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If you spoke English with a certain type of American accent other than your own,

what would you want it to be?

If you can only smell one thing in heaven for the rest of eternity, what would it be?

Mt 5:!"#

What is the writer talking about here?If Christians lose their offensiveness, or edge, the message is worthless

How do Christians lose their saltiness?

How do Christians give light to the world?

What is the role of good works?

Is it possible to be salt or light if we withdraw into spiritual ghettos, or wall ourselves off

from the world?

Do these verses garuntee that we will be able to control legislation or values of the

world?

o where do we fit in?

Mt 5:$"%&

Here is that idea of fulfillment again? What is meant here?

Fulfillment of Scripture, as throughout chaps. 14, refers to the bringing to fruition of its

complete meaning. Here Jesus views his role as that of fulfilling all of the Old estament.his claim has massive hermeneutical implications and challenges both classic !eformedand "ispensationalist perspectives. #t is inade$uate to sa% either that none of the Old

estament applies unless it is e&plicitl% reaffirmed in the 'ew or that all of the Old

estament applies unless it is e&plicitl% revo(ed in the 'ew. !ather, all of the Oldestament remains normative and relevant for Jesus) followers *+ im -1/, but none of

it can rightl% be interpreted until one understands how it has been fulfilled in 0hrist.

ver% Old estament te&t must be viewed in light of Jesus) person and ministr% and the

changes introduced b% the new covenant he inaugurated.+4'or is there an% evidence herefor the common 0hristian division of the law into moral, civil, and ceremonial categories

or for elevating the en 0ommandments above others. his is not to sa% that the law

!"!ee esp# D# $# Dorse%, &he 'aw of (oses and the Christian) $ Compromise,JS

*! +--.) *"/*!# Cf# '# abourin,2atthieu, 0!/012 3# trecker, he Sermon on the

2ount- 3n &egetical 0ommentar%+4ashville) $bingdon, -55., 1!#

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cannot or should not be subdivided, but valid divisions will probabl% re$uire greater

thematic nuance and sophistication.+ 1

Is the 6ingdom of Heaven in the future, or nowada%s? Cf# (t *)", 7)8 +at hand.

Who are scribes and 9harisees?What does it mean to be more righteous than them?

Wh% would the% be considered rightous?

9eople must follow :esus in discipleship, which for the most part these :ewish leaders

refuse to do# Harking back to vv# 0 and 7, :esus thus introduces the thesis statement that

unifies his entire sermon# Christian discipleship re;uires a greater righteousness#"

1"1Cf#, e#g#, C# :# H# Wright,3n %e for an %e+Downers 3rove) Inter Holman 9ublishers, --"., 7*/7!#

" Craig =lomberg,2atthew, vol# "", &he 4ew $merican Commentar% +4ashville)

=roadman > Holman 9ublishers, --"., 71#