Jesus On: Fullfillment
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. —Matthew 5:17
To fulfill:
Not MOSTLY empty.
Not MOSTLY full.
Just full.
Be in awe of Jesus.
At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus says: “I have come to
Jesus fulfills all
At the end of Jesus ministry, he says, “All this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be
Jesus fill to the full, the law of God.
TENSION
How full is
We live in a
The law matters not JUST for Jesus but also for
First clue: I did not come to
Second clue, these sayings of Jesus:
“Whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teachers others to the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.” —Matthew 5:19
“Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” —Matthew 5:20
Third clue: the examples of how to
Fulfilling the law means you fulfill both the
Notice the pattern:
You have heard it
But I
How full is your glass?
Living in the tension
Christ had no sin. But God made him become sin. God did this for us so that in Christ we could become right with God. —2 Corinthians 5:21
Jesus takes our
We can be brutally honest about our sin.
And we can rejoice in his grace.
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. —Matthew 26:27-28
Jesus gives you a different cup.
A cup of
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