Willetton Christian Church

Mt 5:17-20.  Tony van Drimmelen.  Jesus deals with the beliefs of the most conscientious Scripture readers of his day, the Pharisees.  He argues that his position on the Law and Prophets supersedes theirs.  He has come not to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to complete, obey and to give them their true meaning.  With Jesus they take on a new dimension -- Jesus says they are about him.  The Pharisee’s approach to reading the Scriptures means they believe the testimony of Scripture as true but they remain deaf to what God is saying to them.  It is as if they have no faith at all.  Without faith in Jesus we will never understand what God says in the Bible.  Faith in Jesus allows us to see God’s Big Picture.  Today we recognize why the Bible is so important.  It show us God's great plan of salvation culminating in the finished work of Jesus.