The old creation cannot comprehend the new

A new patch cannot fix an old garment, as Jesus says. What is needed is a new creation. This is why his enemies could not understand him, for they needed to be born anew. He is himself the eternal Bridegroom, and there can be no fasting on the part of his children while he is with them. He is not merely a prophet or a new king sent from God; he is the fulfillment of the Scriptures: David and his men eating the showbread were a foretelling of this, but Jesus’ enemies were themselves an old garment, and so did not understand. Sermon for midweek of Trinity XVII.