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 basis for reconciliation was made by Christ's death?
When purged from these sins, in what condition is a man, and for what is he prepared?
What, therefore, did God do?
What assurance was given to Daniel concerning the period of time mentioned in verse 14?
What will be the experience of those who say in their hearts that the Lord is not soon coming?
What has God promised His children when passing through trials and afflictions?
What did it lead Moses to do?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle