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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. |
Subject: Did Christ not fulfill the law? |
Bible Note: Hi Steve, I would simply agree with you if that was the only passage concerning Paul's teachings. Since it is stated earlier that the Jews had been informed by others that Paul taught others not to keep the Law, then maybe the only way this can be settled is to look at some of the things Paul taught... to see where "others" would have gotten that impression in the first place. Paul said such things as: Romans 7:6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. Gal. 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law. Eph. 2:15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace. Phil. 3:6-8 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. But indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ. 1Tim. 1:5-11 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righeous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane... Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. Hebrews 7:18-19 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness, for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. Btw, in each of those verses Paul used the same word "nomos" meaning the Law of Moses when he says "law". Personally, I think the "others" that informed the Jews that Paul "taught against the people (Jews - those who practiced Judaism), the law, and this place (the Temple - where Judism was practiced)" were quite accurate. And I am not convinced that those accusations were false. The only thing that I am sure of that was false in their accusations is that Paul took a Greek man into the Temple to defile it, the fourth accusation. |