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.
How complete was Christ's victory over death?
How did some of the believers at Ephesus testify to the sincerity of the confession of their sins?
By what means is this healing accomplished?
14. Who are the disciples of Jesus, and what gracious work does the truth do for those who receive it?
By what are all men to be finally judged?
What were these locusts said to have over them?
For what purpose did God give His Son to the world?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle