esponsibility but also the worth and value of those individuals, not only in the household or the community, but to the world et al. To have purpose, influence, a voice, and freedom are all fundamental human desires and, some would argue, need. The people of that time lived under the religious law of their ancestors, and the civil law of the Roman Empire, and though the people could not exercise those life factors openly and outwardly without the fear of retribution, they understood the significance of Jesus words and how they were not only pertinent to their earthly existence but more importantly were the essence of a life eternal with God the Father.
             "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all is 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, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."" In this passage, Jesus appears to embrace the legalistic standards of centuries past. However, a key moment in this passage delineates the specific change that is expected of Christians beyond that which was commonplace to those of the Judaist faith. In order to understand completely what Jesus was speaking of, it is necessary to understand the substance of the Old Testament law. The Old Testament law was formed into three separate categories, as follows:
             The content of Leviticus can be broken into two major sections; Directions for coming to God and Directions for fellowship with God.
             Within the directions for coming to God were the la...