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NASB | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. |
Bible Question:
Hi, Your helpful comments are invited for the following questions. 1.Are the 10 COMMANDMENTS designed to guide us? 2.Will the 10 COMMANDMENTS be used as a basis to judge us? Thanks. |
Bible Answer: Dear FytRobert, Our Lord Jesus Christ affirmed the ten commandments in the Sermon on the Mount. When the Jews returned from the Captivity, the Hebrew language had been virtually lost. Furthermore, most of the poor people who remained behind, were illiterate. The scribes and Pharisees should have set about the work to increase literacy and provide translations of the Scriptures. (The Septuagint was not produced except at the command of Alexander the Great, many years later.) Consequently, they had a verbal paraphrase that they prided themselves in being simpler and more easily understood. However, instead of exploring and expanding on the commands, they reduced them to the very acts themselves -- as we see from the examples our Lord uses to help our understanding. It was that kind of dumbing down over focusing on the proscribed act, that our Lord condemned (v19). The moral law provide us with much that it is valuable. Most notably: 1. They tell us about the nature of God's righteousness and holiness. 2. They magnify our own desperate lack of godliness. As lost men, the law is an insurmountable barrier that prevents our being able to stand before God as our Holy Judge. As saved men, the law provides instruction on the nature of righteousness and godliness that we may now cultivate by God's grace. In Him, Doc |