BOB PEDEN
There are times and places where the mixing of old and new works well. It is quite creative, for example, to search for old pieces of furniture, refinish them, and put them in your house.
There are other places and times when mixing the two doesn't work. Anyone out there still have an old analog TV and roof antenna? Do you know any scientists who still use slide rules? Do you want your child treated by doctors who aren't staying current in their field?
So why do Christians kick so hard and scream so loudly at the idea of change? Even though the core message of the Christian gospel is fixed and unchanging on the person and work of Jesus, the means of communicating that message must change.
The ways of God are always fresh and challenging. Those who try to contain the fresh presence of Jesus within the old and familiar forms typically wind up with the worst of both worlds. New wine in old wineskins.
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