burst.<br />May God keep us flexible. As I grow older I know the tenancy is to get set in your ways. And I pray, "God don't let me grow old in that regards, help me to always be open to what You might want to be doing." I have observed in the history of the church how many times when God wanted to do a fresh work upon the earth, He had to go outside of the organized systems. Because the old skin couldn't handle the new wine. And so we see this glorious fresh work of God, but he had to create a new skin in order to do it. And those who come from the old systems so often are shocked and appalled at what they see. They just can't handle what God is doing, because it doesn't follow our structure. It doesn't fit into our pattern. And yet, God develops the new skins for His new wine. By the late, Chuck Smith.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196102177054621703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-65923227190029792022012-12-07T06:41:19.609-08:002012-12-07T06:41:19.609-08:00It is great that one should reject the institution...It is great that one should reject the institutions of Christianity, but to what end. I realize that one cannot tell it all in one paragraph, but after the call has been accepted to "come out from among them and be ye separate," one must have something, some alternative to the institutions one has come out from.<br /><br />This article says nothing, or at best, very little of what one is to come into. What is the way and what constitutes obedience to the truth. I firmly believe that to embrace truth one must first repent of the error. Once error has been rejected, what is the truth of it? What is the institution of the church and what are the godly practices one is to practice?<br /><br />We are to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. In this article you have not defined that faith nor the traditions we are to accept and follow.Brother Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161675644295777329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-52132292540933433132012-07-23T17:50:10.139-07:002012-07-23T17:50:10.139-07:00Luke 14:33 - NIV - "He that does not give up ...Luke 14:33 - NIV - "He that does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple". Yes, that verse can mean that we have to give up the doctrines that we learned in the churches and then let the Holy Spirit be out Teacher. "For you no longer have need of a teacher, for the Holy Spirit is your teacher". But it can also mean that we have to get rid of our earthly possessions - "Sell what you have, give to the poor and come, follow Me". <br /><br />In 1984 and 2005 the Lord had me get rid of virtually everything I owned, literally. Even today everything I own will fit in the front seat of my pickup truck. Do I like it? Absolutely not!!! But that is what God commanded me to do, and there is no choice but obedience. When Paul said he was a bondslave of Christ Jesus, he knew EXACTLY what he was talking about. A slave has no choice but to obey his master, his freewill is a thing of the past. <br /><br />Does God call everyone to this level of obedience? No. But you need to understand that He does require it of some. I know that Rory and his wife both understand this very intimately. Many of you will also be called to this level of obedience in the near future, do not run away from it.cliff hilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717833330931982044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-27643709999166226822012-07-03T11:00:55.227-07:002012-07-03T11:00:55.227-07:00Easy to understand! It is confusing being out of c...Easy to understand! It is confusing being out of church, this post is a big help. Amen...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363499870671469317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-86802886432628672262012-06-19T15:52:19.445-07:002012-06-19T15:52:19.445-07:00And, I wanted to note (this was probably on accide...And, I wanted to note (this was probably on accident), the red and blue wine skins in the graphic remind me of the red and blue pill in the Matrix. <br />Take the blue pill, and remain trapped in the Matrix (=churchanity). Take the red pill (blood of Christ) and be set free forever.Man from Modestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443915193105012828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122974069955230279.post-28634865027295033802012-06-19T15:50:04.895-07:002012-06-19T15:50:04.895-07:00This is a really great piece of encouragement here...This is a really great piece of encouragement here, Rory. Thank you for sharing and encouraging the brethren. As I read "lone ranger Christian", I could see the system promulgators at their pulpits building a wall of false doctrine to hedge in the followers. I have seen preachers rail against other denominations. I never once saw it as anything but a way to keep people from crossing the divide to the other side (to the other tithe).Man from Modestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443915193105012828noreply@blogger.com