Oct 8 - Matthew 5:19

Jesus said,

Therefore, whoever breaks one of

the least of these commandments,

and teaches others to do the same,

will be called least in the kingdom of heaven;

but whoever does them and teaches them

will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:19

Jesus did not come to abolish the law -- see verse 19.

Indeed, Jesus reveres the Old Testament. He sees it at God's explicit Word. He states here that he reveres God's law ... and that we should too. Indeed, he says that he came to "fulfill" God's law -- see verse 17 again.

But that's not the focus I heard when reading this passage today.

To me, the main phrase is, essentially, "teach others."

·       Teach others to revere the Law.

·       Teach others to love the Old Testament.

·       And most of all, teach others to follow the one who fulfills the Law.

Jesus completes us and history. And that is what we're called to teach.

In Christ's Love,

a great guy

… or at least, one

who sees the path

to being "great"