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The Christian's Righteousness & Heart | Matthew

What is righteousness? Too many think that righteousness means the strict following of more and more rules in our lives. That was the system that the Pharisees set up during the time of Jesus. For them, it seems like righteousness equates to the obedience of more rules. Jesus came and shattered that system. However, he has not come to abolish the Law that God gave. Instead, he has come to fulfill them. He has come to reveal to us the full depth of meaning of God’s law as it was originally intended. It was never merely about external obedience as the Pharisees seem to indicate. It concerns our heart. Our righteousness has to surpass that of the Pharisees because true righteousness begins with a transformed heart, and not merely with our external behaviour. This is why the commands not to murder nor commit adultery is not merely “not to” do those things. It’s about what is going on in our hearts. Jesus himself can so confidently declare God’s intention is because he himself is God’s king who gives the law in his kingdom of heaven. He fulfills the Law and the Prophets because he is the one whom it points to, who completely obeys it, and enables his people to begin obeying it. Preacher: Chin Wee Ang