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Originally Posted by ReformedDave
You still didn't exegete the passage. Side step all you want.
Do I obey the law? I try as best to my understanding and sanctification. I do it because it reflects the holiness of God and His character. Do I do it well? I will never do it well to I'm glorified but I sure strive to.
What part? That's an exegetical issue. I'm sure I'll be working on it till I die.
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Let’s first ask How Jesus fulfilled the Prophets and what would it mean if he were to abolish them? My view is he was the fulfillment of the law and the prophets. They looked forward to Him, Jesus said that they testified of Him.
Referring to both the law AND the prophets indicates Jesus' words were about the OT as a whole and not just the law. Would you be willing to argue then that we need to continue offering sacrifices or did he fulfill that part?
The Expositor’s Commentary says, "The best interpretation of these difficult verses says that Jesus fulfills the Law and the Prophets in that they point to him, and he is their fulfillment. The antithesis is not between ‘abolish’ and ‘keep’ but between ‘abolish’ and ‘fulfill’"
Possible explanations include for what it means include:
1. Jesus came to accomplish or obey the Holy Scriptures,
2. to bring out the full meaning of the Holy Scriptures,
3. to bring those Scriptures to their intended completion,
4. to emphasize that the Scriptures point to him as Messiah and are fulfilled in his salvation work.
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