Sermon OTM Mt. 5:17-20

We need to know where we are in Jesus’ SermonVerses 17-20 are the heart of the Sermon (perhaps the heart of the entire Bible)- these verses hold the key to interpreting the rest of Sermon• unfortunately, many Christians read this passage, but don’t understand it- speculations have resulted in some big errors:• one, is that Jesus and St. Paul were not on the same page◦ i.e., Jesus taught we’re made righteous by the Law◦ Paul insisted we’re righteous by faith, and not works of the Law• another error: the Sermon was meant for a Jewish audience not for Christian disciples◦ because of this kind of misreading and faulty interpretation, it’s really important that we get this right