The Ten Commandments
The just, pure love that Jesus works in us and through us
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:17-20, ESV
What did Jesus mean when He said all this? Now we all know Jesus came to save us. The general purpose of all Jesus did, during His first advent on earth, was for our salvation. Therefore, if Jesus also stated here that He came to fulfill both “the Law” and “the Prophets,” as His general purpose, then this fulfilling must be directly related to our salvation in some way. And any true definition of Jesus Christ’s salvation must involve the aspect of Jesus fulfilling “the Law” and “the Prophets.” So now we need to know exactly how Jesus fulfills “the Law” and “the Prophets” for our salvation. This will help us understand how Jesus and the Bible defines salvation, and what Jesus came to save us from. Yet, before we can do any of this, we first need to define “the Law” and “the Prophets” in the precise way Jesus did in the above quote. We must first get all our terms straight, and define all those terms in the way Jesus and the Bible defines those terms. Then, on top of all this, we must also learn the true and intended meaning of all the laws in the whole body of “the Law,” down to meaning of even “the least of these commandments.” Otherwise, how will we be able to even begin to do and teach all these laws correctly, down to most insignificant “iota” or “dot” of the least one? For, if we do not become able to do this, we cannot become righteous enough to ever “enter the kingdom of heaven.” And, from many other Scriptures, we know that entering heaven is the goal of salvation.