Jesus & The 10 Commandments – Mt.5:17-20; Gal.3:21-25; Rom.8:1-4

We have seen that the commandments:-

a. Warn of danger – “You shall not …”

b. Expose human sin

1. Jesus endorses the commandments –Mt.5:17

a. They display God’s character

b. They show us the best way to live

2. Jesus fulfils the commands

a. Perfectly obeying them

b. Fully explaining them – Mt.5:17-48

- they have lasting relevance –v.18

- they are the standard for evaluating obedience – v.19

- they deal with “inside-out” righteousness –v.19 cf. Ps.51:10,16,17

c. Comprehensively dealing with our sin

1. The law shows us our sin – Gal.3:21-25

- like a jailer – v.22,23

- like a strict disciplinarian – v.24

2. Jesus deals with our sin – Is.53:4-6; Rom.8:1-3; 1Pet.2:24

THE GREAT EXCHANGE

On the Cross - Jesus exchanged:-

- his obedience for our rebellion

- his intimacy for our condemnation

- his life for our death

Through faith in Christ – we exchange:-

- our sin for his righteousness

- our condemnation for his intimacy

- our death for his resurrection life

d. Empowering the weak sinner

By his death Jesus dealt with our sinThrough his resurrection Jesus empowers us

with new life – a life empowered to keep the commands of God

God’s promise – Jer.31:33; Ez.36:25-27The Holy Spirit makes it possible – Rom.8:4;

Gal.5:22,23e. Bringing in a new creation – Is.9:6,7;

Rev.21,22

3. Jesus is our hope

a. His life

- he obeyed perfectly

- his righteousness credited to us

b. His teaching

- showing us our need

- arousing hope in our despair

Jesus is our hope

c. His death

- dying in our place

- giving to us forgiveness & righteousness

d. His resurrection

- empowering us to obey

- guaranteeing the new creation