2nd
Matthew 5:17 - 20
Judgement
Human judgement is on a spectrum of subjectivity.
The needle or the nail
vs 17
Fulfill, or accomplish
Gr: Pieroo
- Bring to completion
- Ship arriving at port.
The Pharisees were patriotic Israelites engaging in legalistic righteousness.
Torah - Law
Not an electric fence but a trellis for a vine.
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
Before eating
- Side by side with God.
- God defines morality.
Know God = know goodness
After eating
- Humanity as judge
- varied morality.
SHAME
The weight of morality is exhausting.
Perfectionism - Self worth through performance based metrics
Always chasing the next thing
Book of Judges - 'They did what was good in their eyes'.
- True righteousness is a transformation of the heart.
vs 20
Righteousness
- Right relationships
- Justice
- Restoring brokenness
- Faithfulness within a community.
Generosity
Justice expressed
Care for others
Matthew 6:22
Mark 12:12 - 25
- Jesus challenging a fruitless religious system
- Fig leaves were the original shame
- 'Fig leaves' continued to be sold in the Temple
External behaviour is not enough.
It is an internal transformation.
The Cross - 'It is finished'.
The Pharisees persued righteousness by avoiding
Jesus invites us into a righteousness that persues love.
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