12. Are Your Good Works Supernatural?

Matthew 5:16-20.

Talk 12 of 53 in the series Matthew 2012-14 St Andrews Cathedral

The next talk in the series is Are You Excessively Righteous?

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Sermon Outline.

1. “Love not Law”
   • tolerance ≠ acceptance
   • justice based forgiveness
2. Jesus’ Disciples
   • persecuted for righteousness’ sake
   • salt, light, city
   • God glorifying good works
3. Jesus and the Law, 5:17-18
   • law and the prophets
   • not to abolish but to fulfil
   • all is accomplished
4. The Disciples and the Law
   • relative standing within the Kingdom
   • absolute entry into the Kingdom
5. Jesus and the Old Testament
   • the Christian bible
   • teach and obey
   • the final explanatory chapter
   • a new level of righteousness
   • the supernatural good works