What did Jesus mean when he said he did not come to abolish the law?

Rather, Jesus appears to be saying that he intends for Christians to follow the ways of God, the moral commandments, while he himself is the fulfillment of the ceremonial Law. The plain meaning here is that Jesus means for us to follow God’s ways. We are to seek his kingdom and his righteousness.

What are the 2 greatest commandments of God?

New Testament accounts He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”

Did Jesus come to abolish the Old Testament?

See how Jesus said it in Hebrews 8:6-13 and Matthew 9:16-17. In Matthew 5:17-18, Jesus says, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. So, with his coming, the law has been fulfilled and has passed away.

Did Christ do away with the law?

He maintained that Jesus himself did not transgress any part of the Mosaic law, did not oppose or reject the law, and that the disciples continued to keep it, as is shown by their continued worship in Herod’s Temple (e.g. Acts 3:1; 21:23–26).

Rather, Jesus appears to be saying that he intends for Christians to follow the ways of God, the moral commandments, while he himself is the fulfillment of the ceremonial Law. The plain meaning here is that Jesus means for us to follow God’s ways.

What would happen if Jesus didn’t come?

If Jesus had never been born, there would be no salvation from sin. If Christ had not come, His substitutionary atonement on the cross would never have taken place and thus there would be no forgiveness, no redemption, no justification, and no salvation. Jesus came to die.

Did Jesus change the law?

The law has been replaced by a new dispensation. Jesus does not say no part of the law will ever pass away; he says no part of it shall pass away until it is fulfilled. He says he came to do this very thing, to fulfill it. So, with his coming, the law has been fulfilled and has passed away.

Why did Jesus not abolish the law?

Jesus never said that we are free to break the Law of the Old Testament, nor that we can solely rely on grace. Instead, he made us realize that we must believe in him and his word to achieve eternal life. Because only who is born of the Spirit of God, receives permission to enter the Kingdom of God.

Who is the end of the law?

Christ is the end of the law only to those who through Christ have received righteousness. To those outside the realm of faith the law still rules (Commentary on Romans, p. 380).

What did Christ abolish by the cross?

No, the debt paid is the penalty for sin. Death was nailed to the cross. In 2 Corinthians 3 we read that God abolished something. We’ve learned already that Christ was nailed to the cross, and by this he took the penalty for breaking the law, which was sin. Let’s read the chapter so that we might understand what was “abolished”.

What does the Bible say about not abolishing the law?

In Matthew 5:17, Jesus says that He did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets. In other words, Jesus’ purpose was not to abrogate the Word, dissolve it, or render it invalid.

Why did Jesus die for us once for all?

For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

What did Jesus do and what did he not do?

There is something Jesus did and something He did not do. At the same time, Jesus emphasized the eternal nature of the Word of God. Jesus goes out of His way to promote the authority of the Law of God. He did not come to abolish the Law, regardless of what the Pharisees accused Him of.