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Matthew 13 (KJV)
52 Then said he to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
When a man is still in unbelief, he only knows the things of the world, the old things of Lucifer-Satan, and the man only knows the things of his own soul and of his body.
But the man knows nothing of his spirit of man and of the Holy Spirit of God. When therefore a man or woman becomes born again thru believing in Jesus, then the man is able to bring out of his internal treasure, not just the old things of the soul life, but also the new things of the Spirit life:
Matthew 13 (KJV)
52 Therefore every scribe who is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Old = soul things he knew before salvation
New = spirit things that he did not know before salvation.
After salvation, he or she now knows both old and new things, and he or she can bring both of them out of his internal treasure after salvation, but not before.
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Matthew 13:52 (KJV)
52Then 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.
Be Loyal-Matthew
They must be scribes who discover the truth.
The scribes began as a noble group under the leadership of Ezra. Their purpose was to preserve the Law, study it, and apply its truths to daily life. Over the years, their noble cause degenerated into a routine task of preserving traditions and man-made interpretations, and adding burdens to the lives of the people (Luke 11:46-52). They were so wrapped up in the past that they ignored the present! Instead of sharing living truth from God’s Word, they merchandised dead doctrines and “embalmed” traditions that could not help the people.
As believers, we do not search after truth, because we have truth in God’s Son (John 14:6) and God’s Word (John 17:17). We are taught by the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13) who is truth (1 John 5:6). We search into truth that we might discover more truth. We are scribes—students—who sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to His words. One joy of the Christian life is the privilege of learning God’s truth from God’s Word. But we must not stop there.
They must be disciples who do the truth.
“Therefore every scribe who becomes a disciple of the kingdom of heaven” is a more accurate translation of Matthew 13:52. The scribe emphasizes learning, but the disciple emphasizes living. Disciples are doers of the Word (James 1:22ff).
It is difficult to keep our lives balanced. We often emphasize learning at the expense of living. Or, we may get so busy serving God that we do not take time to listen to His Word. Every scribe must be a disciple, and every disciple must be a scribe.
They must be stewards who dispense the truth.
The scribes preserved the Law but did not invest it in the lives of the people. The treasure of the Law was encrusted by man’s traditions. The seed was not planted so it could bear fruit. The “spiritual gold and silver” was not put to work so it could produce dividends. As Christians we should be conservative but not preservative.
The steward guards the treasure, but he also dispenses it as it is needed. He dispenses both the old and the new. New principles and insights are based on old truths. The new cannot contradict the old because the new comes out of the old. The new without the old is mere novelty and will not last. But the old does no good unless it is given new applications in life today. We need both.
Remember, Matthew 13:52 is about the Old and New Covenants.
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