New and Old Mindsets (Wineskins)
Why is it harder for someone who has been indoctrinated in one way of thinking to break free and accept something new? Old mindsets are like old wineskins that cannot contain new wine. The old is comfortable, safe and sound, even if it may be wrong. One brought up with these old teachings has a bias towards them. It takes a long time to change one’s mind when one has been indoctrinated, whether for good or bad. These old mindsets based in Old Testament law, could not receive the new teaching that Jesus was bringing.