The Kingly Savior Dealing with Self-righteous and Dissenting Pharisees from the Old Religion VS Dealing with Fasting and Dissenting Disciples of John from the New Religion－極大的奧秘

The Kingly Savior Dealing with Self-righteous and Dissenting Pharisees from the Old Religion VS Dealing with Fasting and Dissenting Disciples of John from the New Religion

Matt. 9:15 "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?"

John 3:29 "The one who has the bride is the bridegroom..."

Comparison Item	Dealing with Old Religion (Pharisees)	Dealing with New Religion (John's Disciples)
Description	Indicated Himself as a physician to heal the sick	Revealed Himself as the bridegroom to marry the bride
Example	Healing the sick, forgiving sins	Being with disciples as in a wedding feast
Application	Followers should regard Him as a physician to restore life	Followers should regard Him as the bridegroom to enjoy life with Him
Related Scriptures	Matt. 9:12 "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick."	Matt. 25:1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom."
The Lord's Wisdom	Used the metaphor of a physician to respond to Pharisees' questioning	Used the metaphor of a bridegroom to respond to John's disciples' questioning
Impact on Followers	Heals and restores their life	Makes them groomsmen, ultimately to become the bride
The Lord's Purpose	To save and restore people	To gain people as His bride
Proper Attitude of Followers	Recognize their sickness and need for healing	Joyfully enjoy being with the Lord, as in a wedding feast
Critique of Religion	Exposed the self-righteousness of religious people	Pointed out that religious rituals (like fasting) may lose their true meaning

This table summarizes how the Lord Jesus wisely responded to questioning from different groups, while revealing different aspects of Himself as the Savior. He is both the physician who heals us and the bridegroom who intimately fellowships with us. This reveals that following Christ should not be trapped in religious regulations, but should be about building an intimate relationship with the living Christ.

*Please refer to the 2024 Summer Live Training - Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (1) Message One: Christ as the Great Light, the One with Authority, the Physician, the Bridegroom, the Unfulled Cloth, and the New Wine