Fulfilling the Law

Jesus came to fulfill what was promised and foreshadowed in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Law, and the Prophets.

Fulfillment is a key theme in the Gospel of Matthew. With the arrival of Israel’s Messiah, the time of fulfillment commenced. But what does this imply regarding the Law of Moses? In his ‘Sermon on the Mount’, Jesus provides clear answers. He did not come to settle the interpretive disputes between competing Jewish sects over the details of the Law, but instead, to fulfill the “Law and the Prophets.”

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Spirit and Covenant

The New Covenant includes the Gift of the Spirit, the first fruits of the New Creation, and the gathering of the nations.

The National sins of Israel caused her expulsion from the Land of Canaan. God foresaw her failures and determined to institute a new covenant energized and characterized by His Spirit. It would include the salvation of men from every nation and culminate in the resurrection of the dead and the “New Heavens and the New Earth.” With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the New Covenant began in earnest.

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Kingdom Power

True greatness in Christ’s Kingdom is found in self-sacrificial service for others, not in exercising political power over them.

Too many Christians have exchanged the proclamation of the Gospel for the pursuit of one political agenda or another, especially in North America. Rather than calling men and women to repent and believe the same Gospel preached by Jesus and his Apostles, they prefer imposing their views and visions via the corrupt political systems of this fallen age. However, this is not the way of discipleship exemplified in the words and deeds of Jesus.

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Devenir Grand dans son Royaume

La vraie grandeur dans le Royaume du Christ se trouve dans le service sacrificiel pour les autres, et non dans l’exercice du pouvoir politique sur eux.

Trop de chrétiens ont échangé la proclamation de l’Évangile contre la poursuite d’un agenda politique ou d’un autre. Plutôt que d’appeler les hommes et les femmes à se repentir et à croire au même évangile prêché par Jésus et ses apôtres, ils préfèrent imposer leurs points de vue et leurs visions via les systèmes politiques corrompus de cet âge déchu. Cependant, ce n’est pas le chemin du disciple illustré dans les paroles et les actes de Jésus.

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His Realm

Jesus proclaimed a new political reality, the Kingdom of God, one that bears little resemblance to the political systems of this world.

Jesus arrived in Galilee proclaiming the Kingdom of God: “Repent, for the kingdom is at hand!” In his ministry, the reign of God was invading the Earth, but his realm was of a different nature than the governments and ideologies of this fallen world, and on more than one occasion, Jesus refused political power, especially when Satan offered it. With the arrival of the Messiah, every man must now choose which kingdom and ruler he will serve.

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