The Law.
17 [a]“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. 18 Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. 19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven.[b]-Matthew5:17-19
It is very clear
that Jesus did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it.
However, there is a big difference between fulfilling the law and
merely observing it because it is what is taught. Jesus' way of
fulfilling the law is by living out the very heart of the law - Love
and Peace. Why is it that everything and everywhere we go, there is a
law? Without the law there is chaos, even the universe has a law of
its own. But laws do not impede or block our happiness. Rather, it
directs us to the right path to happiness and holiness. The heart of
the law is Love and Peace. If one has love and peace, then the law is
in his/her heart. If love, peace and law is in one's heart, then God
resides in the person.
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