Neighborhood Ministries

Matt. 5:17-20  The Value of the Rule of Law- Too often Christians neglect the Old Testament because they feel Jesus did away with it. Jesus said He didn’t come to do away with the law, He came to fulfill it. In Matt. 25, Jesus puts the Law in perspective. Children need rules to guide them until they are old enough to make decisions on their own. We don’t let small children use a stove because they don’t know how. They could be burned or leave a burner on and start a fire so we have to make a rule that they are not to touch the stove. They do not receive the right to use the stove simply by reaching a certain age. Someone has to teach them how to cook and use the stove safely. Once they are old enough and have learned to cook and use the stove safely, we allow them to use the stove. There will always be those who have not learned to be responsible and have to be held in check by the law.