v. 39 - the goal of the Pharisees was to usher in the Kingdom of God. The irony is the Kingdom of God was standing right in front of them and they wouldn’t let go of their traditions to embrace it.
A New Ordering of the Spiritual Life
A new piece of cloth (requires new ways)
A new collection container (requires a new community)
A new way of life (requires giving up old ways)
Significance of table fellowship - tradition vs. the Kingdom
