Christ …The fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets

Jim Tetlow … Roger Oakland …Brad Myers  ( From book “QUEEN of ALL” )

The wonderful news found in the Bible is that Jesus fulfilled the perfect requirements of the law in our stead ( Matt 5:17 ). He always did those things which pleased the Father ( John 8:29 ). Jesus was perfect in thought, word and deed.

His very purpose in coming to this earth was to redeem us “from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us” ( Gal 3:13 ). Jesus purchased our salvation on the cross and offers it as a gift to all who turn from trusting in their own goodness and put forth their faith and hope in Him. The penalty for our sins has been paid in full. This is indeed Good News!

How can we be sure that Jesus is the only Savior? The Bible specifies a number of explicit qualifications that the Messiah must fulfill.

1-     He must be fully man to pay for the sins of mankind ( 1 Cor 15:21)

2-     He must be fully God to pay the infinite price for mankind’s sins ( 2 Cor 5:18,19 )

3-     He must fulfill God’s entire law perfectly ( Matt 5:17 )

4-     He must fulfill the 300 plus Old Testament prophecies pointing to the Messiah ( Luke 18:31 )

5-     He must shed His blood for the sin of the world ( Heb 9:22 )

6-     He must die as our substitute for the sin of the world ( Rom 6:23 )

7-     He must rise from the dead to defeat death and Satan ( Psalm 16:10 )

The Bible’s requirements exclude all but Christ. No other person, not Mary, the saints, angels, Muhammad, Krishna, Buddha, Confucius, or any other created being fulfilled what only the God-man could.