CHRIST AND THE SCRIPTURES
Matt 5:17-20 Two very important truths that we are never to neglect, minimize, or ignore, no matter what time in history we are living in. Christ is the fulfillment of the Law and the Scriptures are the foundation of that truth; but one does not cancel out the other. Both are true and both are still important today! What do I mean? We live in a culture that speaks of grace, but denies the biblical truth that the Law is still important. R C Sproul said in his commentary, “This portion of Jesus’ sermon is ‘the most in-depth exposition of the Law of God of any in the New Testament.’” Why Would R C Sproul say that? He goes on to say, “Here Jesus begins to set forth His understanding of the Law over against the understanding of the scribes and the Pharisees….we will see the best Jewish scholars were profoundly wrong in how they understood the Law and the prophets.” The Word of God is clear any deviation of the Scriptures is human e...