3. How did Jesus fulfill the Law and the prophets? Why did Jesus mention the Scribe and the Pharisees when describing the righteousness of God? How can your righteousness “exceed” theirs? 4. Why do so many Christians believe that the Law has been abolished? Does the New Testament replace the Old Testament? Does the grace of God replace the Law of God? These and other important questions are addressed in this study.

1. Matthew 5:17-20

2. 11th in a series of studies on the
Sermon on the Mount

3. 1. If someone obeyed the Law of God perfectly
they would, without question, enter heaven.
Matthew 19:16-17 Now behold, one came and
said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing
shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He
said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one
is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to
enter into life, keep the commandments.”
TRUE
“The Law fulfilled”

4. 2. Because Christ came and fulfilled the Law the
10 commandments are no longer relevant.
Matthew 5:18 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.
FALSE
“The Law fulfilled”

5. 3. All 613 commandments of God revealed in
the Torah (1st five books of the OT) are of
equal value and importance.
Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint
and anise and cummin, and have neglected the
weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy
and faith. These you ought to have done,
without leaving the others undone.
FALSE
“The Law fulfilled”

6. 4. I can be more righteousness than the Scribes
and Pharisees.
Matthew 5:20 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.
TRUE
“The Law fulfilled”

7. “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 these
commandments, and teaches men so, shall
be called least in the kingdom of heaven;

8. 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.”

9. 7 32
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8 Salt Light

10. Greek: δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē) = according
to what is right, in a right
relationship
Latin: sanctitās = righteous, holy
Hebrew: ֶ‫צ‬‫ק‬ ֶ‫ד‬ (ṣeḏeq, ṣ eḏāqâ) = justice,
rightness, honesty, doing what is
required according to a standard

11. Egyptian: mē‛et = be straight, be even
John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your
word is truth.

12. “The Twelfth Judicial Circuit Office of
the State Attorney is committed to
ensuring that our community is
protected by pursuing vigorous and
fair prosecution of criminal offenders,
by seeking justice, safe-guarding the
innocent and advocating for the rights
of all victims. We will seek truth and
justice in a professional manner,
while maintaining the highest ethical
standards.”
Manatee County Judicial Center

13. His book, The Interaction of
Law and Religion, describes
how Western culture has had a
massive loss of confidence in
law and a massive loss of
confidence in religion. He sees
that one of the causes is the
radical separation of one from
the other, and his conclusion is
that you cannot have law, or
Harold J. Berman
Professor of Law at
Harvard University
rules for behavior, without religion, because it is
religion that provides the absolute base for
morality and law.

14. "Law has become undisguisedly
a pragmatic human process. It
is made by men, and it lays no
claim to divine origin or eternal
validity."
"Having broken away from religion law is now
characterized by existential relativism. Indeed, it
is now generally recognized that no judicial
decision is ever final, that the law follows the
event, is not eternal or certain, is made by man
and is not divine or true."
Thomas M. Franck
Professor of Int’l Law at
NYU
Dr. Berman quotes:

15. "If law is merely an experiment,
and if judicial decisions are
merely hunches, why should
individuals or groups of people
observe those legal rules or
commands if they do not
conform to their own interests?"

16. “There are no eternal facts, as
there are no absolute truths.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Human, All-too-Human
“I am still too pious that even I worship
at the altar where God’s name is truth.”

17. Psalm 19:7–9 The law of the LORD is perfect,
converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD
is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the statutes
of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the
commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes; 9 the fear of the LORD is
clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the
LORD are true and righteous altogether.

18. John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

19. Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to
destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not
come to destroy but to fulfill.
Christ fulfilled the LAW:
Christ fulfilled PROPHECY: >330 OT prophecies
Y Priesthood (Heb. 5-7)
Y Sacrifices & Offerings
(Heb. 8)
Y bSanctuary (Heb. 9-10)
Y Servant (Heb. 3)
Y Sabbath (Heb. 4)

20. Romans 7:12 The law is holy, and the
commandment holy and just and good.
Romans 3:21 But now the righteousness of
God apart from the law is revealed, being
witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

21. Matthew 5:18 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.

22. Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till
heaven and earth pass away, one jot (yod) or
one tittle will by no means pass from the
law till all is fulfilled.

23. Matthew 5:19 Whoever therefore breaks
one of the least of these 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.

24. Matthew 5:20 For I say to you, that unless
your righteousness exceeds the righteous-
ness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will
by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Romans 14:17 The kingdom of God is not
eating and drinking, but righteousness and
peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

25. Philippians 3:4–9 though I (Paul) also might have
confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may
have confidence in the flesh, I more so: 6
…concerning the righteousness which is in the law,
blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, these
I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also
count all things loss for the excellence of the
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and count them as
rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in
Him, not having my own righteousness, which is
from the law, but that which is through faith in
Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

26. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

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