"The Law and the Kingdom" (Luke 16:16-17)
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· 330 viewsJesus initiated a new era in God’s program, and it is his words that hold divine authority.
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16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
Jesus initiated a new era in God’s program.
Jesus initiated a new era in God’s program.
16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
The new era that Jesus begins involves the proclamation and advance of the Kingdom of God.
The new era that Jesus begins involves the proclamation and advance of the Kingdom of God.
16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
The coming of Jesus Christ initiates a new role for the Law.
The coming of Jesus Christ initiates a new role for the Law.
17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
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. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Main Idea: Jesus initiated a new era in God’s program, and it is his words that hold divine authority.