Just an FYI, the teachers at FFOZ.ORG have discovered the phrase “…to fulfill the law” in writings of Rabbis in the first/second centuries.

According to their research, to fulfill the law meant to interpret it correctly to abolish the law meant to misinterpret the law.

Shalom From Baton Rouge,
Sid

Like Jesus, I too choose to be a “law fulfiller”. I cannot obey the law under my own flesh. None-the-less I am called to be holy because He is Holy.

Praise God that He has written the word on our hearts. By the death of the living word, Jesus, we are able to receive the engrafted word.

(Jer. 31:33; “I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts.”)

Without the word being supernaturally written on your heart you are under the task of the law. You must remember what is right and focus your human energy on doing the right thing. Yet, God declares that even “your righteousness is only a filthy rag.”

Now consider that the word law comes from an original Hebrew word, Torah which means teaching. We all want to live by good teaching because it keeps us safe and directs us into all good things.
Yet, even better is the day that brings Heavenly teaching and wisdom into our hearts supernaturally; such a day as to know how to live correctly without being taught.

I recognize that God remains the same yesterday, today, and FOREVER. This being true we must realize His definition of Holiness. Holiness is defined in the Old Testament Torah and further explained in the New Testament by Jesus and the apostles. Jesus went so far as to expound upon the laws making them even harder to follow by pointing out that sin begins in the heart.

Here is my conclusion:
Jesus confirmed (fulfilled) all that God had declared to be necessary to approach him in His Holiness.

(Matthew 5:17; “Don’t think I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish but to complete/fulfill/confirm.”)

Jesus by His very life acknowledged and confirmed the law as found in Duet. 27:26; “A curse on anyone who does not confirm the words of this Torah by putting them into practice.”

Likewise we are called to be joint-heirs, fellow citizens, brothers of Christ and also confirm the law.

Romans 3:31 states, “Does it follow that we abolish Torah by our trusting? Heaven forbid! On the contrary, we confirm Torah.”

All of this information causes us to recognize the intensity of our calling to a Most Holy God. The teachings/Torah/laws are impossible for us to obey ….ever. They are only sign posts to the perfection of our God.

The command is that we, like Christ, be Torah confirmers. Let us never think the law is not in effect. It stands, resurrected in new power to judge in the end of days. We must show the world what New Jerusalem looks like. What Kingdom behavior is all about.

We must appropriate the blood of the cross to cover our sins, the sacrificial lamb who was crucified, because we do not have what it takes to ever be holy.
We must accept the engrafting of Christ into our lives as the Comforter/Spirit in order to recognize that “perfect law of Liberty”.

I pray blessings to you.