Kingdom Righteousness Part 1

I. WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT CHRIST FULFILLED THE LAW?
• Christ kept the law for your sake; He has freed you from its _____________ & given you His _______________________. (vv. 17,18)
• Because Christ has kept the law for your sake, you are now ________________ to ____________ it for His sake. (vv. 19, 20, Rom. 8:3,4)
II. HOW ARE WE TO APPROACH GOD'S LAW?
• It is wrong to ______________ the commandments of God's Law. (v. 19a)
• 2 ways that we “relax” God's Law:
1. ________________________ (Titus 2:11-14; Eph 2:10)
2. _________________________ (Gal. 2:20,21)
• You are to _________________ & ________________ the commandments of God. (19b)
III. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE CHRISTIANS' RIGHTEOUSNESS?
• As citizens of a heavenly kingdom, you posess a different kind of _____________________. (v. 20)
• The righteousness of the kingdom must be given by the ______________.
• We must beware of the Pharisee ___________________. (Matt. 23:25).