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

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

Here is 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 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 I wish to turn. In Matthew chapter 5, verse 17, we'll read down to

verse 20. And I've titled this 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. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to

you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke

shall pass from the law until all is accomplished.

Whoever then annulls one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same shall be called least in the

kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees,

you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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