Fulfilled
It seems that so many Christians today want to all but
discard the Old Testament. When we
practice a principle, or hold a standard based on verses from the Old Testament
we hear, “oh, but that is the Old Testament.”
Yet, in the verses I have quoted below – we see that Jesus taught us
that He did not come to destroy the law, but rather to fulfill it. I believe that teaches us that the demands
the law made in punishment were fulfilled when Jesus died on the cross. However, I believe it also teaches us that
while the punishment for breaking the law was paid, it does not mean that we
don’t have to observe or obey the law.
As an example, in the law when a child disobeyed they were to be
publicly punished, stoned to death. Now,
Jesus paid the death, but God still wants children to obey their parents.
God intends for us to use the Old Testament,
because It testifies of Jesus. The
disciples used the Old Testament to preach the gospel and the world was turned
upside down. The law demanded perfection, absolute obedience for one trying to earn God’s favor, and death for disobedience. Jesus fulfilled all of those when He "did
always those things that pleased the Father," "He was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross," and He
indeed died for our sins… then He arose victorious over sin!
So, I say all of that to say – read the Old Testament, look
for the Testimony of Jesus, the Gospel, and learn the attributes of God from It
– and while you’re reading It, praise the Lord, for in Jesus the law is fulfilled!
"Think not
that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfil."
"Search the
scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which
testify of me."
Have a wonderful day!
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