To obey- to love.

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 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.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.


No one is to think that Jesus came to destroy the law or the prophets.
Obviously some would think that Jesus came to do away with the law and prophets. What would that mean? Let's think about it in relation to our laws for a moment. What would we think about someone who wanted to do away with our laws? Some people would be thrilled to have certain laws done away with. In fact our history here in America shows we've made many laws we've later done away with. However there are certain laws we have no one in their *right* mind would want to be done away with, right? Who wants to live in a lawless society? Who wants to live where no one is accountable for their actions? That's just it… we are accountable to our God. There was NO way at all whatsoever that Jesus could have come to destroy the law. Jesus could not take away our individual accountability, it's just not possible. And where there is accountability there is something you are accountable for. Jesus - one in agreement with the Father in all things- would NEVER do away with the commandments that God gave to His people etched in stone, put into the ark of God's covenant, sacred forever- the basis of all of them the Love of God and the Love of our Fellowman. Jesus did not come to destroy LOVE.


Jesus came to fulfill the law- He NEVER broke the law- He kept it fully.

Jesus was emphatic when He taught us- 'Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.' I say He was emphatic because He had to say- 'For verily…' Truly He says unto us. Truly. He prefaced His words - the words that could only be spoken in truth by emphasizing He was speaking truly. You don't get a more sure word than this.


The law would NOT be done away with, period.


There would be a price to pay if the law was broken, if the law was set aside, if the law was taught to be done away with.


Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.


Even what we perceive to be the *least* of the commandments should NOT be broken. I have to note here that we should look the commandments - or maybe you have looked at them- and now the question has to be asked. Which do you think is the least? Do you think murder is greater than stealing? Is that a foolish question to ask? Most would say it's obvious that stealing isn't as bad as murdering. If we are thinking about our lives here and now and not our eternal life it is true. When we look at the commandments with eternal life in view we have to understand that breaking the least of God's commandments costs us eternal life, and our breaking those commandments also cost Jesus His life.


Accountability. We are accountable and we will be held accountable, and ONLY if we have Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior standing there before God the Father saying our name when He is asked who among us have accepted His salvation, will we be saved. Jesus will have PAID for our sins, Jesus will ACCOUNT for us. Every commandment we've ever broken will be paid for by His innocent blood.


Every commandment from the first to the tenth is still in effect, still to be kept, still vital.


May we keep God's law and teach others to keep God's law as well. We desire to be His and He desires us to obey- to love.

Amen.