I Am Not Come To Destroy But To Fulfill

"Do not think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled." (1)

"The law given upon Sinai was the enunciation of the principle of love, a revelation to earth of the law of heaven. It was ordained in the hand of a Mediator--spoken by Him through whose power the hearts of men could be brought into harmony with its principles. God had revealed the purpose of the law when He declared to Israel, 'You shall be holy men to Me.' (2)

"Jesus in unmistakable language reveals His attitude toward the divine statues. 'Do not Think,' He said, 'that I came to destroy the law or the prophets.' It is the Creator of men, the Giver of the law, who declares that it is not His purpose to set aside its precepts. Everything in nature, from the mote in the sunbeam to the worlds on high, is under law. And upon obedience to these laws the order and harmony of the natural world depend. So there are great principles of righteousness to control the life of all intelligent beings, and upon conformity to these principles the well-being of the universe depends... The mission of Christ on earth was not to destroy the law, but by His grace to bring men back to obedience to its precepts...

"Because the law of the Lord is perfect, and therefore changeless, it is impossible for sinful men, in themselves, to meet the standard of its requirement. This was why Jesus came as our Redeemer. It was His mission, by making men partakers of the divine nature, to bring them into harmony with the principles of the law of heaven. When we forsake our sins and receive Christ as our Saviour, the law is exalted. The apostle Paul asks, 'Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.' (3)" (4)

1. Matthew 5:17, 18.
2. Exodus 22:31.
3. Romans 3:31.
4. Thoughts From The Mount Of Blessing, pp., 45-51.