August 1, 2025
Fulfilling God's Word - Part 5
Matthew 5:17-18
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17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law
or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them
but to fulfill them.
18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth
pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from
the Law until all is accomplished. (ESV)
Jesus told His disciples:
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the
Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to
fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven
and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass
from the Law until all is accomplished.
Because Jesus fulfilled the Law and the Prophets, what is
our relationship to God's Law? Insofar as we are sinners, we
need God's Law to act as a curb against sin. We need God's Law
to act as a mirror to drive us to repent of our sin and to cling
in faith to Jesus and His righteousness.
Insofar as we are saints, we delight in God's Law, for it
clearly shows us those things which are pleasing to Him. Jesus
once told one the Pharisees:
And he said to him, ``You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind. This is the great and first commandment.
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor
as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the
Law and the Prophets.[1]
Please join us each Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. at Trinity
Lutheran Church to hear the good news that Jesus fulfilled the
Law and Prophets for your redemption from sin and eternal death.
Come to hear that our only hope is in Christ Jesus, not our own
goodness. Depart in peace, knowing that your sins are forgiven.
May our Lord grant us wisdom and faith to hear His Word, to
join with those who are saved by His grace alone, for the sake of
Jesus Christ alone. Amen.
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1. Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV)