The Pharisees, along with their scholarly wing, the scribes, were the theological ultra-conservatives. Jesus declared that their nit-picking man-made rules completely missed the point of how to be righteous. The summary of the introduction to this sermon and the theme verse is:
Matthew 5:20: For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.
1 - The issue of anger (21-22) 2 - The implications of the law (23-26)
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Pastor, Heritage Bible Church in Boise, Idaho. Author, The Antioch Initiative training program for Russian Pastors through Slavic Gospel Association. Bible teacher on Heritage Bible Radio. Served as a pastor in California and Idaho since 1971. Taught Bible and Theology at The...