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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: "and on their heart I will write it" |
Bible Note: Are 10 Commandments now 10 Suggestions? 'How Do We Now View The Law? 'Are the Ten Commandments, now The Ten Suggestions? No, the Ten Commandments are still the Ten Commandments, and they still bring the knowledge of sin, stop every mouth, and reveal the world guilty before God (Romans 3:19-20). Those who walk by faith, who live according to the Spirit, fulfill them (Romans 8:4). As Paul wrote, 'For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14) 'What is the one word to which Paul refers? It is love. Jesus said, '"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 22:37-40) 'All the law is fulfilled in love, love for God and love for your neighbor. Thus, those who walk in love fulfill the law. This is a believer's view of the law. He lives it, by faith, like the Psalmist who wrote, 'Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. (Psalm 119:34) 'So shall I keep Your law continually, forever and ever. (Psalm 119:44) 'The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law. (Psalm 119:51) 'I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, and I keep Your law. (Psalm 119:55) 'Indeed, the Psalmist was under the old covenant, and the believer today is in the new covenant, but, even in the new covenant, we keep the law in Christ, by not walking according to the flesh, but by the Spirit (Romans 8:4). 'Moreover, the believer views the law as wisdom from God and that which brings knowledge, comfort, and hope. 'For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. (Romans 15:4) 'As an example of some of the learning that we gain, note how Paul referred to the law in 1 Corinthians 9:8-10 (Deuteronomy 25:4) and 1 Corinthians 14:34 (Numbers 30). In 1 Corinthians 9:9-10 Paul says God wrote these words in the law about oxen, not so much for the oxen, but rather for those who preach the gospel; that we might learn from the law "that he who plows should plow in hope," etc.. Likewise, in 1 Corinthians 14:34 Paul uses the law as an example of how women are to be in submission to men. The law is good (Romans 7:12; 1 Timothy 1:8). The law can be used, lawfully (1 Timothy 1:8), and there is much to be learned from it. 'In Ephesians 5:10 and 5:17 we are commanded to find out what is acceptable to the Lord. One way to do this is to study the law. Much is revealed in the law about what is acceptable to Him (e.g. Leviticus 19:32-36; Deuteronomy 5:16, 29; 6:4-9; 10:17-20; 15:7-11; 19:15/Matthew 18:16/2 Corinthians 13:1/1 Timothy 5:19). Likewise, in this pursuit, much is revealed in regards to that which is not acceptable to Him, i.e. an abomination (e.g. Leviticus 18:22; Deuteronomy 7:25-26; 12:29-32; 18:9-12; 22:5; 23:18; 24:1-4; 25:11-16; 27:15-25). There is much to learn from the law of God, as the Psalmist writes, 'Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your law. That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked. (Psalm 94:12-13) 'Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law. (Psalm 119:18) 'Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your law is truth. (Psalm 119:142) __________ www.atruechurch.info/home.html matt517 |