The Surpassing Righteousness Required in the Kingdom: A Higher Standard of Obedience

In today’s passage we are presented with six illustrative examples of how mere conformity to the “letter of the law” enabled followers to believe they were righteous, when in fact, their hearts were nowhere near God. Jesus shows us that while the “letter of the law” is important, it is only the beginning of what God’s law requires, which is absolute perfection.