The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

As you know, we are looking at the Word of God together Sunday after Sunday with conversations

with Jesus as our focus.

And there are so many incredible portions of Scripture in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

that we have would love to get to that give us insights into our Lord, unique insights

that we have been picking them one week at a time and we'll continue to do that.

But one of my favorite conversations with Jesus is found in the fifth chapter of Matthew,

fifth chapter of Matthew, and it's a passage that's embedded in the sermon on the mount,

famous sermon on the mount that occupies Matthew 5, 6, and 7.

And it's to that that I wish to turn.

In Matthew chapter 5 verse 17, we'll read down to verse 20.

And I've titled this at Jesus' view of Scripture because it's exactly what it is.

He said in verse 17, do not think that I came to abolish the law or the prophets.

Do not come to abolish but to fulfill.

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