Jesus and the Law

By Lola Richey

Jesus and the Law returns to the moral teaching of the Sovereign LORD God found in the Old Testament. Jesus is the Word of God. The teaching of Jesus is the teaching of His Holy Father – the Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth. Come discover why the moral teaching of the Law is eternal and everlasting of the LORD God and His Son Jesus.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781387815746

Lola Richey

Author Lola Richey is a native and lifelong resident of South Carolina and a believer of Jesus Christ. She is a graduate of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an Accounting Concentration. The Author obtained her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law (Juris Doctorate) and Masters of Taxation (LL.M.) from the University of Florida College of Law. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of Maryland and studied at Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, South Carolina. The Author is married to Rodney W. Richey and has two sons, Jonathan and Joseph.

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Jesus and the Law

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May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace…. Jesus gave His life for our sins … to rescue us from evil in the world. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen. Galatians 1:2-4.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Overview

Rituals, Sacrifices, and Offerings

Jesus Is Our Apostle and Priest

Jesus Is Our Tabernacle and Temple

Moral Law of God

Law and Our Hearts

Law of God

New Testament and the Law

Legalism

Love God and Love People

References

Jesus and the Law

Overview

The remaining question of the Christian faith is whether believers in Jesus must obey and keep the Old Testament Law of God and the covenants. The New Testament teaches that Jesus is the end of the Law because righteousness (justification), forgiveness, and salvation come through faith and belief alone in Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior.¹ Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead, the Creator of the world, and Head of all principality and power.² All wisdom, treasures, mystery, and God's knowledge are found in Jesus.³ Jesus alone is the stairway and vine to heaven to allow EVERYONE to reach heaven and become united with His Holy Father, the living LORD God of heaven and earth.⁴

Moreover, Jesus bridged the chasm and gap between the LORD God and humankind.⁵ Because Jesus bridged the chasm to the living LORD God, humanity does not have to approach the LORD God through angels, other gods, regulations, or superior behavior.⁶ Everyone can come directly and boldly to the living LORD God through His Son, Christ Jesus.⁷

One of the clear messages of the Holy Bible is that Jesus fulfilled and accomplished the purpose for which the Law of God was given.⁸ The Law of God was given through Moses, but God’s grace (undeserved favor) and truth came through the LORD God’s only begotten