MATTHEW 5:19 THESE LEAST COMMANDMENTS

[Doug]

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Matthew 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

During the earthly ministry of Jesus, obedience to the law was required of Israel; at this time, he offered the prophetic kingdom on earth to a repentant Israel. In view is the prophetic Davidic earthly kingdom in which Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years (2 Samuel 7:16 Luke 1:32-33 Isaiah 9:6-7).

Justification unto eternal life did not come by the law however, faith in Christ did; however, obedience to the law was required to enter the kingdom, and receive positions of authority to reign with Christ; righteousness is required to enter the kingdom.

In the kingdom, adherence to the law will still be commanded. Israel, in the kingdom, will still be required to obey, and teach obedience to, the law; those who do not obey the law, and teach otherwise, will be called the least.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Justification unto eternal life did not come by the law however, faith in Christ did; however, obedience to the law was required to enter the kingdom, and receive positions of authority to reign with Christ; righteousness is required to enter the kingdom.

In the kingdom, adherence to the law will still be commanded. Israel, in the kingdom, will still be required to obey, and teach obedience to, the law; those who do not obey the law, and teach otherwise, will be called the least.

No, they are given the kingdom merely by grace through faith. Teh least in the kingdom is still in the kingdom.

 

[Doug]

No, they are given the kingdom merely by grace through faith. Teh least in the kingdom is still in the kingdom.

Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

They still had to keep the law to some degree.................Matthew 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these

[Mat 8:11-12 KJV] 11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Israel had to be righteous and fruitful to enter the kingdom

 

[Jay Ross]

Israel had to be righteous and fruitful to enter the kingdom

Did not God have prophesied in Ezekiel that He would gather Israel to Himself and plant them in His fertile soil/field and will teach them based upon the foundations stone, untouched by human hands, that "Jesus is the Son of God" and that after this stone comes down out of heaven, that it will become the largest religion/mountain in all of the earth.

At this time, those who will not repent of their fathers and their own continual idolatrous worship, even though the kingdom was a conditional promised to them as an inheritance, that they would be cast out into the outer darkness where there will be much weeping and gnashing of teeth and become candidates for the second death.