fulfilling the law

Another view of “fulfilling the law” is that Jesus “filled full” what

was

lacking

in the law—that is, He completed it, partly canceling it and

partly adding to it, forming what is sometimes referred to as “Christ’s

law” or “New Testament teaching.” The implication of this view is that

the New Testament brought a change in the requirements for salvation

and that the laws given in the Old Testament are obsolete. But do either

of these views accurately reflect what Jesus meant?

Jesus’ view of fulfilling the law

The Greek word pleroo,

translated “fulfill” in Matthew 5:17, means “to

make full, to fill, to fill up,...

to fill to the full” or “to render full, i.e. to

complete” . In other words, Jesus said He came to complete the

law and make it perfect. How? By showing the

spiritual intent and application

of God’s law. His meaning is clear from the remainder of the chapter,

where He showed the spiritual intent of

specific commandments.

Some distort the meaning of “fulfill” to have Jesus saying, “I did not

come to destroy the law, but to end it by fulfilling it.” This is inconsistent

with His own words. Through the remainder of the chapter, He showed

that the spiritual application of the law made it even

more

difficult to

keep, not that it was annulled or no longer necessary.

Jesus, by explaining, expanding and exemplifying God’s law, fulfilled

a prophecy of the Messiah found in Isaiah 42:21: “The

Lo r d is well

pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law, and make

it honorable.” The Hebrew word

gadal,

translated “exalt” or “magnify” (KJV) literally means “to be or become great” (William Wilson,

Wilson’s Old Testament Word Studies,

“Magnify”).

Jesus Christ did exactly that, showing the holy, spiritual intent, purpose and scope of God’s law. He met the law’s requirements by obeying it perfectly in thought and deed, both in the letter and in the intent

of the heart.

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