What does it mean "to fulfill the Law"?

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Marcelo

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Lois A. Tverberg says in one of her books that "to fulfill the Law" is a Rabbinic Idiom that is still in use today.

What she writes makes sense because no Jew ever asked Jesus: ‘Lord, what do you mean by “fulfill the Law” ‘? Most probably everybody in Judea knew the meaning of those words.

According to Lois:

“Fulfill the Law” means to properly interpret the Torah so that people can obey it as God really intends.

"Abolish the Law" means to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it.

Do you agree with Lois A. Tverberg or not?

What Does It Mean to "Fulfill the Law"?
 

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Lois A. Tverberg says in one of her books that "to fulfill the Law" is a Rabbinic Idiom that is still in use today.

What she writes makes sense because no Jew ever asked Jesus: ‘Lord, what do you mean by “fulfill the Law” ‘? Most probably everybody in Judea knew the meaning of those words.

According to Lois:

“Fulfill the Law” means to properly interpret the Torah so that people can obey it as God really intends.

"Abolish the Law" means to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it.

Do you agree with Lois A. Tverberg or not?

What Does It Mean to "Fulfill the Law"?

Hi Marcelo.

I thought we all understood that for Jesus to fulfill the law meant that he perfectly obeyed every jot and every stoke of the pen completely. I skimmed over the article and will read it later.

So because Jesus fulfilled the law, it qualified Him to be the perfect sacrifice. And because He is the perfect sacrifice and died for our sins, He has taken us by grace through faith and placed us under His grace through faith and we are no longer placed under the law.

Where many become confused, IMHO is when some begin to say that don't have to obey the righteous requirements of the law. I guess they don't realize or understand that we've been empowered by the Holy Spirit to overcome the flesh and walk in newness of life which is to walk in righteousness and to be holy and He is holy. It's all part of the sanctification process, but we really are righteous in Him because it's been imputed to us through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus......He paid the debt we could never pay. And on top of it all he gives us His righteousness so that we can walk in it.

So we've been placed under grace; it is God at work in us to will and to do His good pleasure. His work in us is to obey the intent of the law that's righteous. Much of the law was to make a distinction between holy and common. Like not mixing cloth or the dietary laws. Those were to separate common from holy to show the world that the Israelites were a people for God and that they were separate from the rest of the world. They were to be a light to the nations is this way.

Today the righteous requirements of the law are met in us through faith in Christ. We are now in Christ and because we are in Christ, He has circumcised the hard stoney flesh of our hearts and given us a new heart of flesh and a new spirit so that we can say no to sin and yes to obedience and living righteously.

The stoney heart represents the law written on stones. The stones with the written law engraved in them sitting alone can't save anyone. It must be the reading of the word in conjunction with faith in the Lord. A man reading the law doesn't do a thing for them and never did unless it was read and acted upon through faith.

The 10 commandments reveal God's righteousness in a nutshell. They show our Love towards God, what it looks like and they show how our love for our fellow man is to be lived out.

So a person under the law could not perfectly obey God's righteous requirements of the Law. He could carry them out in the flesh by not making an idol, but one can obey that part without truly loving God.

We have the beatitudes where God was showing what the righteous requirements of the law are.

It wasn't enough to not commit adultery. Where was their heart? Were they lusting and committing adultery with their minds and in their hearts? Did they have faith?

It wasn't enough to not murder. Where was their heart? Were they angry to the point of hating their fellow brother or sister? Did they have faith?

So this is an example of being under law. It's following rules, but the heart's not in it. We can go through outward actions of obeying rules, but if it's not by faith we break the laws of God.

As a new born again believer, we now by grace through faith having the Holy Spirit's power to truly love instead of hate. And when anger arises in our heart to the point of hate which is murder, the Holy Spirit convicts us so that we go to the Lord for help; to learn to forgive and not hate.

Wherever we struggle, as believers we have power to say no to sin and to refuse the enemies lies. We have forgiveness when we confess our sins. We learn and grow in love towards God and towards mankind. And that fulfills all of the law and the prophets as we love God and love others.

The law of love is written on our hearts. We read the word of God and obey the commands of Jesus as we learn what love looks like in God's love letter to us all.

We are taught what love looks like and what it doesn't look like as we read and learn and grow in truth......and it becomes alive in us. When we see what love is not, we put that away from us and begin to grow in kindness, gentleness, patience etc. It's all a work of God through the power of His word and the Holy Spirit.

It's His amazing grace at work in us because He who began a good work in us will continue to do so until the return of Christ.

We're in this for the long haul and it's a lifelong journey......a journey of love from a God who first loved us so we could in turn, love Him back and love our new family in Christ. And it is Glorious!
 

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“Fulfill the Law” means to properly interpret the Torah so that people can obey it as God really intends.
Clearly this is nonsensical in the light of New Testament truth. So should we go any further with Lois, or should she go back to the drawing board and start with square one?
 

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Deut 27:26 . . Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this
law by carrying them out.

The grammatical tense of that curse is present tense; viz: the very moment
that somebody disobeys one of the rules as per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
and Deuteronomy, they get slammed with a curse-- no delay and no waiting
period.

Take for example dishonesty.

Lev 19:11 . . .You shall not lie one to another

Every time somebody tells a lie, they accrue a curse. Let's say somebody
tells 200 lies in their lifetime. Well; according to Deut 27:26 they will leave
this life with 200 curses hanging over their heads that someday have to be
fulfilled; no exceptions.

Enter the cross.

Gal 3:13 . . Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."

The curse that Gal 3:13 speaks of is Deut 27:26, and fortunately, Christ's
crucifixion is adequate to fulfill an infinite number of curses so that everyone
who wants to can easily escape the wrath of God.

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Deut 27:26 . . Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this
law by carrying them out.

The grammatical tense of that curse is present tense; viz: the very moment
that somebody disobeys one of the rules as per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
and Deuteronomy, they get slammed with a curse-- no delay and no waiting
period.

Take for example dishonesty.

Lev 19:11 . . .You shall not lie one to another

Every time somebody tells a lie, they accrue a curse. Let's say somebody
tells 200 lies in their lifetime. Well; according to Deut 27:26 they will leave
this life with 200 curses hanging over their heads that someday have to be
fulfilled; no exceptions.

Enter the cross.

Gal 3:13 . . Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."

The curse that Gal 3:13 speaks of is Deut 27:26, and fortunately, Christ's
crucifixion is adequate to fulfill an infinite number of curses so that everyone
who wants to can easily escape the wrath of God.

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This is very good as a 'general guide line but I think we can add a bit more detail to it.
'Do not lie' is indeed included in the 10 commandments/the law of God....and trusting in Jesus help through His sacrifice we are made able to keep that command.

This however applies to all the commandments...even the sabbath...one of the 10.

The problem with Christians however is they believe Jesus kept/fulfilled the commandments and law FOR them so they don't have to ...or they EXcuse themselves as NOT ABLE to keep the law.
This needs correcting !!!
There is obviously something wrong here because Jesus did not die to let us continue in sin but to 'empower US to STOP sinning.
So, is believing in Jesus' finished work on the cross all we have to Do ? Yes for a start ! it's a basic beginning for us...but sadly it is also the end for most when they STOP there !
 
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Lois A. Tverberg says in one of her books that "to fulfill the Law" is a Rabbinic Idiom that is still in use today.

What she writes makes sense because no Jew ever asked Jesus: ‘Lord, what do you mean by “fulfill the Law” ‘? Most probably everybody in Judea knew the meaning of those words.

According to Lois:

“Fulfill the Law” means to properly interpret the Torah so that people can obey it as God really intends.

"Abolish the Law" means to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it.

Do you agree with Lois A. Tverberg or not?

What Does It Mean to "Fulfill the Law"?
To fulfill the law is to make complete, universal and absolute, it's for everybody. God bless
 

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To fulfil the law of God is to walk in the law of faith, which is the sanctification of the hope in him who is justified. For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Trust me when I tell you that I don't say this by faith, the Gospel doesn't come in word only but also in power and in the Holy Ghost.

"We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen;"


FYI: The blanks are not filled by believe and hope but some are never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
 
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To fulfil the law of God is to walk in the law of faith, which is the sanctification of the hope in him who is justified. For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Trust me when I tell you that I don't say this by faith, the Gospel doesn't come in word only but also in power and in the Holy Ghost.

"We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen;"


FYI: The blanks are not filled by believe and hope but some are never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
yes it is the DOING of the Word of God that fulfills it
not the hearing, reading or even agreeing with or believing it...these are only just step one - we are to learn to WALK with Him....and more !
 

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Hi Marcelo.

I thought we all understood that for Jesus to fulfill the law meant that he perfectly obeyed every jot and every stoke of the pen completely. I skimmed over the article and will read it later.

So because Jesus fulfilled the law, it qualified Him to be the perfect sacrifice. And because He is the perfect sacrifice and died for our sins, He has taken us by grace through faith and placed us under His grace through faith and we are no longer placed under the law.
Hi, Desertsrose! Up until a couple of weeks ago my opinion was the same as yours: Jesus was the only person on earth who perfectly fulfilled the entire Law, was absolutely spotless, and so He was qualified to be the perfect sacrifice.

Lois' definition of "fulfill the Law" does not contradict the statements above and seems to make more sense than "obey/meet/accomplish/carry through/consummate/ ... / the Law".

The Pharisees wouldn't be so upset if Jesus were just disobeying the Law -- they were furious because Jesus' interpretation of the Torah was different from theirs. That's why Jesus said: "I didn't come to abolish the Law" (to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it).
 

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Lois A. Tverberg says in one of her books that "to fulfill the Law" is a Rabbinic Idiom that is still in use today.

What she writes makes sense because no Jew ever asked Jesus: ‘Lord, what do you mean by “fulfill the Law” ‘? Most probably everybody in Judea knew the meaning of those words.

According to Lois:

“Fulfill the Law” means to properly interpret the Torah so that people can obey it as God really intends.

"Abolish the Law" means to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it.

Do you agree with Lois A. Tverberg or not?

What Does It Mean to "Fulfill the Law"?
Brother Jesus said “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” in Matthew 12:30-31.

But the Jews should of already knew that because they are in the Law, Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

Leviticus “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”

This sounds like the sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5.
 

Marcelo

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Another opinion:

A Misunderstood Hebrew Idiom


by Christine Egbert


TORAH STUDY

Ancient Israelites studied TORAH believing it led to reverence and reverence to obedience. So with that thought in mind, let’s examine one of the New Testament’s most misunderstood, or to borrow from our first Hebrew idiom, most “destroyed” passages.

Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

Rabbinic scholars of the first Century, including Yeshua, used “destroy” and “fulfill” as technical terms when arguing a point.

If a Rabbi believed one of his colleagues had misinterpreted Scripture, he would accuse him of “destroying the Law and the Prophets!” Conversely, to fulfill the Scriptures was to interpret them correctly.

A Misunderstood Hebrew Idiom | Hebrew Roots
 

Nehemiah6

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Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
Since Jesus was technically not a rabbi, and had nothing to do with the rabbinic schools, we should not be imposing rabbinic ideas on the teachings of Christ. So that word "fulfill" is defined as follows:

Strong's Concordance
pléroó: to make full, to complete
Original Word: πληρόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pléroó
Phonetic Spelling: (play-ro'-o)
Short Definition: I fill, fulfill, complete
Definition: I fill, fulfill, complete.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4137: πληρόω

to make full, to fill, to fill up
to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally
to render full, i. e. to complete
to perfect, consummate
to make complete in every particular; to render perfect
to carry through to the end, to accomplish, carry out
to carry into effect, bring to realization, realize
to perform, execute

As to what Christ meant and what He did:
universally and absolutely, to fulfil, i. e. "to cause God's will (as made known in the law) to be obeyed as it should be, and God's promises (given through the prophets) to receive fulfilment": Matthew 5:17
 

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Matt 27:9-10, “Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Zecharyah (11:12-13) the prophet, saying: so they weighed for My price thirty pieces of silver, that considerable price that I was valued by them whom they of the children of Israyl had agreed to pay, and used them for the Potter’s Field, as YHWH had appointed Me.”

It means to complete a task, prophecy, complete. It does not mean destroy or do away. Here is the passage at hand with the word definitions.

Matthew 5:17-19, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For truly, I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one yod or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah till all be done. Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.”

destroy” is word #G4137 πληρόω pleroo (plee-ro'-ō) v., 1. to fully, completely fill., 2. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow)., 3. (figuratively) to fully supply, satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc. [from G4134], KJV: accomplish, X after, (be) complete, end, expire, fill (up), fulfil, (be, make) full (come), fully preach, perfect, supply , Root(s): G4134

fulfill” is word #G2647 καταλύω kataluo (ka-ta-lï '-ō) v., 1. to loosen down (disintegrate)., 2. (by implication) to demolish., 3. (specially) to halt for the night. {literally or figuratively [from G2596 and G3089], KJV: destroy, dissolve, be guest, lodge, come to nought, overthrow, throw down, Root(s): G2596, G3089, See also: G2646

If fulfill means abolish, then all righteousness would have also been abolished here;

Matthew 3:15, “But יהושע answering, said to him, “Permit it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.”

and by His own words, twice in one sentence.......

Matthew 5:17-19, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy..."

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Luke 16:16-17, "The Law and the Prophets were until John, since that time the Kingdom of YHWH is preached, and every man is pressed to enter it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one yodh of the Law to fail." [/FONT]

 

Marcelo

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Correct! When isolated, [FONT=&quot]πληρόω [/FONT]means TO FULFILL, but when it's used together with LAW they form an idiom.
 
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Marcelo

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Since Jesus was technically not a rabbi, and had nothing to do with the rabbinic schools, we should not be imposing rabbinic ideas on the teachings of Christ. So that word "fulfill" is defined as follows:

Strong's Concordance
pléroó: to make full, to complete
Original Word: πληρόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pléroó
Phonetic Spelling: (play-ro'-o)
Short Definition: I fill, fulfill, complete
Definition: I fill, fulfill, complete.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4137: πληρόω

to make full, to fill, to fill up
to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally
to render full, i. e. to complete
to perfect, consummate
to make complete in every particular; to render perfect
to carry through to the end, to accomplish, carry out
to carry into effect, bring to realization, realize
to perform, execute

As to what Christ meant and what He did:
universally and absolutely, to fulfil, i. e. "to cause God's will (as made known in the law) to be obeyed as it should be, and God's promises (given through the prophets) to receive fulfilment": Matthew 5:17
Correct! When isolated, πληρόω means TO FULFILL, but when it's used together with LAW they form an idiom.
 

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Another opinion:

A Misunderstood Hebrew Idiom


by Christine Egbert


TORAH STUDY

Ancient Israelites studied TORAH believing it led to reverence and reverence to obedience. So with that thought in mind, let’s examine one of the New Testament’s most misunderstood, or to borrow from our first Hebrew idiom, most “destroyed” passages.

Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

Rabbinic scholars of the first Century, including Yeshua, used “destroy” and “fulfill” as technical terms when arguing a point.

If a Rabbi believed one of his colleagues had misinterpreted Scripture, he would accuse him of “destroying the Law and the Prophets!” Conversely, to fulfill the Scriptures was to interpret them correctly.

A Misunderstood Hebrew Idiom | Hebrew Roots


With what the Lord said in Deuteronomy 6:4-5 and Leviticus 19:17-18 if they understood what the Law was saying in these Scriptures they would know what Hosea was saying.

Hosea 6:6 “For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”

Which is what Jesus told the Pharisees in Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”

The Law always taught justice and mercy and faith.
 

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Correct! When isolated, πληρόω means TO FULFILL, but when it's used together with LAW they form an idiom.
Except that the rabbis were merely discussing interpretation while breaking the Law, whereas Christ was actually DOING everything required by the Law, and also interpreting it as God interprets it. Big difference.
 
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Hi Marcelo.

I thought we all understood that for Jesus to fulfill the law meant that he perfectly obeyed every jot and every stoke of the pen completely. I skimmed over the article and will read it later.

So because Jesus fulfilled the law, it qualified Him to be the perfect sacrifice. And because He is the perfect sacrifice and died for our sins, He has taken us by grace through faith and placed us under His grace through faith and we are no longer placed under the law.

Where many become confused, IMHO is when some begin to say that don't have to obey the righteous requirements of the law. I guess they don't realize or understand that we've been empowered by the Holy Spirit to overcome the flesh and walk in newness of life which is to walk in righteousness and to be holy and He is holy. It's all part of the sanctification process, but we really are righteous in Him because it's been imputed to us through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus......He paid the debt we could never pay. And on top of it all he gives us His righteousness so that we can walk in it.

So we've been placed under grace; it is God at work in us to will and to do His good pleasure. His work in us is to obey the intent of the law that's righteous. Much of the law was to make a distinction between holy and common. Like not mixing cloth or the dietary laws. Those were to separate common from holy to show the world that the Israelites were a people for God and that they were separate from the rest of the world. They were to be a light to the nations is this way.

Today the righteous requirements of the law are met in us through faith in Christ. We are now in Christ and because we are in Christ, He has circumcised the hard stoney flesh of our hearts and given us a new heart of flesh and a new spirit so that we can say no to sin and yes to obedience and living righteously.

The stoney heart represents the law written on stones. The stones with the written law engraved in them sitting alone can't save anyone. It must be the reading of the word in conjunction with faith in the Lord. A man reading the law doesn't do a thing for them and never did unless it was read and acted upon through faith.

The 10 commandments reveal God's righteousness in a nutshell. They show our Love towards God, what it looks like and they show how our love for our fellow man is to be lived out.

So a person under the law could not perfectly obey God's righteous requirements of the Law. He could carry them out in the flesh by not making an idol, but one can obey that part without truly loving God.

We have the beatitudes where God was showing what the righteous requirements of the law are.

It wasn't enough to not commit adultery. Where was their heart? Were they lusting and committing adultery with their minds and in their hearts? Did they have faith?

It wasn't enough to not murder. Where was their heart? Were they angry to the point of hating their fellow brother or sister? Did they have faith?

So this is an example of being under law. It's following rules, but the heart's not in it. We can go through outward actions of obeying rules, but if it's not by faith we break the laws of God.

As a new born again believer, we now by grace through faith having the Holy Spirit's power to truly love instead of hate. And when anger arises in our heart to the point of hate which is murder, the Holy Spirit convicts us so that we go to the Lord for help; to learn to forgive and not hate.

Wherever we struggle, as believers we have power to say no to sin and to refuse the enemies lies. We have forgiveness when we confess our sins. We learn and grow in love towards God and towards mankind. And that fulfills all of the law and the prophets as we love God and love others.

The law of love is written on our hearts. We read the word of God and obey the commands of Jesus as we learn what love looks like in God's love letter to us all.

We are taught what love looks like and what it doesn't look like as we read and learn and grow in truth......and it becomes alive in us. When we see what love is not, we put that away from us and begin to grow in kindness, gentleness, patience etc. It's all a work of God through the power of His word and the Holy Spirit.

It's His amazing grace at work in us because He who began a good work in us will continue to do so until the return of Christ.

We're in this for the long haul and it's a lifelong journey......a journey of love from a God who first loved us so we could in turn, love Him back and love our new family in Christ. And it is Glorious!
Who bewitched you? Who told you that the fulfilling of the law meant nothing other than the things that was written about Jesus. He is the one that said He was here to fulfilled everything regarding Him.

Luke 24:44 KJV - 44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

These are His words.

Acts 3:18 KJV - 18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

He said not one not or tittle shall removed from the Law until heaven and earth pass. Both heaven and earth is still here so someone is leading you astray.
 

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'Do not lie' is indeed included in the 10 commandments/the law of God
The ten commandments forbid lying about people, but don't forbid lying about other stuff. In other words: nondescript dishonesty as per Lev 19:11 isn't addressed in the ten.

FYI: The ten commandments are listed at Ex 20:1-17

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Who bewitched you? Who told you that the fulfilling of the law meant nothing other than the things that was written about Jesus. He is the one that said He was here to fulfilled everything regarding Him.
I haven't been bewitched -- I'm just asking you folks your opinion about Lois Tverberg's statements. See below:

Lois A. Tverberg says in one of her books that "to fulfill the Law" is a Rabbinic Idiom that is still in use today.

What she writes makes sense because no Jew ever asked Jesus: ‘Lord, what do you mean by “fulfill the Law” ‘? Most probably everybody in Judea knew the meaning of those words.

According to Lois:

“Fulfill the Law” means to properly interpret the Torah so that people can obey it as God really intends.

"Abolish the Law" means to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it.

Do you agree with Lois A. Tverberg or not?

Maybe you can help us, since you were born in Israel and probably speak Hebrew.