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GOOD ENOUGH?Matthew 5:17-20

THE DISCIPLE’S HANDBOOKStudies in the Sermon on the Mount

THE DISCIPLE’S HANDBOOK

Disciple’s Character

Code

Worship Economy

Relationships

Choices

THE DISCIPLE’S CODEMatthew 5:17-48

THE DISCIPLE’S CODEGood Enough? (5:17-20)

If Looks Could Kill (5:21-26)

Flames of Desire (5:27-30)

Breaking Up is Hard … on You! (5:31-32)

To Tell the Truth (5:33-37)

Sweet Revenge (5:38-41)

I Love Him … I Love Him NOT! (5:43-48)

Matthew 5:17-20 "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. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Matthew 5:17-20 Anyone who breaks 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 practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:17

"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.

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1. When Jesus said he came to "fulfill" the Law and the Prophets (verse 17), which do you think more fully expresses

what he meant?

He was going to make the Old Testament predictions about the Messiah come trueHe was going to bring into clear light the true scope and meaning of the Old Testa-ment requirements

Matthew 5:18

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the

least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is

accomplished.

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2. When Jesus said no part of the law would disappear "until everything is accomplished," which do you think more cor-

rectly expresses what he meant?

The Old Testament Law will be binding on disciples until history comes to an endThe Old Testament Law would cease to be binding when Jesus died on the Cross

Matthew 5:19

Anyone who breaks 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 practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the

kingdom of heaven.

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3. What did Jesus mean when he referred to the "least" of the commands?

God regards some com-mands as more important than othersGod regards all commands as equally important, but men treat some as "light" and others as "weighty"

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4. Which of the following choices is most important?

Understanding God's commandmentsTeaching God's com-mandmentsObeying God's com-mandments

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers

of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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5. When Jesus said, "Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven," which do you

think better expresses his meaning?

He was setting an impossibly high standard that we can never live up toHe was setting a very low standard, because the Phar-isees and teachers of the law were hypocrites

These verses show me that I need…

RighteousnessThe Old Testament

To Do RightTo Be Genuine

Romans 3:20-22

No one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law. … But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.

Romans 8:3-4

What the law was powerless to do …God did by sending his own Son …to be a sin offering …in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us.

These verses show me that I need…

RighteousnessThe Old Testament

To Do RightTo Be Genuine

2 Timothy 3:16-17

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be

thoroughly equipped for every good work.

These verses show me that I need…

RighteousnessThe Old Testament

To Do RightTo Be Genuine

Reasons we need to do the right thing

It’s good for us

It’s what we were made for

It shows love for Jesus

Reasons we need to do the right thing

It’s good for us

It’s what we were made for

It shows love for Jesus

Reasons we need to do the right thing

It’s good for us

It’s what we were made for

It shows love for Jesus

1 John 5:3

This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

2 Corinthians 5:9-10

So we make it our goal to please him, … [10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

These verses show me that I need…

RighteousnessThe Old Testament

To Do RightTo Be Genuine

Matthew 23:25

"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

AM I GOOD ENOUGH?ARE YOU?

No, but thank God that Jesus is!