Friday, March 19, 2010

Abolishing the Law

Many of the religious leaders often accused Jesus of breaking the law, but he made it clear that he did not come to destroy the law but to fulfill it. How did Jesus fulfill the law?

Some might say he fulfilled it because he continually worshiped in the synagogues (Mt 12:9, 13:5; Mk 1:21, 6:2; Jn 6:59). Or they may point to his celebration of the religious festivals (Lk 2:41, 22:1; Jn 2:23). Though these things are true, he was not referring to these actions. He was referring to the fact that he embodied the fulfillment of the law. He was the lamb that would take away the sin of the world (John 1:29, 36).