Jesus said- Think not that I am come to destroy the law orthe prophets
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught
them, saying-
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.
The law.
The prophets.
Our Savior did
not come to destroy all that had been built already. Our Savior's birth, life,
death, and resurrection are all foretold by the prophets- to destroy them would
be to destroy His own foretelling. Messages given by prophets long ago are
relevant to us TODAY.
Jesus said
this--
Mat_24:15 When ye therefore shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy
place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Jesus is
reaffirming the prophet Daniel who lived hundreds and hundreds of years before
He took on flesh. A prophecy of Daniel's would be relevant to those in the
future yet, not all of Daniel's prophecies had been fulfilled and Jesus is
reaffirming this. He did NOT come
to destroy the prophets or their prophecies as some would have others believe.
Some want to believe that the entire old testament is meaningless. Some want to
believe Jesus came to give NEW teachings to replace all the OLD, doing away with
the old. The truth is, Jesus EXPANDED on old truths, Jesus became the living
sacrifice the old sacrificial system portrayed, and Jesus lived all the truths, keeping
all the moral laws of His own creation.
How could anyone claim Jesus DESTROYED the moral laws if HE LIVED THEM
and HE is our EXAMPLE.
1Pe_2:21 For even hereunto were ye called:
because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should
follow his steps
If we are to
follow in Christ's steps we must keep the LAW as HE kept the law, He magnified
the law taking it to the next level, not letting anyone get away with merely
keeping the letter of the law, but charging them to keep the spirit of the law
as well.
Mat 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them
of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of
the judgment:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is
angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council:
but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
The spirit of the
law.
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them
of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever
looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in
his heart.
The spirit of the
law.
Jesus did NOT
come to destroy the law or the prophets.
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.
He came to
fulfil-to LIVE the law, to LIVE His life as foretold by the prophets.
In magnifying the
law our SAVIOR brought it to life and taught us how we are to live the law.
If we break HIS
commandments in any way- if we do not LOVE Him, if we do not LOVE others as we
are commanded and do so in ALL our actions- every single ONE, teaching others
these LAWS, these COMMANDMENTS of the purest love, then we will be held
accountable.
Our SAVIOR is
TEACHING US!
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught
them
ARE WE LEARNING?!
By HIS GRACE may
we LEARN all that we need to LEARN, all the HE would have us LEARN.
Please Lord,
bless us, help us! Keep us in YOU LORD!
IN YOUR LOVE!
them, saying-
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.
The law.
The prophets.
Our Savior did
not come to destroy all that had been built already. Our Savior's birth, life,
death, and resurrection are all foretold by the prophets- to destroy them would
be to destroy His own foretelling. Messages given by prophets long ago are
relevant to us TODAY.
Jesus said
this--
Mat_24:15 When ye therefore shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy
place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Jesus is
reaffirming the prophet Daniel who lived hundreds and hundreds of years before
He took on flesh. A prophecy of Daniel's would be relevant to those in the
future yet, not all of Daniel's prophecies had been fulfilled and Jesus is
reaffirming this. He did NOT come
to destroy the prophets or their prophecies as some would have others believe.
Some want to believe that the entire old testament is meaningless. Some want to
believe Jesus came to give NEW teachings to replace all the OLD, doing away with
the old. The truth is, Jesus EXPANDED on old truths, Jesus became the living
sacrifice the old sacrificial system portrayed, and Jesus lived all the truths, keeping
all the moral laws of His own creation.
How could anyone claim Jesus DESTROYED the moral laws if HE LIVED THEM
and HE is our EXAMPLE.
1Pe_2:21 For even hereunto were ye called:
because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should
follow his steps
If we are to
follow in Christ's steps we must keep the LAW as HE kept the law, He magnified
the law taking it to the next level, not letting anyone get away with merely
keeping the letter of the law, but charging them to keep the spirit of the law
as well.
Mat 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them
of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of
the judgment:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is
angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council:
but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
The spirit of the
law.
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them
of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever
looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in
his heart.
The spirit of the
law.
Jesus did NOT
come to destroy the law or the prophets.
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.
He came to
fulfil-to LIVE the law, to LIVE His life as foretold by the prophets.
In magnifying the
law our SAVIOR brought it to life and taught us how we are to live the law.
If we break HIS
commandments in any way- if we do not LOVE Him, if we do not LOVE others as we
are commanded and do so in ALL our actions- every single ONE, teaching others
these LAWS, these COMMANDMENTS of the purest love, then we will be held
accountable.
Our SAVIOR is
TEACHING US!
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught
them
ARE WE LEARNING?!
By HIS GRACE may
we LEARN all that we need to LEARN, all the HE would have us LEARN.
Please Lord,
bless us, help us! Keep us in YOU LORD!
IN YOUR LOVE!