13:51,52
Jesus asks the disciples if they have understood these things. They answer yes, though one must suspect that their understanding was far from complete! Jesus then makes a statement about a teacher of the Law. First, He is referring to those who have been instructed about the kingdom of heaven. So, knowing about the kingdom of heaven is vital, and it is not opposed to the Law, but is also different from it. Such a teacher will bring out both old and new things. So there will be teaching about the Law, but there will also be new things as well, relating to the kingdom of heaven, relating to the gospel. Those who think the Law is now irrelevant do not know what they are talking about. At the same time, if we just teach Law then we don’t know what we are talking about either.
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