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How Does Jesus Fulfill the Law? (The Meaning of Matthew 5:17)

The Meaning of Matthew 5:17 in Light of the Biblical Story

“The command “Do not murder” seems achievable on the surface—just don’t murder people. But Jesus suggests this is not the law’s ultimate goal. Yes, the point was to end human violence, but even more it was to guide people into the attitudes and ways of loving one another. When we avoid murder, we partly fill the law. When we love, we fill it full.”
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Divorce in the Bible: How Jesus Responded to the Debate
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What Does It Mean to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness?
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What Is the Sermon on the Mount?
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What is the Definition of Grace? (According to the Bible)
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Exodus 34:6-7
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Rosh Hashanah: How the Jewish New Year Connects to Jesus
Creation
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What Matthew 6:33 (Seek First the Kingdom of God) Means
Sermon on the Mount
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Gospel of the Kingdom

What Does It Mean to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness?

The message is at once simple and revolutionary. Jesus invites us to trust God with the substance of our daily existence, while simultaneously becoming consumed with a hunger for the right relationships of his Kingdom.
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What Is Pentecost? And Why Is It Important?
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Holy Spirit
Temple
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“Why Did Jesus Have To Die?” (A Question Worth Unpacking)
Sacrifice & Atonement
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What Are Sin, Iniquity, and Transgression in the Bible?
Bad Words
sin
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3 Love Stories in the Bible That Help Us Rethink Romance
loyal love
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Does a “Most-Accurate” Bible Translation Exist?
How to Read the Bible

What Is the Sermon on the Mount?

Throughout the biblical story, God instructs people in many ways, but two teachers—Moses and Jesus—become primary human instructors. Moses was the only one who experienced God face-to-face, and Jesus is God himself in the flesh. In Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, through Jesus, God shows up like a new Moses, arriving to rescue not only all of Israel but all of humanity.
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What Does the Bible Say about Angels and Cherubim?
Spiritual Beings
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Exile in the Bible: An Ethic of Loyalty and Subversion
Exile
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What Does the Book of Numbers Teach Us?
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Numbers
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What Kind of Culture Shaped the Bible?
The Paradigm
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Why Leviticus Is Worth Your Time
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Leviticus

What is the Definition of Grace? (According to the Bible)

When God describes his own personal character as gracious toward all human beings, he’s saying he sees us as treasures, he delights in us, and he is giving good life to everyone.
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What Does the Bible Say About Blessing and Curse?
Blessing and Curse
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What Happens When We Read the Bible Together?
The Paradigm
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If God Remembers, Does He Also Forget?
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Genesis
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Can We Experience Eternal Life Today?
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Wisdom
Tree of Life
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How Does the Bible's Story Lead to Jesus?
The Paradigm
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The Larger Story of Exodus
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Exodus
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What Makes the Bible Unified?
The Paradigm
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Did God or People Write the Bible?
The Paradigm
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How Do We Make Sense of the Book of Genesis?
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