Transcript Matthew 13:51-52 Page 826 in Pew Bibles 51.“Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they told Him. 52.

Matthew 13:51-52
Page 826 in Pew Bibles
51.“Have you understood all these
things?”
“Yes,” they told Him.
52. “Therefore,” He said to them, “every
student of Scripture instructed in the
kingdom of heaven is like a
landowner who brings out of his
storeroom what is new and what is
old.”
Scribes
• Vs. 52 “Every student of Scripture
instructed in the kingdom of heaven”
• Literally & most translations: Scribe
• Warren Wiersbe: “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”
• Jesus is referring to all trained
Christians; they are like Scribes
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Learner of the Truth
• Vs. 52
“Every student of
Scripture instructed in the
kingdom of heaven”
• Instructed: Literally, discipled in
• Passive Voice: Has been taught &
trained
• Conforming his own life to the
truths of the kingdom
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Authority of the Disciple
• Vs. 52
“Every student of
Scripture instructed in the
kingdom of heaven is like a
landowner”
• The master of the house
• Owner with authority
• Disciples of Jesus who learn and
live the truth have an authority
about them as they share their
advice and insights
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Preserver of the Truth
• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who
brings out of his storeroom…”
• Storeroom = the place in which
useful things and valuables are
put up and kept safe
• One of the first jobs of the
church is to protect the truth
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Masada Storehouses
Dispenser of the Truth
• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who
brings out of his storeroom…”
• Same word as to cast out
demons
• Vincent’s NT Word Studies:
“Flingeth forth”
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Dispenser of the Truth
• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who
brings out of his storeroom…”
• Pictures the manner in which the
disciple shares the truth:
– Enthusiastically & zealously
– In its fullness
– With sufficient forcefulness
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The Continuity of the Truth
• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who
brings out of his storeroom what
is new and what is old…”
• Fresh applications are based on
old principles of truth
• The Bible is consistent with itself
• Church history did not begin the
day you were saved
– Believers before us have thought
through critical matters of doctrine
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Freshness of the Truth
• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who
brings out of his storeroom what
is new and what is old…”
• New = fresh
• Truth is not mere historical facts
or abstract doctrine, but rather
dynamic principles for life
• Fresh insights, illustrations, and
applications
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