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 language is the justice of God described?
By what are men sanctified?
In what promise was a Saviour from sin first revealed?
Who were brought to Him for healing?
18. Answering the question as to what would be the sign of His coming and the end of the world, what did Christ say?
By what name are the members of this family called?
7. What spirits stand ever ready to deceive and ruin those who are off guard or bent on going astray?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle