I'll Be Honest

The Pharisees were the religious leaders in Jesus' day and they were looked up to as a standard of righteousness. But Jesus came along and declared that these Pharisees are hypocrites who are going to hell. And then He points at us and tells us that our righteousness must exceed the hypocritical righteousness of the Pharisees. Does your righteousness consist of an external list of do's and don'ts, or has God given you a heart-righteousness?0:00 - Matthew 5.20 is connected to the previous verses.2:23 - Scenario - What must be true of me to get to heaven?5:15 - Often, we are afraid to sound like Jesus sounds!12:08 - Lloyd-Jones quote on the Scribes and the Pharisees.14:32 - The ordinary person was in awe by these religious leaders.17:26 - Notice how often Jesus deals with the Scribes and the Pharisees.19:47 - A survey of the religion of the Scribes and the Pharisees.24:49 - Luke 12.1 the Lord really sums it up.34:22 - Can all of us be honest with ourselves?43:40 - They were killing the Messiah but did not want to become unclean at the same time...hypocrites!48:48 - We are not perfect; I recognize that.53:38 - The following verses in Matthew 5 might have a legal feel to it, but the heart of the matter is people who are longing to serve the Lord.57:57 - Closing prayer.

Jesus said that He didn’t come to abolish the law but rather to fulfill it. What does Jesus mean when He says that? Does His fulfillment of the law nullify any obligation on our part to obey the law? How does Jesus’ fulfillment of the law relate to our law-keeping?0:00 – Reading of text and introductory comment.2:43 – Don’t tune out and think this is too complicated to understand.8:29 – Today we want to consider and unpack our Lord’s first three words.12:43 – Hermeneutics 101 is to compare Scripture with Scripture.20:14 – What was Christ’s relationship to the Old Testament?25:11 – What is the golden rule?28:00 – “Do not think that I came to destroy the law and the prophets…”35:59 – Did you do the will of God? Christ did on your behalf.40:57 – A study of the doctrine of obedience.45:50 – Keep the righteous requirement of the law.50:54 – God changes us to where we naturally keep God’s standard.58:35 – Closing prayer.

Question: Can a believer still have assurance of salvation if he remembers a time in his life when he was more godly than he is now?0:00 - Mack reads the question.0:12 - Paul Washer's response.3:08 - Michael Durham's response.5:04 - Mack Tomlinson's closing comment.

If you are a Christian, you are a person who is a light in a world full of darkness. And as much as the world hates it, you must not hide your light. Your light shining through your good works is one of the means that God can use to save others and bring them also into the light. A light under a basket is good for nothing. Christian, don't hide your light.

In Mark 11:22 and Jesus answered, saying to them, “Have faith in God.” This is a command, isn’t it? He does not say, ask for faith. He does not say wait for faith. He does not say, “Well, maybe in a year or two some faith will show up.” But he says: You do this. You believe in God. Have faith in who? On God; it does not say have faith in your feelings of faith.