In the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 5-7, we find arguably the most famous sermon of all time, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Covering subjects like the beatitudes, being salt and light, the Lord’s prayer, generosity, and more, Jesus’ words are just as important and applicable today as they were 2,000 years ago. Whether you’re exploring the Christian faith, a new or newer believer, or a longtime follower of Jesus, we invite you to join us for this 12-week journey as we seek to grow together as His disciples.
Jesus fulfilled the Law, and through faith in Him, God writes it on our hearts.
“Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
– Matthew 5:17-20 (CSB)
– Matthew 5:17-20 (CSB)
The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5–7
- Introduction: 5:1–16
- Body: 5:17–7:12
- Conclusion: 7:13–29
Matthew 5:17 and 7:12 form an “inclusio” (bookends or brackets)
- Matthew 5:17 “Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
- Matthew 7:12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
– Matthew 5:17 (CSB)
– Matthew 5:17 (CSB)
This section presents the heart of Jesus’ message, for it demonstrates His relationship to the Law of God. Jesus was not presenting a rival system to the Law of Moses and the words of the Prophets, but a true fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets, in contrast with the Pharisees’ traditions. “The Law and the Prophets” refer to the entire Old Testament.
– Dr. Barbieri, The Bible Knowledge Commentary
– Dr. Barbieri, The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Fulfill, Fulfilled in Matthew 1–5
Matthew 1:22 “...to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet...”
Matthew 2:15 “...spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled...”
Matthew 2:17 “...what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled...”
Matthew 2:23 “...to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets...”
Matthew 3:15 “...for us to fulfill all righteousness.”
Matthew 4:14 “This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah...”
Matthew 5:17 “I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”
Matthew 1:22 “...to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet...”
Matthew 2:15 “...spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled...”
Matthew 2:17 “...what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled...”
Matthew 2:23 “...to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets...”
Matthew 3:15 “...for us to fulfill all righteousness.”
Matthew 4:14 “This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah...”
Matthew 5:17 “I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”
He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As usual, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to Him, and unrolling the scroll, He found the place where it was written:
– Luke 4:16-17 (CSB)
– Luke 4:16-17 (CSB)
The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
– Luke 4:18-19 (CSB)
– Luke 4:18-19 (CSB)
He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him. He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”
– Luke 4:20-21 (CSB)
– Luke 4:20-21 (CSB)
Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
– Matthew 5:17 (CSB)
– Matthew 5:17 (CSB)
For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.
– Matthew 5:18 (CSB)
– Matthew 5:18 (CSB)
For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.
– Matthew 5:18 (CSB)
– Matthew 5:18 (CSB)
None of it will pass away or be discarded, he says, not a single letter or part of a letter, until it has all been fulfilled. And this fulfillment will not be complete until the heaven and the earth themselves pass away. For one day they will pass away in a mighty rebirth of the universe. Then time as we know it will cease, and the written words of God’s law will be needed no longer, for all things in them will have been fulfilled. Thus the law is as enduring as the universe. The final fulfilment of the one and the new birth of the other will coincide. Both will ‘pass away’ together (parelthē is repeated).
– Dr. John Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
– Dr. John Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
– Matthew 5:19 (CSB)
– Matthew 5:19 (CSB)
If you love Me, you will keep My commands.
– John 14:15 (CSB)
– John 14:15 (CSB)
For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
– Matthew 5:20 (CSB)
– Matthew 5:20 (CSB)
Christian righteousness far surpasses pharisaic righteousness in kind rather than in degree. It is not so much, shall we say, that Christians succeed in keeping some 240 commandments when the best Pharisees may only have scored 230. No. Christian righteousness is greater than pharisaic righteousness because it is deeper, being a righteousness of the heart.
– Dr. John Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
– Dr. John Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
Jesus fulfilled the Law, and through faith in Him, God writes it on our hearts.
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will place My Spirit within you and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
– Ezekiel 36:26-27 (CSB)
– Ezekiel 36:26-27 (CSB)
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do since it was weakened by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh as a sin offering,, in order that the law’s requirement would be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
– Romans 8:1-4 (CSB)
– Romans 8:1-4 (CSB)
When the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him: “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”
– Matthew 22:34-36 (CSB)
– Matthew 22:34-36 (CSB)
He said to Him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind., This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.
– Matthew 22:37-40 (CSB)
– Matthew 22:37-40 (CSB)
Jesus fulfilled the Law, and through faith in Him, God writes it on our hearts.
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