Old and New Things
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52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Matthew 13 contains several parables that Jesus used to teach about the kingdom of heaven. Here is a list of the parables in this chapter:
The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3–9, explained in 13:18–23)
The Parable of the Weeds (Tares) (Matthew 13:24–30, explained in 13:36–43)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31–32)
The Parable of the Leaven (Matthew 13:33)
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44)
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price (Matthew 13:45–46)
The Parable of the Net (Matthew 13:47–50)
After Jesus finishes teaching and explaining many of the parables he says to his disciples
51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Matthew depicts the disciples as understanding the parables.
Then Jesus gives the eighth parable if you will
8. The Parable of the Householder (Treasures Old and New) (Matthew 13:52)
52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
So not only have they understood the parables - but it would seem that Jesus is equating them with scribes, “trained for the kingdom”
Think of us as scribes
Think of us as scribes
While Jesus was no doubt talking to scribes of his day - I believe we can apply this to the disciples and to us as well
Householders: master of the house
brings out of his treasure - to bring out means to present or put on display
The treasure would be like a closet or storage room or treasure chest
Somethings NEVER CHANGE!!! (Things OLD)
Somethings NEVER CHANGE!!! (Things OLD)
Ray Steadman story of a man who went to see an old music teacher. When he knocked on the door his old friend greeted him. Flippantly blurted, "Well good morning! What's the good news for today?" The old music teacher didn't say a word. He just went back into the room, picked up a little rubber hammer, and struck a tuning fork that was hanging there. As the note sounded throughout the room he said, "That is 'A'. Now, that was 'A' five thousand years ago and that will be 'A' five thousand years in the future. The soprano across the hall sings off-key. The piano downstairs is out of tune. The baritone upstairs flats his high notes. But," he said, striking the tuning fork again, "that is 'A', and that, my friend, is the good news for today!" And that is true, isn't it? There are fundamental things that never change.
NEW THINGS: We perceive what we will perceive: New things original not seen before
NEW THINGS: We perceive what we will perceive: New things original not seen before
Not new teaching - but new insight, application, understanding, illustrating
Why Dogs Have a Better Sense of Smell
Why Dogs Have a Better Sense of Smell
Dogs do some things better than humans. For one thing, most dogs have a far better sense of smell than we do, and there is a physical reason for that. The sinuses of humans have about 6 million receptor cells that can sense the chemical odors afloat in the air. By contrast, the average beagle has more than 300 million receptor cells in its snout—that's 50 times more cells for smells. The dominant sense through which most humans perceive their world is their eyesight, but the dominant sense through which dogs perceive their world is through their nose. A human can walk down the sidewalk and perhaps perceive a faint aroma of flowers upwind a few feet ahead. A dog walking the same sidewalk perceives as well the traces of every dog or animal that has been in the area.
Just as dogs and humans have different levels of ability to perceive smells, people have differences in their ability to perceive other things. Some people hear much better than others. Some people have greater ability to perceive emotions in others. Some have greater ability intellectually to perceive ideas as they read.
Most important of all, some people have greater ability to perceive things spiritually and morally because they have devoted themselves to prayer and to learning from the Bible and applying it to their lives and their world. Others have greater spiritual discernment because of the spiritual gifts and callings that God has placed on them. For many reasons, all people do not have the same ability to perceive.
Source:
Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know (Scribner, 2009); as seen in "The Last Word," The Week (10-2-09), pp. 48-49
YOU WILL GET INSIGHTS INTO THE WORD OF GOD THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN BECAUSE OF YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS
Bro. Harold Schmul and the book of Acts
The last chapter was never written in the Bible
We should be writing it now - we should be finding new and old things in our storehouse to share and bring out to put on display to present
