0507. CHRIST THE END OF THE LAW

CHRIST THE END OF THE LAW

"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth" (Rom_10:4)

I. What is the Law? As God’s revealed standard it is "holy, just, and good," therefore a revelation of His holiness, justice, and goodness. The source of the law is holy, the character of it is just, the purpose of it is good.

II. What is the End of the Law? "Christ is the end of the law." This blessed fact may be interpreted in different ways. The end of the law, for a thief, is the prison; for a murderer, it is the rope. The end of the law for all sinners, is condemnation or Christ. The end of a book is to instruct; of a watch, to keep time; or a lamp, to give light; the end of the law is to bring us to Christ. It came as a tutor (slave) for this very purpose (Gal_3:24). The end of the avenger of blood is to kill, and in seeking to do so he often chased the man-slayer into the city of refuge.

III. Why did Christ become the End of the Law? It was "for righteousness." He did not come to act in defiance of the law, but to fulfil it. He was made under the law, that its holy and just claims might be perfectly satisfied in Him. He became obedient unto death, and so brought to an end the righteous demands of the law against all those who are in Him. He is now made of God unto us "righteousness" (1Co_1:30).

IV. To Whom is Christ the End of the Law? "To every one that believeth." "By Him all that believe are justified from all things" (Act_13:39). The end of an unalterable law to Daniel, in the eyes of his enemies, was the lions’ den, but to him God was the end of that law for deliverance. To those who are out of Christ, there is no end to the demands and threatenings of that offended and insulted law. Only those who are ignorant of the righteousness of God would ever go about seeking to establish their own. To submit to the righteousness of God is the only wise thing to do, and you do this when you cease from your own works and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, who made an end of the law, and brought in for you everlasting righteousness.

Autor: James Smith