Matthew
5:17-18;19-20
Jesus
Teaches about the
Law
5:17
"Do not think that I have come to
abolish the Law or the Prophets;
I have not come to abolish them
but to fulfill
them.
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- 19
Anyone who breaks the least of
these commandments and teaches
others to do the same will be
called least in the kingdom of
heaven, but whoever practices
and teaches these commands
will be called great in the
kingdom of
heaven.
-
20
For I tell you that unless your
righteousness surpasses that of
the Pharisees and the teachers of
the law, you will certainly not
enter the kingdom of
heaven."
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Jesus
and the Law
- Christ
was not only teaching about
the law in these verses. He
was also revealing who He
really was; God in the
flesh.
Some of
those in the crowd were
experts at telling others what
to do, but they missed the
central point of God's laws
themselves.
-
- Jesus
made it clear, however, that
obeying God's law is more
important than explaining it.
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- It's
much easier for us to study
God's laws and tell others to
obey them than to put them
into practice
ourselves.
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- How are
you doing at obeying God
yourself?
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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