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The Law That Would Never Pass Away — Until Paul Said It Did

Part 3 of THE OTHER GOSPEL Series by eFireTemple The Two Statements There are two statements in the New Testament about the law of Moses. They cannot both be true. The first is from Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:17-19: "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. Truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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Part 3 of THE OTHER GOSPEL Series by eFireTemple The Two Statements There are two statements in the New Testament about the law of Moses. They cannot both be true. The first is from Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:17-19: "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. Truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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