Jesus taught that because he fulfilled the law and the prophets, we have a new way of being.
Matthew 5:17-20 17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Do we ignore Jesus' teaching that because he fulfilled the law and the prophets we have a new way of being?
Note: The Kingdom of heaven is not a place we go to after we die. It is a way of being - living as Jesus taught. Jesus is saying that neither the scribe's way of being (working hard to have a correct theology) and the Pharisee's way of being (keeping a strict religious/moral code) is in keeping with Jesus' teachings. Focusing on having a correct theology and keeking a strict religious/moral code falls way short of Jesus' way of being. The kingdom of heaven is a new completely different radical way of living.
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