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.
In what one word is the character of God expressed?
What is the basis of faith?
How faithfully should parents teach their children the Word of God?
What is said of the little horn as compared with the ten horns of the fourth beast of Daniel 7?
What apostasy from the worship of God is named in this message?
What was to he inflicted upon one of the heads of this beast?
What will be one characteristic of latter day apostasies?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle