No taste for new wine

At the end of Luke 5 Jesus speaks of the conflict between the Old and New Covenants. In verse 39 He indicates the hindrance this conflict would be for Israel, saying (my translation) ''No one drinking old wine will desire new because he says, 'The old is good.''' The grave danger of being trapped in faulty religion is that the adherent is satiated by it and can fail to see his need for more--real union with Christ. It was easier for those, like tax-collectors and sinners, who had never sought to uphold the law to trust in Christ because they recognized their need. Scribes and Pharisees already felt a (false) sense of satisfaction.