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124. A Good Teacher


Matthew 13:52, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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.

Hymn: "O Master Let Me Walk With Thee"

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