Adult Bible Study GuideApr • May • Jun 2014

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Christ and His Law

Christ and His LawContents

1 Laws in Christ’s Day 2 Christ and the Law of Moses 3 Christ and Religious Tradition 4 Christ and the Law in the Sermon on the Mount 5 Christ and the Sabbath 6 Christ’s Death and the Law 7 Christ, the End of the Law 8 The Law of God and the Law of Christ 9 Christ, the Law and the Gospel10 Christ, the Law and the Covenants11 The Apostles and the Law12 Christ’s Church and the Law13 Christ’s Kingdom and the Law

Christ and His LawOur Goal

WE WILL study the law, especially the question of why so many

Christians—misunderstanding the relationship between law and grace

—have fallen into the trap of denying the continued validity of

the Ten Commandments,thus unwittingly helping the

attempt to “overthrow” God’s law.

Christ and His LawLesson 2, April 12

Christ and the Law of Moses

Christ and the Law of MosesKey Text

John 5:46 NRSV

“ ‘IF YOU believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote

about me.’ ”

Christ and the Law of MosesInitial Words

THE GOSPEL accounts of His life and ministry show that Jesus was a faithful Jew fully immersed in

Jewish culture from the moment of His birth to the final week of His life

in human flesh.

Christ and the Law of MosesQuick Look

1. Temple Activities (Luke 2:21-24)2. Jewish Feasts (John 5:1)3. Law Enforcement

(Matthew 17:24-27)

Christ and the Law of Moses1. Temple Activities

Luke 2:21-24 NKJV

“AND WHEN eight days were completed for the circumcision of the

Child, His name was called Jesus. … Now when the days of her

purification were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present

Him to the Lord…and to offer a sacrifice….”

1. Temple ActivitiesCircumcision and Dedication

WHEN JESUS was eight days old, His parents held a naming and circumcision ceremony in the same manner as an untold number of Hebrew males had experienced in times past. The spotless Son of God, now in human form, undergoing the very ritual that He Himself had instituted many centuries earlier!

1. Temple ActivitiesCircumcision and Dedication

Jesus was the first child that “opened her womb.” According to Exodus 13, every firstborn among

the Israelites was to be dedicated to the Lord. Mary and Joseph

meticulously fulfilled the obligations of the Mosaic law and ensured that the Son of God bore the marks of

the covenant.

1. Temple ActivitiesJesus in the Temple

“Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the Temple sitting

in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them

questions.And all who heard Him were

astonished at His understanding and answers” (Luke 2:46, 47 NKJV).

John 5:1 NKJV“AFTER THIS there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus

went up to Jerusalem.”

Christ and the Law of Moses2. Jewish Feasts

2. Jewish FeastsFeasts and Festivals

THREE MAJOR Feasts:1. Unleavened Bread2. Shavuot or Pentecost3. Booths (Tabernacle) and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)Two Festivals:1. Purim2. Hanukah aka Dedication

2. Jewish FeastsFeasts and Festivals

The Gospels record three occasions when Jesus celebrated Passover

(Luke 2:41–43, John 2:13–23,Matt. 26:17–20).

The biblical feasts were done away with long ago, at least as far as

Christians are concerned. They all met their fulfillment in Christ.

Christ and the Law of Moses3. Law Enforcement: Matt 17:24-27

“JESUS [SAID]…‘From whom do the kings of the earth take…taxes, from their sons or from strangers?’ Peter said…‘From strangers.’ Jesus said… ‘Then the sons are free. Neverthe-less…go to the sea, cast in a hook,

and take the fish that comes up first.Find a piece of money…give it to them

for Me and you.”

“IF JESUS had paid the tribute without a protest, He would virtually

have acknowledged the justice of the claim [that He was under

obligation to pay], and would thus have denied His divinity.

But while He saw good to meet the demand, He denied the claim upon

which it was based.

3. Law EnforcementTemple Tax

3. Law EnforcementTemple Tax

In providing for the payment of the tribute He gave evidence of His divine character. It was made

manifest that He was one with God, and therefore was not under tribute as a mere subject of the kingdom.”

—The Desire of Ages 434.

3. Law EnforcementStoning

He affirms the law of Moses with His response, “ ‘He who is without sin

among you, let him throw a stone at her first’ ” (John 8:7 NKJV).

He isn’t saying that she shouldn’t be stoned; He simply forces these men to see their own violations of

the law.

3. Law EnforcementStoning

Even the woman’s release is in harmony with the law of Moses,

because there is none to point an accusing finger, and at least two

witnesses are needed to administer justice (Deut. 17:6).

3. Law EnforcementDivorce and Remarriage

Jesus appears to contradict the law of Moses with His insistence that

there were originally no grounds for divorce (Matt 19:4–6).

When the Pharisees point to Moses’ commandment in

Deuteronomy 24:1–4, Jesus places everything in perspective.

3. Law EnforcementDivorce and Remarriage

Nowhere does Moses command that divorce should take place. However, because of the people’s obstinacy,

Moses made an allowance for divorce (Matt 19:8). Thus, we see that even when Jesus critiques a

Mosaic law, He does not set it aside.Jesus was a faithful Jew in every

way, adhering to the laws of Moses.

Christ and the Law of MosesFinal Words

“THREE TIMES a year the Jews were required to assemble at Jerusalem for religious purposes. Enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, Israel’s invis-

ible Leader had given the directions in regard to these gatherings. …

It was God’s design that these anni- versaries should call Him to the

minds of the people.”—The Desire of Ages 447.