THE DAY GOD TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING – Week #5

JESUS AND THE
OLD TESTAMENT 

“Jesus himself came up and walked along with them… beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.”

LUKE 24:15B, 27A

CONTEXT:

MATTHEW 5:17-20

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. 

18 For truly I tell you, 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. 

19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly 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.  

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.

SUMMARY

Jesus, perfects the predictions of the Old Testament by  and

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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• Willard, Dallas. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God. Harper Collins. New York, NY. 1998.