Quote:Your prophet didn't say your quotes in bold, dear, that was Paul, who did indeed give up Jewish law.
Yeheshua did not: "Think not that I come to destroy the law or the prophets: I come not to destroy, but
to fullfill."
Your prophet remained a Mosaic law-abiding Jew to the end. He saw his purpose as putting the law into a
meaningful spiritual context that he believed had been lost. He knew this was a radical act, as he meant when he said, "Think not that I come to bring peace to the earth, for I do not. I came not to bring peace, but a sword."
You?
Methinks you jest, while dithering around in the usual dishonesty.
Anyway once again.
A couple predictions from the O.T.
Quote:Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was
cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my
righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the
strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
a/.All pretty straight forward, Christ was predicted in the O.T., he would bear the brunt of all our sins,
b/.Re the sword. Sword means the word of God in Bible symbolism, the word of Christ would bring societal divisions, some would believe some would not.
Now go to the N.T.:
Quote:Luke 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached , and every man presseth into it.
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
1/.The law had a definite chronology it was going to be replaced by faith in Christ after John
2/. Fulfill means:
(1) To accomplish or to carry into effect, as a Prophecy or a Promise; (2) to meet or satisfy the
requirements; (3) to bring to a finish or completion; (4) to bring the conditions of a law to realization;
(5)to bring to a consummation. (6) to bring to fruition.
The law is what it says: the rules and punishments for iniquitous deeds, before Christ died on the cross, the punishment for many sins was death by stoning etc.
Now Christ died for the sins of mankind, the only sacrifice needed A.D. was faith that Christ had died for you, man no longer faced stoning etc (from the believers,the unbelievers would cling to the law and it punishments).
Of course there were various restrictions, genuine remorse, deep spiritual repentance etc.
Now go forward again to the days of Christ actually dying for mankind
Quote:John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Christ is praying to God, He says he Has finished the work God had allocated to Him, in other words He has fulfilled (finished)the law.
Now go to the very day of the crucifixion:
Quote:John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
The very last words Christ spoke, (it is finished), from that very moment the law was totally rebutted.
Christ had come to fulfill / finish the law, he had successfully achieved His goal, the law was now rescinded, men were now justified by faith in Christ alone.
As the following tells us:
Quote:Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Hebrews 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Galations 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus
Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Galations 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
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.
So it's straight forward, means what it says. The harsh barbaric Mosaic law was totally defunct 2020 years ago.