Rely on Christ

We continue today with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:21-37).  Last Sunday we talked about perfection as we examined Matthew 5:13-20.  God’s Law demands perfection in all things.  It demands that we be holy as He is holy.  Jesus ended by saying, “… unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

In this context, then, we explored how we cannot make ourselves perfect and holy; that is to say, that we cannot achieve a righ...