"How Jesus Christ Fulfills the Old Testament" an analysis of Matthew 5:17-20

Submitted by Lactantius Jr (United Kingdom), Oct 12, 2009 at 16:01

To Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi

Thank you for your comments. Concerning the Old Covenant Law, the Apostle Paul did not "err greatly in his teaching causing many to forsake the law........" Paul's teaching was consonant with and acceptable to James, Peter and John, who were "pillars of the church in Jerusalem," and who offered to Paul, "the right hand of fellowship" Galatians 2:9

The Apostle Paul consistently taught that the law could not save us, and that we are sinners saved by grace, for example,

"God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it."

Ephesians 2:8-9

Grace being God's Riches At Christ's Expense, we can't earn it, we're not worth it, we don't deserve it, do we want it?

Sound Scriptural exegesis of just what the Lord Jesus Christ meant in saying, "Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them," and which is recorded at Matthew 5:17, can be referred to in work published by James Arlandson at,

http://www.answering-islam.org/Authors/Arlandson/fulfilled.htm

and titled "How Jesus Christ Fulfills the Old Testament" an analysis of Matthew 5:17-20"

With kind regards and best wishes

Lactantius Jr

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