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 first attracted the prophet's attention?
14. How was the sanctuary itself to be cleansed, and how were the sins of the people to be finally disposed of?
What promise did Christ make concerning His coming?
What accompanies the earthquake?
What scripture indicates that each child of God has an accompanying angel?
By what means were the three Hebrews protected while in the fiery furnace?
What did David ask God to teach him?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle