Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time - The Law and the Prophets Made New

About this episode

This episode discusses how Jesus fulfills the Law and the Prophets, emphasizing the transformation of the heart over mere external observance.

Read Online Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” Matthew 5:17–18 Sometimes it can be challenging to reconcile the Old Testament with the New Testament. In addition to the Ten Commandments, the Old Testament is filled with countless other commandments. The Pharisees, in their attempt to preserve and interpret the Law of Moses, identified 613 specific commandments. While the Pharisees sought to preserve the Law through detailed commandments, the prophets continually called Israel back to a deeper fidelity to the covenant. Many of the prophets also spoke of the coming of the Messiah and foretold a new spiritual law that would be written on the heart. In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He has not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill them. To “fulfill” means that Jesus brings the Law and the Prophets to completion, perfecting them and elevating them into the New Covenant of grace. This…

Topics covered

• fulfillment of the law
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• spiritual law
• covenant
• interior transformation

Keywords

• Jesus
• law
• prophets
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• covenant
• spiritual law
• Sermon on the Mount

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pharisees, Old Testament, New Testament, Law of Moses, New Covenant, Sermon on the Mount

Books & works: Matthew 5:17–18

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