Jesus Fulfilled the Law. But What Does That Mean?

Matthews 5 and Hebrews 8 explains fully what the Lord means when we are told Christ fulfilled the law.

We learn in Matt. 5:18 that Christ did not change the law, the law will never change until all is completed. Then the rest of the long chapter of Matthew explains how Christ fulfilled the law. It is the difference between the old covenant and the new covenant.

The old covenant given on Mt Sinia was not a spiritual covenant written on the hearts of man, but taught to man in fleshly symbols. A major symbol given was the cutting of flesh to symbolize circumcision that Christ changed to a spiritual circumcision of the heart.

Hello pilgrim, I agree with most you quoted or wrote but not the following;

see Jesus wasn’t ever saying “ I’ve come to obey Moses law “ he’s saying I’ve come to fulfill everything the law and prophets said about me the messiah

Jesus was flawless in obeying the law! He fulfilled it and Magnified it! He explained how to do it with love first to out Holy Father Then by loving our fellow man instead of by obeying it blindly and carelessly like the pharisee did. He did explain all of this clearly his words are also clear and True when he said;

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.

Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

His words are clear and not opened to interpretation.

When the times comes the New covenant will be in effect as prophesied in Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:31-34

31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days ( see note), saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

This time has not come yet, look around, does it look like the prophecy described has some to pass?

NOTE:After those days follows the chronology in jeremiah;

Jeremiah 30:7, which says, “Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it” corresponding to last days just before the return of Christ the son of GOD.

Blessings.

The time has come when we are under the new covenant. Christ brought in the new covenant, a covenant that brings God's commands into our hearts. Before God was within the temple with the ark,

now God is within our hearts. We are the temple, not a temple of stone.

1 Cor. 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

Common error.

Christ received the right to represent the Father in every way. And this is recorded:

Jesus is speaking! “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.”

Any doctrine that teaches a person can be justified by works of the law is a lie. The Judaizers have gotten clever. They preach Christ, but then slip in the part about keeping the law; only now the law is in the heart instead stone. Christ is our salvation, not the law, regardless if the law is in stone or in our hearts. The law brings knowledge of sin. Why in the world would anyone want to confess Christ then return to the law?

"Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin." Romans 3:20

" . . . a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified." Galatians 2:16

"For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law." Galatians 3:21

"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation." Galatians 6:15

"I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed." Galatians 1:6-9

“see Jesus wasn’t ever saying “ I’ve come to obey Moses law “ he’s saying I’ve come to fulfill everything the law and prophets said about me the messiah”

when did Jesus say I’ve come to obey the law of Moses ?

“Jesus was flawless in obeying the law! “

which parts of the law do you say he obeyed ? What I mean is the Ten Commandments ? The entire law of Moses written in his book ?

id love to discuss this but not sure what you mean by “ the law “ it seems a lot of folks have different versions of what “the law “even is

Did Jesus ever do any work on a sabbath for instance ?

And have you ever noticed jesus taught opposite things from Moses ?

also did you notice this part of what you quoted here ?

I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:”

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Ill make a new covenant not according to the one I made from Sinai with the children of Israel “

God gave us the law of Moses, God does not make mistakes and the law given to Moses by God is an eternal law. Christ said he did not change it, but there was a change in the way it was presented.

Moses gave us the law in stone, but Christ gave us the same law in our hearts. We obey with out spirit, not with fleshly symbolic acts,

When it says I will put my laws in their hearts it's not talking about the law of Moses but Christ's teachings and commandments. You are seriously mistaken.

“God gave us the law of Moses, God does not make mistakes and the law given to Moses by God is an eternal law.”

I’ve never said God makes mistakes I’m saying the Bible says what it says regardless if we can’t accept it this is your word

“the law given to Moses by God is an eternal law.”

This is what Jesus says

“The law and the prophets were until John:

since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭16:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The Bible says there are two covenants one given from Mount sinai ordained of angels and mediated by Moses

and another better one that was spoken by Jesus Christ our lord which Moses foretold all along

I can’t really say much because you reject what Paul is saying it’s hard to discuss because like this yoh won’t acknolwedge anything he’s saying you just reject it and claim it’s all wrong sister read this and let it be true

“For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: ( you have never been able to simply say yes Paul’s right about this )

but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, ( again you cant acknolwedge the law was an addition ) cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.


Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, ( you won’t hear this though )

till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; ( you won’t hear this though it’s permanent for you it’s not until Christ came like Paul’s explaining ) )

and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.( you won’t hear this part though even after I showed you God handing them over to the angels after they worshipped the calf )

Now a mediator is not a mediator of one,

but God is one. ( father son Holy ghost )

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:10-12, 17-20, 23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

a you can’t acknowledge anything Paul’s explaining about the law blick we’ve done this many times and you just ignore the scripture and say what you think I love reading a lot of your posts bout other matters but the law you don’t understand this subject

you can read this entire chapter 3 written by Paul and then you will explain Moses law is the eternal covenant of God d will never change……it’s hard to discuss this particular subject with you simply because you won’t hear the New Testament apostles and what they are explaining to about the law

when the apostles explain things we are meant to hear it and accept it

Like this

“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:4‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Or this

“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭7:4-6‬ ‭

or this

“and not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: but their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3:13-15‬ ‭

sister you will never let anything they have taught about the law in

So if I extrapolate, we could conclude that Christ was a slave of his father? with all the implications mentioned in your last paragraph? You follow the law because you love The Holy Father and the son who gave is the law and who ask us to follow it! the law is not grievous! 1 john 5:3
""For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."" One day when the commandments are in men's hearts it will be true but it is not the case now. see my post no 42

Blessings.

Brother, Thank you for your Kind Words, much appreciated!

Peace be upon you.

Can you find then verses where Apostle Paul quotes the commandments to love GOD. It must be in the N.T. somewhere but I could not locate.


Blessings

Hello Nehemiah, I have written a reply that is pretty much how I wanted to reply to you on this, it also explains why I think we are not yet under the new covenant please see post 42

I would also add to this matthew 24 verses 11-14 (YLT);

Mat 24:11 'And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;
Mat 24:12 and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;
Mat 24:13 but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;
Mat 24:14 and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

these verses are as you know about the end times, personally I think we are close. I do not see a new covenant in effect with people following the law in their hearts at this time. I think it will be later when Jesus returns, so for my part because of scriptures the commandments are still in effect but the way Jesus lived and had been reaching them with love and respect for the Holy father and for our neighbours. Jesus showed the way and planted the seeds for the kingdom to grow He made all things possible.

Blessings.

Didn't Jesus say in Matt. 5:18
18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

Not an iota, not a dot will pass away from the Law until all is accomplished? Right?
And yet iotas and dots have passed away... the temple has been destroyed, there are no more priests, sacrifices and all commands pertaining to such things... all gone.
According to Jesus, nothing would pass until ALL was accomplished... and since iotas and dots have passed away, we can be assured that ALL has been accomplished.

Jesus the son of GOD, did not invalidate it; here is the proof in Jesus's own words (KJV);

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

BLessings.

The following two scriptures seem to contradict. Can you help understand?

Psalms 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

I see no contradiction...

In my own studies I have read and heard hints to the effect that the laws were pervaded by man, or, rabbinical traditions. This is why Jesus Yeshua had to correct the Pharisees and others as to what constitutes a true law.

Amen. Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law; only He could. ….but the Law (10 commandments) has not been done away with; it remains with us. Let’s take as an example the seventh commandment—”Thou shalt not steal.” What happens today if you steal? You go to jail, right? So we can see that the 10 commandments are still very much with us and a part of our lives. . . . But the blood ordinances were taken away and dealt with by our Savior; they were nailed to the Cross. ~selah