What did Yeshua mean when he said He came not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it? This teaching examines Matthew 5:17–19, showing that the Greek word *plēroō* means to fill up or fully live out, not to cancel. Yeshua affirmed that not one jot or tittle of Torah will pass away until heaven and earth disappear, and he warned against relaxing even the least commandment.
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Did the Law of God change after the cross? Yeshua said that not one jot or tittle will pass from the law until heaven and earth pass away. This teaching examines Matthew 5:17–19 and shows that heaven and earth remain, so God’s law still stands.
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This teaching examines whether Yeshua's words in Matthew 5:18 about heaven and earth passing away were fulfilled by the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in 70 AD. Comparing Matthew 5 with 2 Peter 3 and Revelation 21, it argues that the present creation has not yet passed away and therefore the passage does not support the Torah having become void.
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Luke 16:16 says, 'The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.' Does this mean God’s law ended? This teaching examines the context to show that Yeshua affirmed the ongoing authority of the Torah until heaven and earth pass away. John the Baptist was the forerunner who prepared the way; he did not signal the end of the law.
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Some claim that Christ abolished the Law of Moses. Is that how we are to understand Paul’s words in Ephesians 2:15? Is the Law of Moses a dividing wall of hostility? If not, what is Paul referring to when he says the “law of commandments expressed in ordinances”?
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