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Subject: Unclean food for the Christian? |
Bible Note: Greetings Kalos! I should have made my point clearer in my previous post to you. Allow me to state it a little differently. Could it be that Mt. 5:17-18 means something like the following (to use a modern illustration)? "I have not come to break my contract, but to honor it!" Having said that though, a contract can have a built in termination point. So, one can honor a contract, yet the contract can still expire. This is how I interpret Jesus' comments, especially in light of Paul's comments concerning the Law. 1) Rom. 10:4 - "Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes." 2) Gal. 3:19 - "What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator." 3) Gal. 3:23 - "Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law." So, how I understand Jesus' comment is that He has fulfilled the purpose of the Law, and now the term of the contract has expired. The Law has served it's purpose and is no longer in effect. Abolishing the Law would have meant destroying it without allowing it to fulfill it's purpose. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |