Posted on 12/30/2025 11:32:56 PM PST by metmom
“‘Have you understood all these things?’ They said to Him, ‘Yes.’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old’” (Matthew 13:51–52).
Jesus’ twelve disciples would eventually become His twelve apostles (Matthias replacing Judas, Acts 1:23). Through these men, and later Paul, our Lord entrusted the continued revelation of His Word and the extension of His church. Like “head[s] of a household,” which was analogous to being disciples in Christ’s kingdom, they drew from the old treasures of previous revelation and received additional, new truths. And these faithful men would proclaim both.
“Brings out” conveys the concept of scattering or distributing widely. Here it also connotes generosity—giving out God’s truth of the gospel wisely and liberally. Second only to their Lord, the apostles would be supreme scholars of Scripture, preachers, and teachers—scribes and disciples without equal (cf. Matt. 11:11) and superb evangelists.
With a slightly lesser degree of authority, the Lord’s charge to His apostles applies to every Christian (Matt. 28:16–20), and especially to those pastors, teachers, and missionaries He has called to spread His Word. It is a tremendous responsibility to warn the lost about hell and to offer them salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. Paul stated it this way, “Knowing the fear [terror] of the Lord, we persuade men” (2 Cor. 5:11). The believer’s heart is cold indeed that is not profoundly concerned about those all around who are without Christ and headed for hell. Pray that you would genuinely warm to the task of reaching the lost in your community and beyond with saving gospel treasure.
Ask Yourself
The end of a year and the dawn of a new is always a time of reflection and renewed hope.
What have you gleaned from walking with Jesus through these past months and seasons?
What are your priorities for the coming year?
May the Lord bless you as you follow Him there.
Studying God’s Word ping
The servant cannot.be greater than his Master the persecuted Lord Jesus Christ
Indeed the servant so called christian Bishops and Cardinals cannot be greater than their persecuted spiritual fathers...namely the first century apostles_ beaten and scourged for their steadfast faith tribulations
The Throne of Judgement Revelation 20:11-15 awaits the philosophical somersaults and pseudo-Aristotleian twisting of God’s word to somehow validate and justify latter day exaltation of so called modern influential Christian Bishops, Presidential Pastors and Priests and so called modern Cardinals sitting at the same table as spiritual Caesar - spiritual Nero Caesars etc...My lips are sealed...
The cognitive dissonance is palpable to say the least
Henry VIII , Tudor King of England and Supreme Head of the so called Anglican
Church we await you at the Throne of judgement in Revelation 20:11-15
IMMINENT...not postponed...
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked
You shall reap what you sow...
GALATIANS 6:7
So called allegedly_CHRISTIAN COUNCIL OF_ NICEA ..325AD....Emperor Constantine...my foot. Christian Bishops??
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked...
Who are you people to disregard the Most High_Jesus Christ?
Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem[??] from 1174 until his death in 1185. ..?
Richard Plantagenet
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion (Old Norman French: because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior,was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199...
Richard .....who are you to exhalt yourself?
William the Conqueror...?
Elizabeth I...?
Revelation 19:11 ON HIS HEAD ARE MANY DIADEMS
King of Jerusalem?
King of Israel?
King James Version???
Do I speak in PARABLES??
birg, your post reminds me of an AT blog entry from this morning, asking "What did you do during the Woke revolution?". It'd be a stretch to say that Christians in the U.S. face anything close to the level of persecution dished out in other countries. But the past decade or so have been the most intense persecution we've had in my lifetime. And, like you posted about "philosophical somersaults", we experienced our share of that from the woke left.
We should make it our New Year's resolution to be even more steadfast in the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament against the hedonism, racism, and violence of the left.
Hmm,interesting post. Some people claim to have great difficulty living by the New Testament doctrine especially in certain Epistles that may seem antithetical to modern tenets of constitutional democracy.
Raises some challenges in “walking” the doctrine so to speak.
Quite interesting considering the imminence of the 2nd advent of Jesus Christ that few people can deny...
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