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Jesus and God's Law - College Term Paper

Jesus and God's Law

"To those not having the law I became like one not having the law though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law, so as to win those not having the law."

The first person to call Jesus’ words was Augustine in Matthew chapters 5-7 the sermon of the mount. The sermon of the mount is widely known because of its compact expression of the law. Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount was edited work collected on several different occasions from Jesus’ word.

The Sermon is the lengthiest section of teaching from Jesus in the New Testament, and has been quoted on a regular basis. Some of the things it includes are the Beatitudes, and the widely recited Lord's Prayer. The majority of the ...

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that the disciples should love one another as he himself had loved them. These commandments are commonly seen as a basis of Christian ethics.

The issue is that no one knows the true meaning of the law’s until Jesus. This culture seemed to be split into two sides. One side was those who followed man laws and those who followed Jesus’ Law. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus states, “You have heard that it was said . . . but I tell you. . . .” This basically means that in comparison to those who were spreading the word like Moses Jesus’ Laws are more important and his authority is over Moses and greater than that of the scribes.

According to Matthew 5:17, Jesus did not come to destroy the law he came to fulfill it. In other words, he came to give meaning to the laws and what they mean. The law would be modified, magnified and made honorable for his righteousness. According to Jesus; it was more important to obey God’s rules than it was man’s law. In the end, the Bible was law, ...

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Added: 10/19/2014 02:22:38 PM
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Category: Religion
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