Jesus and the Greater Righteousness (Part 1)

Humans, not just the scribes and the Pharisees, but all of us in some measure try to do the least we can and still make the grade. We want efficiency, to put in a little effort and get maximal output. Yet, when it comes to our morality before God, Jesus informs us that this simply cannot be the case. This was the error of those of old, keeping the law in its barest requirements, and never seeking more. Today, Jesus begins to show us how we are to stretch for more – for a greater righteousness.