Jesus and the Law

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Jesus said in Matthew 5:17 that, “Do you think that I have come to do away with or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfil them.” The Amplified Bible. I wrote in a past write-up that the law had a duty to fulfil, and the moment it is fulfilled, our focus should shift from the law to what it has fulfilled, in other words, the law became obsolete the moment it fulfilled what it was meant to do, so why focus on what has expired?

The issue today is that many people still hold on to the law believing that it is still useful, as they can still fulfil what it says. And as I also said, the law wasn’t given for us to keep, rather, it was given to show us that we cannot keep it. It was given to show us that we need another life to survive by needing a saviour.

As Galatians 3:19 says, “What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.” Now, my focus is on verse 21 of Galatians which says, “Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.”  As we know, the Law was given for us to know that we cannot keep it and that we need a new life of righteousness. And now that Jesus has fulfilled the Law and has given us a brand new life to those who have received His new life. With this new life of righteousness, why are we not keeping the Law since we now have a new life? This is my focus today.

The first thing to know which I said before is that the Law was designed and given to fulfil, and Jesus was the One who the Law fulfilled and He alone fulfilled the law, which implies that the Law has done its part and is officially expired because Jesus has taken over. It also implies that for the Law to have ended, Jesus is greater than the Law.

The second thing to know is that if righteousness could come through the Law, we would have continued with the Law, but Jesus and not the Law is that One who have given us righteousness, and He is the new ‘Law’. Therefore, our focus should be on Jesus and NOT the Law. Galatians 3:18 says, “For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.” Verse 24-25 says, “Therefore the law was our tutor [Law] to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. ₂₅ But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.”

Again, the scriptures call the Law the ministry of death, (ref.: 2 Corinthians 3:7). 2 Corinthians 3:9 says, “For if the service that condemns [the ministration of doom] had glory, how infinitely more abounding in splendour and glory must be the service that makes righteous [the ministry that produces and fosters righteous living and right standing with God]!” The Amplified Bible. 2 Corinthians 3:11 also says, “For if that which was but passing and fading away came with splendour, how much more must that which remains and is permanent abide in glory and splendour!”

The Law came from God, but after we’ve been made righteous, God gave us something, not just something, someone better than the Law—Jesus Christ. The point here is that the Law and the Prophets had been talking about Jesus all along, so why have the writing, when you can have the writer of the written works living inside you. This is why Jesus is greater than the Law. He Himself is righteousness personified and He lives in everyone born of God. For as Hebrews 8:10 says, revealing a prophecy of Jeremiah which says, “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”

The law stated in the verse above is not the law of the old covenant, but the law of faith given to us by Jesus, which is what everyone born of God should understand. The Law which ushered in Jesus is obsolete or out of use, (ref.: Hebrews 8:13). The new law, which is the law of faith is the acceptance of the Grace given to us, all that Jesus became in His resurrection is what we have become. In other words, Grace is personified in this case, and He is Jesus, He is our new life, our law, our all in all, our everything and much more. Look unto Jesus alone and not that which has been abolished.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)