Jesus and the Law
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets;
I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them.
Matthew 5
1 The Ten Commandments Today?
a not a question of modern relevance
b but a question of covenants/testaments
2 Born Under the Law
a unusual characteristic of messianic figure
b not come to abolish
c but to fulfil
d prophets
3 The Prophets
a Jeremiah 31:31-34
b Ezekiel 36:22-32
c Pharisees
4 In and Enter
a least and great in
b never enter
5 The Sermon on the Mount
a popular because of miracles
b persecuted because different
c different in good works
d the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 5:17, 6:12)
e not miracle workers of lawlessness
6 The Six Illustrations
a You have heard it that it was said
b But I say to you
c minimizing and maximizing
d God inspired good works
7 You Must Be Born Again
a Pharisaic teacher of Israel
b the work of the Spirit
