Throughout His ministry, Jesus often referenced the Old Testament Scriptures. The foundation for these many references or the fountain from which all these references flowed is Matthew 5:17-20. Here is the very first utterance of Jesus regarding what He believed about the Old Testament which was the Bible He read, meditated on, and quoted from. These four verses serve as the introduction to Jesus’ powerful, practical interpretation and application of the Law of God as outlined in the Old Testament. His goal was to uncover the truth of God’s Word which was encrusted with the barnacles of man-made traditions and false interpretations of the Jewish religious leaders. He wanted the citizens of His kingdom to know what to believe and how to live and to realize their spiritual leaders were not worthy guides to follow to get into the kingdom of heaven due to the fact that they had a distorted and deficient view of the Bible. In vv. 17-20, Jesus laid out FOUR BASIC TRUTHS about the Bible which reveal His view of the Scriptures and should also be our view of the Scriptures.

Episode ID: 1000753892346

GUID: https://www.lakesidebiblechurch.org/sermons/sermon/2026-03-08/891/jesus-and-the-bible-pt-2

Release Date: 08/03/2026, 23:00:00