- Jesus's message regarding the Hebrew scriptures (Old Testament) and the law and the prophets.
- Jesus did not come to abolish these scriptures but to fulfill them.
- Jesus' coming rejuvenates the message of the old, not ends it.
- Matthew, a Jewish Christian, uses the phrase "to fulfill what was written through the prophet" 12 times in his gospel.
- How the New Covenant, a new relationship with God, comes from the old, and how Jesus came to fulfill the prophecy of this New Covenant.
- The idea of a New Covenant comes from the Prophet Jeremiah, who longs for a law of love to grow in people's hearts.
- Jesus comes to fulfill the message of the prophets and begins his ministry by quoting from Isaiah's prophecy of the Spirit of the Lord.
- The law and the prophets remain vital, but they are to be interpreted with the help of the Spirit of the Lord.
- This interpretation is summed up by the two great Commandments: love the Lord and love your neighbor.
- The law and the prophets are not to be used legalistically, but with the help of the Spirit.
- The challenge is to understand how Jesus fulfills the law and the prophets, and how they remain relevant in light of his coming.
- Prayers for the world
