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• Jesus' message is about understanding his true mission and purpose, which goes beyond just being a change agent |
• The passage highlights how people attach their hopes and dreams to Jesus, expecting him to fulfill their desires for change |
• Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets, not abolish them |
• The Old Testament formed a people who loved God and their neighbor, but was unable to accomplish this due to sin |
• Jesus' mission is to accomplish what the law and prophets could not do through his life, death, and resurrection |
• Many Christian leaders have tried to eliminate or rewrite the Old Testament, including Marcion in the 2nd century |
• The Bible shows a rich interweaving of references between the Old and New Testaments |
• Jesus himself had a high view and love for the Old Testament, using its words in his own ministry and death. |
• The Old Testament is God's gift to us and Jesus says we do not abolish its commands |
• Jesus warns teachers and leaders against setting aside or teaching others to set aside any of the least of these commands |
• Jesus emphasizes that knowing Scripture is not enough, but putting it into practice in our lives is what matters |
• The passage discusses how to read the Old Testament in light of Jesus' fulfillment of its laws |
• Food laws (e.g. Acts 15) are an example of changes in Jewish law after Jesus' time |
• Pharisees accused Jesus of breaking the law, but he was actually fulfilling it by focusing on the heart and loving one's neighbors rather than just following external traditions |
• The Pharisees' interpretation of the law became focused on behaviors and externals, rather than dealing with internal desires and motives |
• Jesus' fulfillment of the law |
• Jesus coming to draw out the true intention of the laws and prophecies |
• Laws in the Old Testament are about loving God and loving neighbor |
• Contextual case laws, including the prohibition against cooking a young goat in its mother's milk |
• The heart of God is showing up in even the obscure laws |
• Jesus' summary of the law: love God and love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22) |
• The Old Testament law and prophets were about forming a people who love God and love their neighbor |
• Jesus pushing against the Pharisees to focus on motive rather than behavior |
• Jesus saying it's not just enough to follow rules, but also to deal with hate, lust, and other destructive desires in one's heart |
• The goal of teaching children is to help them desire obedience due to its intrinsic value, not just because it's required. |
• Jesus' words on righteousness in Matthew 23 are harsh towards the Pharisees who focused on external obedience rather than heart attitude. |
• Jesus contrasts the Pharisees' focus on law and behavior with his own emphasis on right relationship with God, neighbor, creation, and self. |
• Righteousness is not just about doing good deeds or following rules, but about having a right and loving heart towards others. |
• In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that true righteousness comes from love for God and love for neighbor, and demonstrates this through his own life. |
• Jesus' goal is for us to be righteous and operate out of love for Him and our neighbor. |
• We cannot achieve righteousness on our own; it's a gift from God through Jesus' finished work on the cross. |
• The laws given by God are good and lead to life, but they were impossible to obey due to human rebellion against sin. |
• Through the resurrection, Jesus enables us to live in obedience to God's instruction and follow His laws. |
• The church should take advantage of this moment to proclaim that we know how to live a life of love and obedience to God. |
• The Bible is a gift that teaches us how to live and experience God's love |
• Jesus gives His Spirit to empower us to follow His ways and experience life |
• The law is fulfilled through Jesus' death on the cross, and we can experience love of God and neighbor now |
• The speaker asks for prayer in receiving God's Word as a gift and experiencing its renewing power in their lives |
• They pray for obedience, flourishing, and living lives full of love for God and neighbor. |
[0.00 --> 6.76] Well, good morning, everyone. |
[7.40 --> 9.14] It's a gift to be in worship together. |
[9.84 --> 14.68] And as Brad mentioned, we're going to continue our sermon series on the hard sayings of Jesus. |
[15.06 --> 20.78] And if you've been following this series, you're probably noticing that the passages that we've selected are hard for different reasons. |
[21.36 --> 25.64] Some passages of Jesus are hard because it's language we don't get. |
[25.76 --> 27.64] It's a context we're removed from. |
[27.64 --> 34.26] And other times it's hard because Jesus is just challenging for how we understand discipleship and following him. |
[34.74 --> 38.48] And this morning we're going to look at a passage that's difficult almost for two reasons. |
[38.62 --> 43.26] One, it's how we understand and read the Old Testament in light of Jesus, which is a big topic. |
[43.42 --> 46.62] And two, it touches on what it means to be righteous and righteousness. |
[47.52 --> 50.92] And so I'm going to do a little more teaching, I think, in this service than usual. |
[50.92 --> 52.02] But I will say this. |
[52.02 --> 59.68] I'm hoping, and my prayer is, as we look at this passage, that we gain understanding about how to read God's Word. |
[59.90 --> 65.72] And if you're new to the faith or you're new to our church, I'm hoping that you'll be able to pick up on what does it mean to hold the Scriptures |
[65.72 --> 69.18] and read them as God's Word, even the Old Testament, in light of Jesus. |
[69.18 --> 74.02] So if you have your Bible, and I do encourage everyone to bring their own, that is a good practice, |
[74.26 --> 76.08] turn with me to Matthew chapter 5. |
[76.48 --> 80.48] We're going to read verses 17 to 20 on the fulfillment of the law. |
[80.48 --> 85.70] Jesus says to us, |
[85.70 --> 90.68] Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. |
[91.40 --> 94.56] I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. |
[95.46 --> 102.44] Truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, |
[102.82 --> 107.70] will by any means disappear from the law until everything is accomplished. |
[107.70 --> 114.70] Anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. |
[115.08 --> 120.22] But whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. |
[120.98 --> 126.34] For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and teachers of the law, |
[126.72 --> 130.52] you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. |
[130.82 --> 131.98] This is God's Word. |
[131.98 --> 141.80] Well, whenever an election season comes around, I find myself always intrigued by the rhetoric of politicians. |
[142.82 --> 146.56] And we've got one coming around in the States, as you probably know, and next year one in Canada. |
[147.14 --> 152.38] And just generally speaking, I find it's the same narrative every time elections come around. |
[152.44 --> 156.98] The people, the party that's in power, will emphasize all the good decisions they've made, |
[156.98 --> 163.36] the stability of governance, and they will say, we're not there yet, but trust us to keep going in this trajectory. |
[164.30 --> 168.76] And then the party that wants the power and the leader who wants that position of authority will say, |
[168.90 --> 170.70] that party is a mess. |
[171.06 --> 174.22] All their policies are awful, and everything's got to change. |
[174.62 --> 176.48] And if you vote for me, change is coming. |
[177.26 --> 182.18] And if the people aren't happy with how things are going in their city or their town or in their country, |
[182.18 --> 185.32] they will vote in that new leader to get that change. |
[185.94 --> 187.90] And usually what happens, and this is not healthy, |
[188.24 --> 192.80] they then attach to that politician or that leader their hopes and dreams, right? |
[193.00 --> 194.56] That person's going to fix everything. |
[194.68 --> 196.60] They're going to solve health care and all the rest. |
[197.00 --> 203.20] And they put expectations on that leader that are absolutely impossible for them to actually follow through on. |
[203.30 --> 207.64] And that's why, I don't know if you remember this, but when Barack Obama entered into office years ago, |
[207.64 --> 212.44] he said in an interview, contrary to popular opinion, I was not born in a manger. |
[213.36 --> 216.74] Because they were just heaping on him these huge expectations for change, |
[216.80 --> 218.92] which he never was able to accomplish. |
[220.40 --> 223.30] Something of this is happening with Jesus in our passage. |
[223.58 --> 226.20] You see, Jesus is fairly new onto the scene. |
[226.38 --> 228.64] He's teaching, he's healing, he's casting out demons. |
[228.88 --> 230.88] He's making a name for himself. |
[231.70 --> 236.86] People are noticing this new prophet, teacher, healer, and they are enamored by him. |
[236.86 --> 242.20] And the Jewish people, they see Jesus as this representation of change, which is true. |
[242.52 --> 243.04] That's coming. |
[244.16 --> 248.18] But they then attach to Jesus these hopes and dreams because they're being oppressed by Rome. |
[248.28 --> 249.16] Very important detail. |
[249.60 --> 250.76] They have lost their rights. |
[250.86 --> 251.84] They have lost their land. |
[251.94 --> 254.62] They have this oppressive ruling power over top of them. |
[254.88 --> 259.84] And they see Jesus as this possible revolutionary who's going to bring that change. |
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