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.
To what extent has God magnified His Word?
What description of the Apostle Paul's experience is in harmony with this?
For what purpose is the manifestation of this one Spirit given?
For what are we told to pray at this time?
How should our children be taught?
For what did Christ reprove the Pharisees?
How many distinct classes will have a resurrection?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle