PPT-Scribes of the Kingdom Matthew 13:51-52

Robert C Newman Matthew 135152 51 NIV Have you understood all these things Jesus asked Yes they replied 52 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 8:14-17. We’ve already seen. God . is able. God is willing. The Kingdom is always a gift of grace. We receive this gift by . faith. We’ve already seen. Kingdom . authority is the fruit of submission to the King. st. Century. WesleyanLive. . Course. Robert Jewett, Instructor. Mel . Luetchens. , Coordinator. (. mluetche@nebrwesleyan.edu. ). Session 1. Unconditional Welcome . into . the Kingdom of . God. (Matthew . cummin. , and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! . A Plan Comes Together”. Matthew. By Paul Gibson. UofL. BCM. Where We Left Off. 1 . "Surely . the day is coming. ; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them. . A free CD of this message will be available following the service. IT WILL ALSO be available LATER THIS WEEK. VIA cALVARYOKC.COM. Matt. 19:23-24 ~ . 23. . Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. . Matthew 13:51-52. Robert C. Newman. Matthew 13:51-52. 51 (NIV) "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. . "Yes," they replied. . 52 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 5:17-20. We live in a Republic governed by the rule of law. We have witnessed a grave departure from the principles that established this nation. Yet we are best served when we live by the established laws. Authorship of the Gospel. Date of the Gospel. Characteristics of the Gospel. Matthew is the Gospel that over the years has shaped the life and thought of the church.. Robert H. . Mounce. … the Gospel of Matthew was the manifesto of the mother church of Jerusalem and is therefore the fundamental document of the Christian faith.. MATTHEW. 13. The Kingdom . Mystery. MATTHEW 13:10-17. No one may be born into or drafted by the kingdom.. The kingdom can be either received or rejected by the human heart.. Parables were a tool for hiding and then revealing this kingdom.. For the . Jews. Fulfillment . of the Law and Prophets. Arranged in cycles of . narrative . and . discourse. They relate to make a point. A call to obedience ends each discourse. Cycle ends with,. . “When Jesus finished…”. Matthew. Chapter 1. 1. What is the Gospel of Matthew? (1:1). The . story of Jesus . Christ. The . history of Jesus . Christ. The . book of the genealogy of Jesus . Christ. The . word of Jesus Christ. (2700 BCE to 2200 BCE). People saw their kings as gods. Called a . theocracy. = same person is the political AND religious leader. King gave many responsibilities to a . bureaucracy . = groups of government officials. M ethodical: Intertextual cf. Mk/Lk/James. A postling (Discipleship). T heology of Christ. T ime: past/present/future. H ebrew orientation. E xtensive (non-Jewish aspect). W itness. S tyle. Matthew’s story: . Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?' And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?' But he said, 'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”.