Jesus and the Law
Matthew 5:17-20
17 Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of theses commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
I The Law
A. Ceremonial Law – Sacrificial System
a. Daily Sacrifices
b. Annual Sacrifices
c. Sin Sacrifices
B. Civil Law – Governmental System
a. Statutes
b. Ordinances
c. Rules
C. Moral Law – Interpersonal System
a. Ten Commandments
b. Basis for the Civil Law
II Jesus and the Law
A. Ceremonial Law
a. Jesus fulfilled the Ceremonial Law in His death
b. The torn veil allowed all men access to the Holy of Holies
c. After the Temple was destroyed in 70AD, sacrifices could no longer be offered
B. Civil Law
a. Jesus was born and lived under the Civil Law
b. He never broke the Civil Law, thus fulfilling it perfectly
c. After 70AD there was no need for the Civil Law
C. Moral Law
a. Jesus was tempted
i. Matthew 4:1-17
b. Jesus did not sin
i. Hebrews 4:14-15
III Our Response to the Law
A. Ceremonial Law
a. None
i. The Ceremonial Law was fulfilled in Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection
B. Civil Law
a. None
i. The Civil Law was fulfilled when Israel rejected Jesus as their King
C. Moral Law
a. It is only the Moral Law that we have a responsibility to today
b. By keeping the Moral Law, we will fulfill verse sixteen that we looked at last time
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