Bible Question: Jesus came to fulfill the law - and he did so. Does this absolve us from the concsious endeavor of following said law? I figure that if He came to fulfill it, then we should too. Not by observing the letter of the law, but by adhering to the spirit of the law - love. Is this sound doctrine? |
Bible Answer: Break it or do it? No third alternative in this passage. Matthew 5:19 (KJV) Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Heard on Christian radio: In this verse Jesus is saying a man either BREAKS the commandments and teaches others to do the same or he DOES them and teaches others to do the same. He is saying there are some people who break the law of the book. And they not only break it, they teach other people to break it. Then there are some people who do the law and teach other people to do it. What is Jesus putting primary emphasis on? It is this: Are you going to BREAK it or are you going to DO it? Because whether you break it or you do it, you're teaching somebody, aren't you? You take this book and you break the law, you will teach somebody by breaking it that you don't believe in it. [Heard on David Jeremiah's radio broadcast on 07-13-2004 (www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Love_Worth_Finding/) and (www.lwf.org/)] |