What did Jesus say of His attitude toward the law?
Answer
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." Matt.
5: 17.
NOTE-The word "fulfil" as here used is taken by many to mean that Christ brought the law to an
end. But the meaning of the word varies according to its usage, as is evident from the definition in the
Concise Oxford Dictionary: "Fulfil. Bring to consummation, carry out, (prophecy, promise) satisfy (desire,
prayer) perform, execute, do, (command, law) ; answer (purpose) comply with (conditions) bring to an end,
finish, complete, (period, work)."
In the sermon on the mount, so far from abolishing the law, Christ set forth its eternal,
unchangeable character, and the deep spirituality of its requirements, entering as they do into the thoughts
and intents of the heart.
What prayer did Moses offer in behalf of Israel?
18. What effect did Christ's miracles have upon the individuals restored, and the people who witnessed them?
While at the high priest's house, how did Peter deny Him?
How did Christ's death affect the ceremonial law?
What was already at work in the church in Paul's day?
What are we admonished not to do?
What will be excluded from this city?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle