Some erroneously think
Jesus’ intention was to contrast His own
teaching with that of
Moses and thereby declare Himself as the true
authority. They assume
that Jesus was either opposed to the Mosaic law
or modifying it in some
way.
Jesus’ Teaching on God’s Law
solemn and emphatic
proclamation of the permanence of the law and
emphasizing His own high
regard for it, would now
undermine
the
authority of the law by
other
pronouncements. Jesus
wasn’t inconsistent;
He honored and upheld the
law in
all
His statements.
In this passage He is not
pitting Himself against the Mosaic law, nor
is He claiming a superior
spirituality. What He
was
doing was
refuting
the wrong interpretations
perpetuated by the
scribes and Pharisees. This
is why He declared that
one’s righteousness must
exceed
the righteousness of the
scribes and Pharisees. Jesus was restoring, in the minds of
His listeners, the Mosaic
precepts to their original place, purity and
power. (For a better
understanding of these laws, request or download your free copy of the booklet The
Ten Commandments.)
It should also be obvious
that because the same God is the Author
of Old and New Covenant
alike, there can be no vital conflict between
them, and that the
fundamental laws of morality underlying both must
be and are in full
accord. God tells us in Malachi 3:6, “I am the
Lo r d
,
I do not change
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