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This week's question:

The Old Testament Law, given to the people of Israel by God through Moses after being led out of Egypt, beginning at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:1-7) as well as many other prophets and writers. Paul says, concerning the Old Law, "What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not known about coveting if the Law had not said, 'You shall not covet.'" (Romans 7:7) , and again, "Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, 'And to seeds,' as referring to many, but rather to one, 'And to your seed,' that is, Christ. What I am saying is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. For if the inheritance is based on Law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise. Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed should come to whom the promise had been made" (Galatians 3:16-19).

That brings us to our question, "Did Jesus abolish the Old Law?". Paul again tells us that the Old Testament is our schoolmaster, "But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the Law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become out tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise." (Galatians 3:23-29). But the Old Testament was not perfect, or else there would have been no need for a second, "For if the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second." (Hebrews 8:7), and again, "And for this reason He is the Mediator of a new covenant, in order that since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives." (Hebrews 9:15-17). The testament, or covenant, or will, becomes a legal document when the one who made it dies, just as Jesus did upon the cross. Now that the document is legal, because of the death of the one who made it, the heirs of that will must read it to understand what conditions they must follow to receive their inheritance, as with the church (Hebrews 10:19-31).

So then, for the answer to our question we turn and read, "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished." (Matthew 5:26-27). So there we have the answer to our question, as Jesus says He did not come to abolish the Old Testament Law, but He came to fulfill it! When Jesus was giving up His life on the cross He said, "It is finished" (John 19:30), He fulfilled His ministry and the prophesies concerning the Messiah upon the earth. Paul tells us, "Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes of Gentiles also. Since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the circumcised through faith is one. Do we nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law." (Romans 3:29-31).

May we recognize the authority of this New Testament document as heirs of the promise and not be negligent of performing the duties established by His will and not our own for life eternal "But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves." (James 1:22), and again, "Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." (James 1:12).