Jesus said he DID NOT abolish even a single law from the Old Testament ?

Question

"Do not think that I [Jesus] have come to abolish the Law (the Old Testament) or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke or a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law (the Old Testament) until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18)"

"Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 'The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must obey them and do EVERYTHING they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.' (Matthew 23:1-3)"

Here is what Paul said regarding the ruling authority:

"The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment. (1 Corinthians 2:15)"

Answer 1

Rearrange the question any way you like...Jesus fulfilled the law...He paid the penalty of death...The law is still valid but the penalty of that law is paid for those who accept the atonement, It does not abolish the law it fulfills it ..those who accept the atonement are by faith changed to God's righteousness.

Answer 2

Jesus said that his purpose was to fulfill the law, not to abolish it. He further let them know his intention to fulfil his purpose would not be abandoned.

IN the second paragraph, Jesus was illustrating hypocrisy.

Finally, Paul was stating that a spiritual man has to evaluate and decide for himself what is worthy and unworthy of him. If he discerns what is right and wrong based on a connection with spirit, man's judgment won't have value. Generally speaking, the spiritual person is more dedicated to their higher guidance than most people are to the law.

So even though that statement is true, it does not follow that the Old Testament is the final word on law.

Answer 3

1) All of the vicious Old Testament laws will be binding forever. "It is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part of the letter of the law to become invalid." (Luke 16:17 NAB)

2) Jesus strongly approves of the law and the prophets. He hasn’t the slightest objection to the cruelties of the Old Testament. "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest part or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place." (Matthew 5:17 NAB)

2b) "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness..." (2 Timothy 3:16 NAB)

2c) "Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of scripture that is a matter of personal interpretation, for no prophecy ever came through human will; but rather human beings moved by the holy Spirit spoke under the influence of God." (2 Peter 20-21 NAB)

3) Jesus criticizes the Jews for not killing their disobedient children according to Old Testament law. Mark.7:9-13 "Whoever curses father or mother shall die" (Mark 7:10 NAB)

4) Jesus is criticized by the Pharisees for not washing his hands before eating. He defends himself by attacking them for not killing disobedient children according to the commandment: “He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.” (Matthew 15:4-7)

5) Jesus has a punishment even worse than his father concerning adultery: God said the act of adultery was punishable by death. Jesus says looking with lust is the same thing and you should gouge your eye out, better a part, than the whole. The punishment under Jesus is an eternity in Hell. (Matthew 5:27)

6) Peter says that all slaves should “be subject to [their] masters with all fear,” to the bad and cruel as well as the “good and gentle.” This is merely an echo of the same slavery commands in the Old Testament. 1 Peter 2:18

7) “Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law" (John7:19) and “For the law was given by Moses,..." (John 1:17).

8) “...the scripture cannot be broken.” --Jesus Christ, John 10:35

Answer 4

Isaiah 40:8
8The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand for ever.

1 peter 1:24-25
24For ‘All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers and the flower falls,
25 but the word of the Lord endures for ever. That word is the good news that was announced to you.

Psalm 19:7
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

So if you see anyone working Saturday and/or Sunday,
Or children who give their parents a hard time,
stone them to death?

Exodus 31:15
15 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.

Deut 21:18-21
18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father and mother, who does not heed them when they discipline him,
19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his town at the gate of that place.
20 They shall say to the elders of his town, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’
21 Then all the men of the town shall stone him to death. So you shall purge the evil from your midst; and all Israel will hear, and be afraid.


And

Deut 25:11-12
11 If men get into a fight with one another, and the wife of one intervenes to rescue her husband from the grip of his opponent by reaching out and seizing his genitals, 12you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.

All the laws of the Old testament must be obeyed by Christians too.

Answer 5

Last time I looked Jesus hadn't come to take his saints home to heaven so I don't see how all has been fulfilled.
We are still here so the law must still stand. We are justified by Christ but now we need to be sanctified. We are no longer to live in/under sin

Answer 6

Amen, Jesus came to fulfill them, yet we are not Jews, we are Gentiles and the law doesn't apply to us at all, some laws from the old testament are also in the NT for us to follow, Even if the NT never says "We are not to have sex with animals" does that mean that we can since the NT doesn't say anything about it? NO, but their are many commandments to us as well.

Answer 7

Oh, great...
“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” – Richard Dawkins; The God Delusion

Answer 8

Paul destroyed all basic teachings of Christianity and based Christinaity on new ideas invented by him or seen in the dreams or so called visions.

Answer 9

The law was created so that we would see how sinful that we where. It was never in God's plan for us to have to always live by the law.Thank God for JESUS!

Answer 10

A christian is not to judge but let the word of God judge.

God Bless