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.
8. How did Christ show from the Scriptures that the promised Saviour of the world must be both human and divine?
To what parts of the ancient armour is faith compared?
How does godly sorrow for sin manifest itself?
For what are we told to pray at this time?
In making this home, what besides man was needed?
Who has the promise of being blessed in his doing?
How many of these beings did John see around the throne?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle