Did Jesus modify the Old Law, the Ten Commandments, and the Torah when He said, “I have come to fulfill the law {the ten commandments}”?
Sincerely,
Pending Change
Dear Pending Change,
Jesus didn’t modify/change the Old Testament – He fulfilled it (Matt 5:17). Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection are the fulfillment of everything of which the prophets of old spoke (1 Pet 1:10-12, Acts 3:20-21). Moses said that there would come a day when a Messiah would come… and that when He came, the Jews were to follow Christ instead (Acts 3:22-24). Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament by being the Messiah and paying the price for mankind’s sins. The Old Testament was a tutor to lead us to Christ (Gal 3:24), but now that Christ is here, He has fulfilled the law, and we are no longer bound by its laws (Gal 3:25).