Do not think that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy but to fulfill.
Throughout history the church this verse has mean interpreted to mean that Jesus fulfilled everything in the law so we don't need it anymore. This is not the case and very briefly I will explain why.
In english culture we have idioms where when we say them, those of the American culture easily understand what we mean. For example: "It's raining cats and dogs" It sounds so simple, we interpret that to mean it's raining heavily outside, but in other cultures (believe me I asked) it doesn't mean the same thing. Meaning you have to be from that culture to understand what the true meaning of the phrase is.
In the time of Jesus, in the culture that He was speaking to (because He was apart of that culture) to "destroy the law" and to "fulfill the law" were idioms. Destroying the law meant to misinterpret it, and to fulfill the law meant to interpret correctly. Meaning Jesus was really saying that He didn't come to misinterpret the law, but He came to bring the correct interpretation of it!!!!
Which now adds in to the fact that Jesus said till Heaven and Earth pass away not one part of the law will pass away. Jesus didn't come to do away with the law, after all He was the law (John 1) There was no new testament when Jesus said He was the Word, so what Word would He have been? Here are some sites that back what I am saying. God bless
Jesus said that He was the door. What most fail to realize is that Jesus (Yahshua) was a hebrew. See what the door was to a hebrew. This should blow your mind!!!!
