0310. 305. “End”

305. “End”

The word telos, rendered “end,” signifies the completion; not merely to end, but to perfect.

1. End of Sin. “The end of those things is death” (Rom_6:21).

2. End of Holiness. “Fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life” (Rom_6:22).

3. End of the Law. Christ answers to law. “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth” (Rom_10:4).

4. End of the Commandment. “The end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart” (1Ti_1:5).

5. End of Faith. “Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls” (1Pe_1:9).

6. “End of the Lord” is, to bring the saint to the end of himself, as in the case of Job—Jas_5:11.

7. End of the Sinner. “Whose end is destruction” (Php_3:19).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH