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AG: There is a new battle ground in the conflict about the 10 commandments.
Many want to see them displayed in public and others are fighting to have them removed.
However, the debate has a new voice in Christians who now say the 10 commandments have all ended and no longer apply.
They say Jesus gave only 1, “love one another”.
TS: It is timely that we are studying this text today.
Jesus is preaching to His disciples.
He has just finished sharing the attitude He expects in what we call the beatitudes.
Now He clarifies the relationship of His disciples to the law of the OT.
John MacArthur explained it this way: “Jesus was neither giving a new law nor modifying the old, but rather explaining the true significance of the moral content of Moses’ law and the rest of the OT.
“The Law and the Prophets” speaks of the entirety of the OT Scriptures, not the rabbinical interpretations of them.”
MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (2006).
The MacArthur study Bible: New American Standard Bible.
(Mt 5:17).
Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
RS: We need to understand this idea today.
In the midst of the debate, we need to hear and follow the words of Jesus.
Christ came to Fulfill the Law
Christ was indicating that He is the fulfillment of the law in all its aspects.
He fulfilled the moral law by keeping it perfectly.
He fulfilled the ceremonial law by being the embodiment of everything the law’s types and symbols pointed to.
And He fulfilled the judicial law by personifying God’s perfect justice (cf.
12:18, 20).
Christ came to fulfill all aspects of the law:
Moral Law by keeping it perfectly
Walked in righteousness all of His life
He did the things God told us to do
He didn’t do the things God prohibited
Tempted, but did not sin
He faced temptation.
He felt the draw of sin
Satan specifically targeted Him after baptism
Offered Him shortcuts:
Bread to stone- using His power selfishly
Jump off temple- tempting God
Bow down- shortcut to ruling world but would cost Him all through idolatry
10 commandments and all others which define what God wants us to do and prohibits were included in this.
Ceremonial Law by being the embodiment of all the types and symbols to which it pointed.
Every sacrifice pointed to Him
He is the Passover Lamb
He is the atoning sacrifice
He paid for our sins with His own blood
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He was the first fruits
His resurrection was the firstfruits of the coming resurrection.
Judicial Law by personifying God’s perfect justice.
He lived in a way which treated others correctly
He lived to serve others
He made lives better by His precense
He judged perfectly.
He properly discerned right and wrong.
He saw through the masks we all wear.
He saw the genuine faith of the downtrodden.
He saw the true corruption of the religious elites.
The Endurance of the the Word
Christ declares the inerrancy and authority of the Bible
Even the smallest stroke and letter are sure and will not pass away.
God wrote His word for us.
The NT in no way contradicts nor abolishes the OT.
Ceremonial law was complete in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
He entered into heaven as priest to present the blood at the very throne of God rather than the mercy seat on earth.
There is no longer any need for the pictures of the OT to be repeated.
They give more understanding to what Christ has done.
It doesn’t end.
The Moral code is the same.
Right and wrong are still clearly defined.
The Seriousness of the Word
He spells it out clearly
Don’t relax the standard
Don’t teach others to relax it
Many today are missing this crucial point.
They think because culture has changed, right and wrong has changed.
They reason, that we know better than Biblical authors.
The problem is, man didn’t write these words
God did!
This isn’t a philosophy book, it is the owner’s manual written by our creator.
In fact, Jesus doubled down on the standards
Not only is the act wrong, the thought leading to it is included!
Jesus Jesus illustrated that in the following passages:
Let us notice the first 2 to set the standard before we come back and dig in to the specifics in the coming weeks.
Jesus takes the old standard, which focused on actions, and penetrated deeper to apply it to the heart.
Instead of relaxing the standards for righteous living, He made it more strict!
Anger and Murder
Lust and Adultery
The new standard of righteousness is one of the heart.
HE gives us new hearts and then righteous living grows from it.
Conclusion:
Does God care how we live?
YES!
His word spells out right and wrong and His standard is timeless.
Jesus completed the Law and kept the Law
He was the final sacrifice and the high priest of the new covenant.
HE obeyed the law and teaches us to do the same.
He even challenges us to guard our thoughts.
Don’t entertain the thought of sin.
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