The True Story of Jesus — Page 20
as 20 the message of God, the Jews did not listen to him and rejected him outright claiming that he was an impostor. Jesus as explained the true spirit of the Torah, and tried to remove the misunder- standings about the Law, but the Jews did not accept his explana- tions. On the contrary, they charged him with abrogating the laws of the Torah. In reply to these accusations Jesus as told them: Think not that I am come to destroy the Law and the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For ver- ily I say unto you, Until the heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no way pass from the Law, until all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 1 But the clergy among the Jews turned a deaf ear to his admoni- tions. The Jews also accused him of blasphemy, saying that he had claimed to be God. Jesus as tried to convince them that they were mistaken and in no way had he claimed to be God, but they were adamant and wanted to put him to death, as death was the pun- ishment of blasphemy according to Jewish laws. 1. Matthew 5:17–20