Jesus and the Old Testament
Matthew 5:17-20
The whole law and the prophets point toward Jesus.
Published April 18th, 2017; Updated April 19th, 2017
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Main point summary
Jesus came to fulfill the Old Testament, and His disciples are to keep and teach these commandments accordingly and not as the Pharisees did.
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Matthew 5:17-20
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“Do not think that I came to abolish the a Law or the Prophets;
I did not come to abolish
but to fulfill.
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For truly I say to you, a until heaven and earth pass away,
not 1 the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law
until all is accomplished.
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Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments,
and teaches 1 others to do the same,
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shall be called least a in the kingdom of heaven;
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but whoever 2 keeps
and teaches them,
he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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“For I say to you that unless your a righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees,
you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:17-20
A. Jesus Fulfills the Old Testament
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
B. Reason
For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
A'. Disciples Should Keep the Old Testament
Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
B'. Reason
“For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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