Matthew 5: 17-30 Corrections & Clarifications, Part 1

Like the errant newspapers of today, the religious leaders in Israel had misinterpreted the facts about the true meaning of the Law and had disseminated their misinformation among their fellow Jews for centuries. 

Quote: W. C. Fields; comedian, film actor, and known agnostic

While on his deathbed, he was seen thumbing through a Bible.  Amazed, a close friend asked what he was doing.  Fields replied, “I’m looking for a loophole!”

In order to justify themselves before God, these Pharisees/Teachers had become experts at finding loopholes in the Law to excuse their utter failure to abide by its directives.

In contrast, Jesus confronts their false religious system by bringing a powerful “Correction and Clarification” to the true standard and intent of the OT Law.

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