THE STRUGGLE OF FOLLOWING Mr. Kevin Abell
May 3 2015
The last in this series of messages – the outline is below. Please listen to the podcast for further explanation of the points below.
Exodus 19 – 40 summarized in Matthew 5: 17 – 20
The Law in General
Humanity’s Relationship to Law
Me
Non-believers and God’s Law
Matthew 5: 17 – 20
Vs 17 – not abolish
Fulfill – our attitude towards God’s law reflects our attitude towards Christ
Vs 18 until all is accomplished
Some parts of law are already accomplished (priesthood, sacrifices)
Yet to be accomplished (the world, us – never completely obey)
Vs 19 whoever relaxes and teaches
The least (Numbers 15: 37 – 39) for example we don’t wear tassels but have other ways to remember God’s laws
Vs 20 “unless your righteousness exceeds….” – we cannot – takes the Spirit of God working in our lives to live righteously
- Anger (vs 21 – 26)
- Lust (vs 27 – 30)
- Divorce (vs 31 – 32)