Kingdom Parables
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THE KINGDOM PARABLES<br />
Then at the end of the session Jesus asks them<br />
51 "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they replied.<br />
The next statement is particularly important to see that Jesus meant<br />
these parables to yield greater meaning in the later ages.<br />
52 He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed<br />
about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his store<br />
room new treasures as well as old."<br />
The parables are like a storehouse. Its meaning will be clear only to the<br />
teacher of the law who is instructed in the kingdom of heaven. Then<br />
with the key of code he will bring out new meanings. There evidently is<br />
an old meaning - the direct meaning. But there are also new meanings.<br />
In other words these parables will have a greater depth of meaning to us<br />
than to the disciples.<br />
1.3. HOW DO WE INTERPRET THE PARABLES?<br />
Now the question is how do we interpret the parables. If the parables<br />
are coded messages what are the codes. To uncode this we need to<br />
interpret the symbolism used in the parables in the context of the<br />
culture. We need to take particular care on the statement of Jesus<br />
52 He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed<br />
about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his store<br />
room new treasures as well as old."<br />
The code is found them in the teaching of the Law i.e. in the Bible. The<br />
teacher must be instructed in the <strong>Kingdom</strong> of Heaven -i.e. he should be<br />
a believing Christian.<br />
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