The Righteousness of Christ

Matthew 5:17-20

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1.IfsomeoneobeyedtheLawofGodperfectlytheywould,withoutquestion,enterheaven.

Matthew19:16-17Nowbehold,onecameandsaidtoHim,GoodTeacher,whatgoodthingshallIdothatImayhaveeternallife?17 SoHesaidtohim,WhydoyoucallMegood?Nooneis goodbutOne,thatis, God.Butifyouwanttoenterintolife,keepthecommandments.

TRUE

The Law fulfilled

2.BecauseChristcameandfulfilledtheLawthe10commandmentsarenolongerrelevant.

Matthew5:18Forassuredly,Isaytoyou,tillheavenandearthpassaway,onejotoronetittlewillbynomeanspassfromthelawtillallisfulfilled.

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The Law fulfilled

3.All613commandmentsofGodrevealedintheTorah(1st fivebooksoftheOT)areofequalvalueandimportance.

Matthew23:23Woetoyou,scribesandPharisees,hypocrites!Foryoupaytitheofmintandaniseandcummin,andhaveneglectedtheweightiermatters ofthelaw:justiceandmercyandfaith.Theseyououghttohavedone,withoutleavingtheothersundone.

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The Law fulfilled

4.IcanbemorerighteousnessthantheScribesandPharisees.

Matthew5:20ForIsaytoyou,thatunlessyourrighteousnessexceedstherighteousness ofthescribesandPharisees,youwillbynomeansenterthekingdomofheaven.

TRUE

The Law fulfilled

DonotthinkthatIcametodestroytheLawortheProphets.Ididnotcometodestroybuttofulfill.18 Forassuredly,Isaytoyou,tillheavenandearthpassaway,onejotoronetittlewillbynomeanspassfromthelawtillallisfulfilled.19 Whoeverthereforebreaksoneoftheleastofthesecommandments,andteachesmenso,shallbecalledleastinthekingdomofheaven;

butwhoeverdoesandteachesthem, heshallbecalledgreatinthekingdomofheaven.20 ForIsaytoyou,thatunlessyourrighteousnessexceedstherighteousness ofthescribesandPharisees,youwillbynomeansenterthekingdomofheaven.

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Greek: (dikaiosun) = according to what is right, in a right relationship

Latin: sanctits = righteous, holy

Hebrew: (eeq, eq) = justice, rightness, honesty, doing what is required according to a standard

Egyptian: met = be straight, be evenJohn17:17 SanctifythembyYourtruth. Your

wordistruth.

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Hisbook,TheInteractionofLawandReligion,describeshow Westernculturehashadamassivelossofconfidenceinlawandamassivelossofconfidenceinreligion. Heseesthatoneofthecausesistheradicalseparationofonefromtheother,andhisconclusionisthatyoucannothavelaw,or

HaroldJ.BermanProfessorofLawatHarvardUniversity

rulesforbehavior,withoutreligion,becauseitisreligionthatprovidestheabsolutebaseformoralityandlaw.

"Lawhasbecomeundisguisedlyapragmatichumanprocess. Itismadebymen,anditlaysnoclaimtodivineoriginoreternalvalidity."

"Havingbrokenawayfromreligionlawisnowcharacterizedbyexistentialrelativism. Indeed,itisnowgenerallyrecognizedthatnojudicialdecisioniseverfinal,thatthelawfollowstheevent,isnoteternalorcertain,ismadebymanandisnotdivineortrue."

ThomasM.FranckProfessorofIntlLawat

NYU

Dr.Bermanquotes:

"Iflawismerelyanexperiment,andifjudicialdecisionsaremerelyhunches,whyshouldindividualsorgroupsofpeopleobservethoselegalrulesorcommandsiftheydonotconformtotheirowninterests?"

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

Friedrich NietzscheHuman, All-too-Human

I am still too pious that even I worship at the altar where Gods name is truth.

Psalm19:79ThelawoftheLORD is perfect,convertingthesoul;thetestimonyoftheLORDis sure,makingwisethesimple;8 thestatutesoftheLORD are right,rejoicingtheheart;thecommandmentoftheLORD is pure,enlighteningtheeyes;9 thefearoftheLORD isclean,enduringforever;thejudgmentsoftheLORD are trueand righteousaltogether.

John1:17 ForthelawwasgiventhroughMoses,but graceandtruthcamethroughJesusChrist.

Matthew5:17 DonotthinkthatIcametodestroytheLawortheProphets.Ididnotcometodestroybuttofulfill.

ChristfulfilledtheLAW:

ChristfulfilledPROPHECY: >330OTprophecies

Y Priesthood(Heb.5-7)

Y Sacrifices&Offerings(Heb.8)

Y bSanctuary (Heb.9-10)

Y Servant(Heb.3)Y Sabbath(Heb.4)

Romans7:12 Thelawis holy,andthecommandmentholyandjustandgood.

Romans3:21 ButnowtherighteousnessofGodapartfromthelawisrevealed,beingwitnessedbytheLawandtheProphets,

Matthew5:18 Forassuredly,Isaytoyou,tillheavenandearthpassaway,onejotoronetittlewillbynomeanspassfromthelawtillallisfulfilled.

Matthew5:18 Forassuredly,Isaytoyou,tillheavenandearthpassaway,onejot(yod)oronetittlewillbynomeanspassfromthelawtillallisfulfilled.

Matthew5:19 Whoeverthereforebreaksoneoftheleastofthesecommandments,andteachesmenso,shallbecalledleastinthekingdomofheaven;butwhoeverdoesandteachesthem, heshallbecalledgreatinthekingdomofheaven.

Matthew5:20ForIsaytoyou,thatunlessyourrighteousnessexceedstherighteous-ness ofthescribesandPharisees,youwillbynomeansenterthekingdomofheaven.

Romans14:17 ThekingdomofGodisnoteatinganddrinking,butrighteousnessandpeaceandjoyintheHolySpirit.

Philippians3:49 thoughI(Paul)alsomighthaveconfidenceintheflesh.Ifanyoneelsethinkshemayhaveconfidenceintheflesh,Imoreso:6concerningtherighteousnesswhichisinthelaw,blameless.7 Butwhatthingsweregaintome,theseIhavecountedlossforChrist.8 YetindeedIalsocountallthingslossfortheexcellenceoftheknowledgeofChristJesusmyLord,forwhomIhavesufferedthelossofallthings,andcountthemasrubbish,thatImaygainChrist9 andbefoundinHim,nothavingmyownrighteousness,whichisfromthelaw,butthatwhichis throughfaithinChrist,therighteousnesswhichisfromGodbyfaith;

1 Thessalonians 5:18

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