Jesus did not merely maintain a state of innocence, avoiding all sin. Instead, Christ achieved a life of perfect obedience, fulfilling all righteousness.
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More Sermons from The Gospel of Matthew
The Power of Our Words & Charlie Kirk
Let us tremble at knowing that nothing escapes the eyes of our Holy God. Every word shall be weighed. And yet, for those who are in Christ, this judgment is not unto condemnation but unto reward, for Christ has borne our guilt, even for every idle word. But for the unrepentant, the tongue that now accuses others shall, on that …
A Righteousness That Exceeds That Of The Pharisees
Jesus is not merely addressing the need for a superior “positional” righteousness (justification). He is also speaking to the need for a superior “progressive” righteousness (sanctification). In other words, Jesus is not saying, “The Pharisees have a meticulous outward righteousness, but inwardly, their hearts remain corrupted. Therefore, you merely need to receive the superior inward righteousness of Christ by faith.” …
So The Rest May Stand In Fear
If a man should lose his saltiness, he is only good to be thrown out and trampled by men. Yet, even this has its divinely gracious purpose. When the roads and walkways are slick from snow and ice, we may throw out salt so that pedestrians do not trip and fall.
The Lords Prayer
“So many were the corruptions that had crept into this duty of prayer among the Jews, that Christ saw it needful to give a new directory for prayer, to show his disciples what must ordinarily be the matter and method of their prayer, which he gives in words that may very well be used as a form; as the summary …
The Pharisees Were Antinomian, Not Legalistic
If anything, the religious rulers of Jesus’ day were Antinomians, not Legalists. They did not “stretch” the Law of God, they “shrunk” it.