Law!!

Matthew 5:17-20

New International Version (NIV)

The Fulfillment of the Law

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 tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. ¹⁹ Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

This is one of the things that used to really confuse me as a young christian.... Old testament VS New testament! it took me a while to learn that the two are not either or but and... not supplementary but complementary.

The word does not contradict itself but compliments itself as a whole! 

Verse 20 though gets me thinking.... It is not just about seeming to teach and follow the law.... but to also live it and by it.... make it alive and real for you....

Lord help me to be truly righteous .... To fulfill all righteousness like you that I may enter the kingdom of heaven