Jesus' purpose and our mission

1. FULFILLING THE LAW

2. GRACIOUS JESUS
3. KINGDOM LIFESTYLE PART 1
Salt and Light
Fulfilling the Law
Anger and Hurt
Lust and Immorality
Integrity
The Extra Mile
Love your Enemies

3. FULFILLING THE LAW
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Matt 5:17-20; Luke 16:16-
17
Objectives
Fulfilling the law
Accomplishing the law
Relaxing the law
Stewards of the law
Discussion
Reference

4. FULFILLING THE LAW
OBJECTIVES
To understand:
 Difference between OT law and NT law
 Meaning of fulfilling, accomplishing,
relaxing the law
 Responsibility as stewards of the law

5. FULFILLING THE LAW
Theme Verse :
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.

6. FULFILLING THE LAW
Remaining Passage:
18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth
pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the
Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore
whoever relaxes one of the least of these
commandments and teaches others to do the same
will be called least in the kingdom of heaven,
but whoever does them and teaches them will be
called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell
you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the
scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the
kingdom of heaven. Matt 5

7. FULFILLING THE LAW
What is the
difference
between OT and
NT law?

8. FULFILLING THE LAW
How did Christ
fulfil and not
abolish
 Civil
 Ceremonial
 Spiritual
Laws?
What about kosher
food, eye for eye,
sacrifices?

9. FULFILLING THE LAW
How does love
fulfil the law?
Romans 13:8-10

10. TO COMPETE OR
COMPLETE
Law
competes
Love
completes

11. ACCOMPLISHING THE
LAW
How does the law
get accomplished?
• Obedience
• Cleansing
through Christ
• Growing to
maturity
• Growing others
to maturity (v
19)

12. RELAXING THE LAW
In what ways do
we tend to relax
the law? (v 19)
Question – did
God really say?
Rationalize – can’t
be too bad, not
possible, etc.
Avoid – imagine
nothing happened

13. FULFILLING THE LAW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKVYEMjyf0g

14. TEST OF THE LAW
Who are the least
in the kingdom?
Why?
Who are the
greatest in the
kingdom? Why?
(v 19)

15. STEWARDS OF THE
LAW
What are the
marks of a good
steward? (v 19,20)
 Obey
 Teach
In what way did
the Pharisees
disqualify
themselves?

16. DISCUSSION
1. In what ways do we risk being like
Pharisees?
2. How can we avoid the dangers of
relaxing the law?
3. How can we be the best stewards in our
current context?