In which part of the Bible did Jesus himself say that he came not abolish the law, but to fulfill it?

Question

And does this apply to the proscriptions in Leviticus against eating shellfish and wearing clothing of mixed fabrics?

Answer 1

It's from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), although the general theme is found throughout Matthew's gospel.

Yes, it does apply to the eating of shellfish, etc. How? If you read the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives several examples of how laws governing external behaviors really have no effect on the internal attitudes of the heart. (Ex. you don't murder, but you have anger towards your brother.)

"No law can do justice to the complexities of motive which express themselves in the labyrinthine depths of man’s interior life... the demands of the law are extended so that hate as well as murder, lust as well as divorce are prohibited. But this means in effect that law is relativized as social law, since the demands exceed anything which could be enforced by society upon the individual. Law becomes a matter between God and the individual." - Reinhold Niebuhr

So for your example, Jesus is clear that what goes into you (shellfish) doesn't make you unclean, but rather what comes out of you (your words and actions). It all becomes about your relationship to God and to others, not about enforcing codes of conduct.

Peace to you.

Answer 2

See, people think Jesus was sweating blood because of the torture he was about to face, I believe it was because he had to fulfill the law.
Being nailed to a tree is relatively easy, you just do it.
But read the law. There are very specific laws concerning forgiveness of a brother who has sinned against you and how someone should feel in the heart towards someone .
How is it possible to love and forgive someone who spits on you, slaps you, tells fatal lies on you, nails you to a tree?
I'm not talking about acting like you forgave them, I'm talking about not feeling any hostility towards them even as you look out on a hostile crowd screaming for your death when you have done nothing but heal the sick and raise the dead?
Had Jesus not followed the law to the letter, there would have been no hope of salvation.
Jesus is my king and my hero.

Answer 3

Conveniently to modern Christians, the word 'fulfill' is interpreted to mean 'abolish'. That isn't what it meant in the first century. This passage is an obvious claim of being the Jewish Messiah, who would of course, respect the Jewish customs.

It makes no sense when viewed in light of other actions of Jesus, because there are several layers of redaction going on by multiple authors.

Answer 4

Matthew 5:17; ' ... do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.'
How he fulfilled is described in the New Testament not the Old.

Answer 5

We can be sure that Jesus honored the Law. He says of it in Matthew 5:17, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." Sometimes we get the idea that Christ brought an end of the Law. We probably get that idea by not reading far enough in Romans 10:4. In that verse Paul says, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." He was the end of the law for righteousness, but definitely not the end of the Law.

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Answer 6

He fulfilled via His loss of existence, burial, and resurrection all that became required in the regulation for each believer. The regulation reflects the will of God, so we, in love, nevertheless obey the regulation. we are able to declare, although, " there is now no condemnation for people who're in Christ Jesus." in accordance to Romans 8:a million

Answer 7

God is love.
Love is the fulfilment of the law.
Jesus fulfilled the law at the cross
For "God demonstrated His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

As for food, "all food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble", because he is no longer acting in love in that particular situation.

Answer 8

KJV Matt. 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

If you continue reading through Matthew 5 you'll find that Christ was referring to the old laws of Moses. Many of these laws were given to prepare the people for the coming of the Savior. When Christ was born many of these laws had been fulfilled and there were some who thought that there was an end to them. However, Jesus said he came to fulfill them, not to put an end to them.

Many of these old laws were changed, or transcended into higher laws. He gives examples of this: the old law was thou shalt not kill, the new law was that we should not even be angry with our brother; the old law was thou shalt not commit adultery, the new law was that whosoever lusts after a woman (or man) has committed adultery in his mind. The old laws became higher laws and were even harder to obey. Those who couldn't keep the older laws were also unable to keep the newer laws.

The old laws of Moses were given under the Levitical priesthood, or the priesthood of Aaron. They were given to prepare the people to receive the higher laws that came with the higher priesthood of Melchisedec, which is the ever-lasting priesthood that Jesus Christ held.

Hebrews 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

Notice that it says the laws were changed, not destroyed or abolished.

Because of the ADDITION of the higher priesthood, it was necessary that the laws be changed to higher laws. This didn't mean that all of these laws were abolished, but rather, they were transcended into higher laws, and not one jot or tittle was to be changed because they were now everlasting laws.

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Now, instead of just believing--which was the first step towards salvation, the milk of which was spoken of, the first rung of the ladder--men were now required to perform, to DO the works, to do the things they saw Christ do, to follow his example in all things, to be doers of the word and not hearers only, to become spiritually perfect.

Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Many Christians believe this is impossible to do because they are still standing on the first rung of the ladder; believing only. Men are capable of accomplishing spiritual perfection in God's eyes; after all, Job did it. We just have to keep making the effort.

John 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
17 If any man will DO his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

Answer 9

It is on page 472, in the paragraph following the part about "thou shall not covet thy neighbors wife"....
Find it yet...?
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Answer 10

In double speak spin language........... fulfill means "THROW AWAY".


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