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 does the blood of Christ witness?
4. After Daniel and his fellows had sought God earnest1y, how were the dream and its interpretation revealed to Daniel?
What relation does the earthly sanctuary sustain to the heavenly?
How was the overthrow of ancient Babylon foretold?
By what name are the members of this family called?
With what should our prayers be mingled?
What is one good evidence of genuine repentance?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle