State the Lord's purpose
concerning the law.
"The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness' sake; He will
magnify the law and make it honorable." Isa. 42:21.
Why was it necessary to
magnify the law?
"It is time for thee, Lord, to work; for they have made void thy
law." Ps. 119:126.
How was the law
"made void" when Christ was on the earth?
"And He said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God,
that ye may keep your own tradition." Mark 7:9 (Matt. 15:1-9).
What was Christ's
attitude toward the law?
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
not come to destroy, but to fulfill." Matt. 5:17.
How did He then proceed
to magnify the law before His hearers?
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment; but I say
unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be
in danger of the judgment." Matt. 5:21, 22. (See also 1 John 3:15.)
What did He say of the
seventh commandment?
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
commit adultery; but I say unto you, That whoever looketh on a woman to lust
after her had committed adultery with her already in his heart." Matt.
5:27, 28.
Did Christ Himself keep
the commandments?
"I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His
love." John 15:10.
How long did He say the
law would last?
"For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot
or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."
Matt. 5:18.
Why did Christ come to
earth?
"For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,
God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned
sin in the flesh, that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. 8:3, 4.
In order to accomplish
this, what was it necessary for Christ to do?
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the
ungodly." Rom. 5:6.
But if the law could have
been abolished, would not that have released men from condemnation?
"Because the law worketh wrath; for where no law is, there is no
transgression." Rom. 4:15.
