Episode 9 — The Bridegroom, the Fast, and the Wineskins (Mark 2:18–22)

Why weren’t Jesus’ disciples fasting like everyone else? The Pharisees and John’s followers thought devotion meant going without. But Jesus flips the script: this isn’t a funeral — it’s a wedding feast. He calls Himself the Bridegroom, claiming the covenant role of God Himself, and warns that His kingdom isn’t a patch for old religion. It’s new wine that can’t be contained in brittle skins.

In this episode we explore:

• Why fasting mattered so much in the first century.
• What it meant for Jesus to call Himself the Bridegroom.
• The sharp warning of the wineskins parable.
• How this passage still challenges our traditions today.

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