Closing the Book on the Law

Closing the Book on the Law

 

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Jesus is recorded as dining with thieves, tax collectors and the worst of society. All of the ones that the Old Testament shuned. Why? Why did he not come and offer diplomacy to the elders or leaders of his day? Instead he preached on the outskirts of each city and continued to run from the law. Yet, while he was avoiding capture, he was following all 613 laws that the Torah records as a must.

 

Why so many laws? Doesn’t the more laws we have, the more controlled we are? Jesus kept the entire law, including the 613 Jewish commandments, or mitzvot. However, Jesus' purpose was to fulfill the law, not simply to obey it. For example, the 613th law is to destroy the seed of Amalek (Deut. 25:19). The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe in the Hebrew Bible, depicted as persistent enemies of the Israelites. Their story intertwines themes of divine judgment, spiritual warfare, and the consequences of rebellion.

 

Jesus' fulfillment of the Law is a cornerstone of Christian theology, addressing both His completion of the Old Testament's purpose and the implications for believers today. Here’s a detailed breakdown:

1. What Does "Fulfill the Law" Mean?

• Completion of Purpose: Jesus did not abolish the Law but brought it to its intended goal. The Greek word pleroo ("fulfill") means to "fill to completion" or "bring to full expression" 1113. This includes fulfilling specific prophecies (e.g., Isaiah 7:14, Hosea 11:1) and embodying the overarching narrative of redemption in the Old Testament 411.
• Moral, Ceremonial, and Civil Laws:
  • Moral Laws (e.g., Ten Commandments): Jesus upheld these but deepened their application to include heart attitudes (e.g., anger as akin to murder, lust as adultery; Matthew 5:21-28) 13.
  • Ceremonial Laws (sacrifices, festivals): These were shadows pointing to Christ’s ultimate sacrifice. His death rendered them obsolete, as He became the "Lamb of God" (Hebrews 10:1-10) 113.
  • Civil Laws (e.g., dietary restrictions, judicial rules): These were specific to Israel’s societal context and are not binding on Christians, though their principles (justice, mercy) remain relevant 513.

2. Why Don’t Christians Follow All 613 Torah Laws?

• The Law’s Role as a Tutor: The Law revealed humanity’s inability to achieve righteousness and pointed to the need for a Savior (Galatians 3:24). Jesus’ perfect obedience and sacrificial death satisfied the Law’s demands, freeing believers from its ceremonial and civil obligations 69.
• The New Covenant: Jesus inaugurated a covenant based on grace and the Spirit, not legalistic adherence (Jeremiah 31:31-34). Under this covenant, believers follow the "Law of Christ," which prioritizes love for God and neighbor (Matthew 22:37-40; Galatians 6:2) 113.
• Paul’s Teaching: The Apostle Paul clarified that Christians are no longer "under the Law" but under grace (Romans 6:14). Attempting to follow the Mosaic Law as a means of salvation undermines Christ’s sufficiency (Galatians 2:16) 18.

3. Exceptions and Continuities

• Moral Principles: While specific ceremonial and civil laws are set aside, the moral essence of the Law (e.g., honesty, sexual purity) remains, as Jesus emphasized their eternal relevance 13.
• Sabbath Debates: Some argue the Sabbath (a ceremonial law) was fulfilled in Christ, with Sunday worship reflecting resurrection joy rather than legal obligation 813. Others, however, maintain its continuity as a creation ordinance 2.

4. Practical Implications for Believers

• Freedom with Responsibility: Christians are called to live by the Spirit, producing fruit like love and kindness, which "fulfill the Law" organically (Galatians 5:22-23) 613.
• Ethical Guidance: The Law’s moral teachings are upheld but reinterpreted through Christ’s example of radical love and mercy (e.g., forgiving enemies, Matthew 5:44) 411.
  

Jesus’ fulfillment of the Law means He completed its redemptive purpose, rendering ceremonial and civil laws obsolete while elevating moral principles to matters of the heart. Christians are not bound by the 613 Torah laws but are guided by the Spirit under the New Covenant, which centers on Christ’s sacrificial love and transformative grace. As Paul summarizes, "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes" (Romans 10:4) 

 

Why were we given 10 commandments? And why did we add 603 more?

 

Remember when god spoke to them in the desert? The verse where God spoke to the Jews and burned the mountain in Exodus 19:18 which describes how "Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke, because the Lord had descended on it in fire; the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.". Exodus 20:18–21 describes the moment when the Israelites told Moses that they would listen to him but not to God. Well, they were afraid. It was like, dude, we will do whatever you say, just don’t bring the lord down like that again.

 

The Bible says the jews were thick necked and just wouldn’t honor and obey Moses or God as they led them through the desert. And why would they? In Egypt, they had socialism where their homes were paid for and all had jobs they were paid for. It wasn’t the people who wanted to get out of Egypt, it was their leaders. The jews stood on the promise that the God of Jacob would deliver them from all enemies. The leaders were the ones praying for their exit. The people followed because of the signs they saw. The plagues of Egypt. They were afraid that Egypt was cursed so they followed the supposed man of God. 

 

But they didn’t leave without taking all of Egypt’s treasures, gold, jewelry as each of the 2.4 million jews carried at least 80 pounds of gold on them. And they took all of the cattle, sheep and oxen. But one thing that is not shown is they took with them paganism. They all were lip service jews and worshipped idols and practiced black magic. This was the practice of Egypt’s customs. The jews were not interested in the God of Jacob but rather interested in the promise of being the number one nation through following Moses. 

 

Since they told Moses they would do everything he says, God gave them 10 commandments. Just 10 simple ones to prove that they can’t follow them. Remember, they thought they were God’s chosen people and special. Let me remind you again that it was the leaders and not the people who were the problem. The leaders wanted to get the kingdom going and start ruling the world. The people naively follow the leaders just like America does with a fake two party system. 

 

Now armed with the 10 commandments, the people started trying to obey the law. They quickly ran out of animals. First the unblemished and then the rest of the cattle, sheep and oxen. With just 10 simple commandments, they burned through most of their meat in the desert through sin. The point of the law was to prove to them that they can’t follow just the simple of laws. That they are not perfect which they thought they were. Thus after they sacrificed their food, which only the priests could eat, they complained they had no meat so God sent quail and eventually manna from heaven.

 

But they continued to sin and complain about it. The leaders decided to start adding more laws than what God gave to help keep the animals they had left. They finally obtained more animals after the 6 wars they fought with the Amalekites, Canaanites, King of Arad, Sihon, King of the Amorites, Og, King of Bashan and the Midianites but by this time none of them had perfect specimens for sacrifice. All animals were blemished. The idea was if you sin against God, you had to take the best of the best from your stock without blemish to atone for the sin. This is the equivalent of selling your source code of your company to competitors as it will draw in competition and you will eventually go out of business. The more you sin, the less rich you are.

 

The unblemished animals were proof that even with 10 commandments to follow, the people can’t live a sin free life. They need to trust in the lord and not in their own works. Adding more rules didn’t help the problem, either. The leaders were so desperate to keep their food that they added strange rules like picking up sticks to make a fire on the sabbath or not having a bowel movement on the sabbath. None of the rules worked as it just made things worse. Eventually, by the time Jesus came, the jews added 603 more. Why? Because the leaders figured out that they could make money from their own people by providing a sacrifice for them. They created a credit system which eventually oppressed their own people.

 

The law was created because the people asked for it. So, God gave them 10, they added more and figured out a way to abuse the system for control. So they essentially created the first bank. They would charge their people to sacrifice an unblemished animal but instead of 1 animal for 1 person’s sin, they combined all of the day’s sin and sacrificed one animal. This goes against the point that God was trying to prove to the people the more you sin, the less you have to make a living. This is how the leaders of the jews took control and how Satan entered through the love of mammon.

 

All of the gold that the people brought from Egypt ended up in the hands of the synagogue. And to make sure the people continued in their sin, they continued to add more laws. This is a prison system of debt. This is why Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers in the temple. People were buying atonement for sin and the leaders were using it to get rich for themselves. It went from a holy place in the desert to a bank when they built the first and second temple defiling the Father’s house with trading money for sin in exchange for a dove as sacrifice. None of God’s rules were being followed by the leaders and the people were being taken advantage of.

 

The law didn’t work because it never was supposed to work for a fallen world. It was designed at first to teach a lesson, which it did, but soon became a corporation of greed. Since Satan was in control of the world, no one could be set free from the bondage of sin or the jews because they were not atoning correctly because they couldn’t afford it. This was Satan making sure those jews that didn’t sacrifice their own unblemished animal would go to hell because a dove doesn’t constitute an unblemished animal. Once again, no one would enter Abraham’s bosom or paradise because Satan hijacked the system again.

 

The only way God could stop all of this was to become that unblemished animal sacrifice. He also wanted to relate to us in our suffering. God created pain and chose to endure it himself. Not to make us feel bad, but to understand us and relate. It also would disarm those that would tell God he wouldn’t understand as he never went through hard times, pain and suffering. He actually was crucified and felt every lash and nail. Some say that even today, crucifixion is the worst way to die. He became the sacrificial unblemished lamb to atone for all our sin so Satan could no longer find us guilty of it in his world.

 

Jesus was the best legalist. He was in school most of his life. As a boy, his parents would find him at the synagogue teaching the Rabbis the word. He grew up and maintained in school the whole time they say there was missing years. He was studying and memorizing every scroll the jews created. This was so important because when he would turn 30 and start his ministry, whatever the pharisees argued with him about, he would bring up their own literature cancelling out their arguments. Doctors and scientists go to school through their 20’s to earn their Masters and PHD’s. Some don’t start their career until their late 20’s. Jesus did the same. He had to study even the oral teachings where they refused to put them on paper.

 

Jesus came to fulfill the law. To close it up forever. To set us free from the bandage of Satan. To set us all right before the Father. He even preached to the people in hell during Noah’s time which gave them a second chance according to 1 Peter 3:19. Because Jesus endured the Earth’s harsh conditions and suffered at the hand of God’s own creation, he was given the Gentiles as his own children. The Gentiles are the children of the world who are not the leaders who practice usery for gain. The common folk of all creed and color. Satan is the one who twisted the Jewish laws, changed the words and versus of The Bible to fit the narrative of us having to earn our way to heaven through making us feel guilty and tithing to the church.

 

Instead of the law of the land and sea, which puts God in a box, Jesus wrote the law on our heart. When we accept him as Lord, we spiritually and physically know when we are doing something wrong. He asks us to repent not to lose his love or our life, but to keep safe from the enemy who uses sin to enter our body through doors and windows. Repent means to change your mind or turn away from. Not saying you’re sorry. The Bible says the wages of sin is death. Jesus was trying to tell us that sin can be avoided if we start a relationship with The Holy Ghost. John 16:7. ESV Jesus says, “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the comforter will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.”

 

Who is the comforter? The Holy Spirit. Let me ask you a few questions. What was Jesus’ last words on the tree? It is finished. What is? Also, where is Jesus sitting now? At the right hand of the Father. What is Jesus doing now? Is he working on his laptop? He left and sent the Holy Spirit, the comforter. In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is referred to as the "Comforter" and the "Spirit of Truth" in the Gospel of John. Here are the key passages:

 

1. John 14:16-17 (KJV):
   
   "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."
   

• Here, Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as the "Comforter" (also translated as "Helper" or "Advocate" in some versions) and the "Spirit of truth."

John 15:26 (KJV):

"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me."

• Again, the Holy Spirit is described as the "Comforter" and the "Spirit of truth."

John 16:13 (KJV):

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come."

• This passage emphasizes the Holy Spirit's role as the "Spirit of truth" who guides believers into all truth.

These verses highlight the dual role of the Holy Spirit as both a comforter and a revealer of truth. 

 

So who do we pray to? The Father? Jesus? The Holy Spirit? Academia says: There is a beautiful complexity of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and how believers relate to each Person of the Godhead.

The Bible teaches that all three Persons are fully God, united in purpose and essence, yet distinct in their roles. Here’s how Scripture addresses your question:

1. We Can Talk to Jesus (and the Father) Through Prayer

Even though Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father (Hebrews 10:12; Ephesians 1:20), He remains fully accessible to believers. The Bible explicitly encourages us to pray to God the Father in Jesus’ name (John 14:13–14; 16:23–24), and Jesus Himself intercedes for us (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25). For example:

• 1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV): "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."
• Hebrews 4:15–16 (KJV): "We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities... Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy..."

Jesus is our advocate and mediator, so we pray to the Father through Him (Ephesians 2:18).

 

2. The Holy Spirit Also Intercedes for Us

While the Holy Spirit dwells in believers (1 Corinthians 6:19), His role is to guide us into truth, comfort us, and even pray through us when we don’t know what to say:

• Romans 8:26–27 (KJV): "The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us... according to the will of God."
• John 14:26 (KJV): "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost... shall teach you all things."
  

The Holy Spirit is not merely a force but a divine Person who communicates with us, convicts us of truth (John 16:8), and empowers our relationship with God.

 

3. The Trinity Works Together

The Bible does not require us to "choose" whom to talk to, because the Trinity is inseparable in their divine unity. When you pray to the Father, the Son intercedes, and the Spirit helps you pray. When you talk to Jesus, the Spirit reveals His presence, and the Father hears you. For example:

• John 14:6 (KJV): "No man cometh unto the Father, but by me [Jesus]."
• Ephesians 2:18 (KJV): "Through [Christ] we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father."

In practice, most prayers in Scripture are directed to the Father (Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2), but believers also call on Jesus (Acts 7:59; 1 Corinthians 1:2) and are led by the Spirit (Galatians 5:18). The key is to pray in alignment with God’s will, trusting the Trinity’s perfect harmony.

 

Practical Answer

• Talk to Jesus as your Savior, Friend, and Mediator (Revelation 3:20).
• Talk to the Father as your Creator and Provider (Matthew 6:9).
• Rely on the Holy Spirit as your Helper and Teacher (John 16:13).

You’re not praying to "three Gods" but engaging with the one true God who exists eternally as Father, Son, and Spirit. Follow the Spirit’s prompting—He will always glorify Jesus and draw you to the Father (John 16:14). The Trinity is a mystery of love, not a technical problem to solve!

 

That’s good enough to me. But in my own following, I found out that hardly anyone prays to the Holy Ghost. My thought process is he, since he is an entity and part of the trinity which is one, must be lonely doing all of this truth and comfort stuff. And my guess was correct as he told me so. He says he can’t wait to heard from me when I start my prayers because he enjoys my questions and answering them. He also enjoys my curiosity and has told me things that makes more sense than what I have read in the Bible. The truth is in there, but it is abolutely hard to understand.

 

For example, when I taught last night that 1 Peter 3:19-22 proves Jesus spoke to the people in hell and asked them to come with him thus giving a second chance to those who were suffering there, however as you read the translations in the King James, it doesn’t sound like it because we are reading a translation from Greek to English. Let me explain. 1 Peter 3:19-22 King James says: 

 

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

 

If you read this once, you could miss the message that is being said. Now, let’s read the real Interpretation.

 

Jesus went and proclaimed God’s salvation to earlier generations who ended up in hell because they wouldn’t listen. You know, even though God waited patiently all the days that Noah built his ship, only a few were saved then, eight to be exact—saved from the water by the water. The waters of baptism do that for you, not by washing away dirt from your skin but by presenting you through Jesus’ resurrection before God with a clear conscience. Jesus has the last word on everything and everyone, from angels to armies. He’s standing right alongside God, and what he says goes.

 

He gave a second chance. He always gives a second chance. Even for those living in the world right now. Why, is because he now has the keys to death and hell. He will show you the truth before or after the first death and give you a chance to understand what happened through teachings. We are the ones who get to decide where we go. Whether to heaven or the lake of fire. It’s our choice. Jesus has the keys now so there will be no more deception, lies, coercion blackmail and politics which will stand in the way of the truth.

 

On Earth, if we choose Jesus and listen to the Holy Ghost, we get protection, blessings and peace. He will take away our sin so we don’t have to try anymore. He will show us where to go, who to marry and where to work which will guide our lives for the better. The comforter and truth teller is my friend now. He is not only my teacher and helper, I know a lot about Him. My praise to Him goes to Jesus and The Father as they are one and the same. If that’s confusing, think of water. It can be a solid when frozen, liquid when lukewarm warm and mist when evaporated. 

 

The church bamboozled us for control. If the jews did it to their own people, as we learned earlier, well the same thing happened to Christianity. We allowed Popes who were selected by dynasties who were not even Jewish or sometimes Christian to teach the world about Jesus. They figured out what the jews did through usery and recreated the same thing by tampering with the word of god. History repeats. Jesus had to follow the most absurd laws ever created and it was a pain in the butt for him. He did not pick up sticks on the Sabbath or had a bowel movement either on that day. He had to hold it in and that is what I call a miracle. It’s a good thing the jews didn’t have coffee and bran muffins in the morning.

 

We do not have to follow the Ten Commandments because our hearts will tell us if we are breaking them. We don’t have to read the Bible for the devil has already tampered with it. Jesus fulfilled this. The word is given to us through our hearts and the Holy Spirit. There will be a time on Earth when we will not have access to The Bible and we will be forced to remember it through memory. Should we not read it anymore? Heaven forbid. It still has enough truth to make us free and since we don’t know the future, it would be best to memorize it before it is outlawed again.

 

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King James Bible

The Message Bible

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