Key Verse: He said to them, "Therefore, every teacher
of the law who has been instructed about the Kingdom of Heaven is like the
owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as
old."
Matthew 13:52
Law here does not mean courts. Law refers to God's law, the
first five books, believed to have been written by Moses, plus the man made
laws, called, "the hedge around the law,” created to hopefully prevent the
Jewish people from ever breaking the original Law again. It was assumed that
this Law was complete.
Jesus, however, knew differently. He knew that He was adding
an understanding to the Law that had either been lost over time or never fully
understood to begin with. He also knew that, through writers such as Paul and
Peter, more would be added to further our understanding of God's intent so that
the Jews would gain better comprehension, but the Gentiles also would begin to
understand.
A good teacher should be able to take all Scripture, the
solid, familiar, old, and the new which would come, to explain God's complete
message to the people of Christ, the Jew and the Gentile.
We do ourselves a real disservice when we only concentrate
on a few passages of Scripture. Some people try to live by the Ten Commandments
while others try to model their lives after The Sermon on the Mount. Some
people stick with the comfort of the Psalms and do not challenge themselves with
the more difficult passages of Scripture, such as the prophets or the writings
of Paul.
We must remember that "All Scripture is God breathed
and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
so that the child of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
(2 Tim. 3:16-17) All of Scripture is God's favorite. Each part serves a
specific purpose. The history tells us of how God deals with His people. The
Psalms illustrate how God values our emotional selves. The prophets serve as
warnings to us, even today. The Epistles teach us how to apply what we have
learned. It's all good and it’s all for our benefit. A good teacher will help
you understand this and, if in turn, you wish to be a good teacher, you will do
the same for others. You learn best when instructing others. Don't keep what
you know and what you are learning to yourself. Share it! In so doing, you may
just gain more and new understanding as well.
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