A New Way of Looking at the Old

Summary

The sermon explores Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:17-20, emphasizing that Jesus did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them completely. It highlights the contrast between the self-righteous Pharisees and Jesus' message of hope and mercy for sinners, urging a new way of understanding the Old Testament as pointing to Christ. The speaker stresses that Jesus fulfilled every detail of the law—ceremonial, moral, and judicial—and calls believers to live by this fulfilled law while embracing the grace offered through Christ. The sermon encourages seeing the Old Testament scriptures as testifying about Jesus, leading to true repentance and transformation.